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In 1964 Hal Caton was a 17-year-old high school
senior. That year was also the second summer
that People to People traveled Student
Ambassadors to Europe. His experiences that
summer turned him into a Student Ambassador. His
story is unique because of the volume of
material that he gathered on the journey and
preserved over the last 40 years. At People to
People we've affectionately nicknamed him Mr.
Time Capsule. Caton sat down with us recently to
share his memories of the trip that was
“definitely a life-changing horizon-building
experience. You might not think it at the time,
but 20-40 years later - yes, it is.”
As an eager contingent of parents and siblings
tracked the delegation from Eastern Washington
through letters, 35 high school students and
four leaders journeyed across Europe in one of
the first attempts to fulfill President
Eisenhower's vision for People to People. A
Spokane, Wash., newspaper proclaimed prior to
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