19-year-old Ethan Guo is on a mission to become the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents. Guo is flying over 50,000 miles over the course of 100 days, with stops in 60 countries along the way. In the process, Guo is raising money for childhood cancer research in honor of his cousin who was recently diagnosed with Stage-4 blood cancer. Several companies stepped up to sponsor Guo’s journey, and he’s donating all funds to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Guo got his pilot’s license when he was 17, but had to wait until he was a legal adult to get insurance to cover him. He flew to all 48 contiguous stages in the US to train for this expedition and stocked the plane with tons of survival equipment in case of emergency. The teenager is making steady progress towards his $1 million fundraising goal and anyone can track his progress here at flightagainstcancer.com.
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