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Biggest Seeds of Peace Since 1999

For the next three weeks, nearly 200 teenagers will be attending summer camp here in Maine. Seeds of peace kicked off the 19th season of its international session and this isn't your typical summer camp.

These are the latest teens to come through the gates of "Seeds of Peace" in Otisfield. They've traveled from seven middle eastern nations and from across America. They'll live with teens they once considered enemies over the next three weeks. The goal is for each side to hear the other's perspective.

The program can be rewarding for children of all nations.

"I now believe in change more than I did because it was camp and then it was the revolution so it kind of completed the picture in my head," says Kenzi of the Egyptian Delegation.

"A lot of them come with a very negative perception of Americans and the arrogant ignorant American identity so I think there were a lot of questions about that," says Robbie of the American Delegation.

This year's international session is the largest since 1999. There has been one negative situation. The camp says the Afghan Delegation didn't make it to camp because of bureaucratic issues in their country.