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All the places Playbookers adventured to last summer
Playbook Stories
A few stories that embody the spirit of the Playbook community:
"I never once had to pay for a hostel, and instead was fortunate enough to meet so many new people around the globe I probably would not even have run into on campus. And, believe me, there really is an odd and certain charm to sleeping on a makeshift bed on an already cramped floor, and the friendships you find on such nights are truly unparalleled."
Akshay
"Because of Playbook, I was never truly alone, even though I was traveling by myself. In almost every city I visited, I met up with other students who accompanied me to museums, offered me a place to stay, or joined me for a meal. Summer Playbook helped me make friends from all over the world, but most importantly, it enabled me to feel safe in foreign countries and empowered me to fulfill my dream of traveling across Europe!"
Hope
"Without a doubt, Playbook gave me the chance to find a best friend for life, and I am so thankful that I was able to make someone else feel like they belonged and were welcome in a new city hundreds of miles from home."
Emily
"Through Playbook, I made one of my best friends at Penn; and that summer as I enthusiastically acted as his tour guide across Trinidad and Tobago, I also rediscovered the beauty and uniqueness of my homeland in ways I had never seen it before, because I was showing it to someone else!"
Chikezie
"I met three friends from Playbook and they organized a trip to Jaipur for the three of us, which was a ton of fun! It was really nice to have a network of students my age to get me through the summer in a foreign country alone for the first time."
Theodora
The Playbook Story
Playbook is about bringing people together. We're a community of college students (and some recent grads) around the world who want to get offline and hang out in person.
Originally built in a dorm room as a single Excel spreadsheet four years ago, Playbook today is a community of students from over 220 universities using the platform in over 125 countries.
We made Playbook in hopes of creating a community where it’s okay to reach out, meet new people, and assume best intentions with new friends while also keeping in touch with old ones. Playbook’s like that great Tom Hanks line, a 'Box of Chocolates.' You can use Playbook to find friends and roommates, go to concerts, backpack across Europe, or reconnect with old pals right at home. We love it that way.
You can think of Playbook as a lively neighborhood barbecue, where you show up in an old sweater and see both new and familiar faces. You play some frisbee, help prepare the food, enjoy good conversation, and leave having made some new friends. We built Playbook to enable these special moments that just can’t happen on a screen.
We hope that you love the Playbook experience, and that you help us make it even better. Have fun, don’t be mean, and come hang out with us if you’re ever in California.
The Playbook team
team@summerplaybook.com
Originally built in a dorm room as a single Excel spreadsheet four years ago, Playbook today is a community of students from over 220 universities using the platform in over 125 countries.
We made Playbook in hopes of creating a community where it’s okay to reach out, meet new people, and assume best intentions with new friends while also keeping in touch with old ones. Playbook’s like that great Tom Hanks line, a 'Box of Chocolates.' You can use Playbook to find friends and roommates, go to concerts, backpack across Europe, or reconnect with old pals right at home. We love it that way.
You can think of Playbook as a lively neighborhood barbecue, where you show up in an old sweater and see both new and familiar faces. You play some frisbee, help prepare the food, enjoy good conversation, and leave having made some new friends. We built Playbook to enable these special moments that just can’t happen on a screen.
We hope that you love the Playbook experience, and that you help us make it even better. Have fun, don’t be mean, and come hang out with us if you’re ever in California.
The Playbook team
team@summerplaybook.com