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Meet the People Traveling the World, Thanks to Crowdfunding

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Summary
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72% Informative

Rachel Kelly and Matt Saunders set off on the adventure of a lifetime: driving the Pan American Highway .

The couple's camper broke down four days into their trip, costing them 15,000 in repairs and replacements.

They set up a crowdfund on GoFundMe with the hope of raising 5,000 to get back on the road.

Thor Pedersen's 10-year journey to visit every country in the world in one continuous trip.

The first Black woman ever to collect every country’s passport stamp was inspired by a GoFundMe campaign.

Tarreyn Van Slyke set up a honeymoon registry to fund her honeymoon in Japan .

She says honeymoon registries seem to be one form of crowdfunding that's exempt from derision and distrust.

VR Score

55

Informative language

42

Neutral language

83

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

41

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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