Hello guys!
What can we say about our first day on the West Coast??? First stop Phoenix... what an awesome surprise!!! Even if the weather was really HOT, we enjoyed every single moment of the day! We began with the Governor's Palace, continuing with the Papago Park and the Scottsdale Fashion Square mall. We experienced the first emotions of this amazing trip. We loved the landscape in the Papago Park and we were shocked by how the nature can create such wonderful things! An interesting thing we would like to share with you guys is that in Arizona a person can serve up to 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus. Isn't that funny??? However we would like to talk about our bus trip to the Grand Canyon. We left Phoenix around 2:15pm and we sat in the bus for four hours. We listened to music that we chose before we came here and watching movies such as Alice in Wonderland and The Wolfman. We arrived at the hotel near the Grand Canyon around 6pm and after we checked in and organized our stuff in the rooms. We played many different kind of activities such as volleyball, soccer, football, basketball, tennis, running and swimming in the pool. After that, we had dinner all together and we gathered on the basketball court so that everybody could give a brief presentation of themselves. And now here we are...writing this blog to keep you guys updated on everything we have done so far!
Your Italian bloggers,
Luca V. and Francesca P.
Howdy folks!! Welcome to the wild wild west!!
When I saw the Grand Canyon for the first time since I was 5 years old, it was amazing. It's a truly one of the worlds wonders. We hiked 1.5 miles down the canyon. Which was easy going down but going back up was very hard. The sight was beautiful. Something nobody could ever forget. It was amazing to see the colors of the layers change. Looking down the Canyon you could see the path change. First it was white then it was red and orange and pink. You needed 2 bottles of water. We had to take many breaks on the way back up. It was a relief to reach the top again! We hung out at the gift shop and looked at all the things the Indians made. This was cool to see the kinds of things they make. We then took a shuttle to see other lookout points. They were amazing. We could see the Colorado River. I was surprised at how touristic the Grand Canyon was. But once we went on the shuttle there wasn't as many tourist. I took so many pictures but the pictures and words do not do justice to the beauty of the canyon. I was memorized looking at the canyon… This was definitely the first highlight of the trip!!
Miss you all,
Veronika Dolling and Andrea (Monitor)
Hello my name is. I (Andrea the monitor) was talking with students today about they’re highlights of their year abroad. As you all know there year is coming to an end. Sad to leave and excited to go home with all their mixed emotions they were all happy as can be to have had such a wonderful experience. These are some of their most memorable moments.
Oie from Thailand- My favorite and most memorable part of my exchange was homecoming and prom because in Thailand they don’t have it at all. I don’t get to dress up like that at home. I was able to dance with beautiful girls. And of course THE WEST COAST TRIP. I love to travel so I am very excited. I am excited to go home and see my family. I miss them a lot but I am sad to leave because I miss my host family.
Saeed al-Mutairi from Saudi Arabia- I really enjoyed being in the musical with all the dancing and singing. I love all the freedom you have in the US. I really enjoyed being invited to be a part of the national team of the USA for tea kwon do. I was also in a talent show and got fifth place!! I also did 272 hours of community service and got a certificate from Obama and congress. I was also given a president award!! I am sad to leave but I am excited for the future. I was accepted to go to Boston for EF program. This is a program to make sure you have enough English to go to college. It was an honor to be on the student council. I was very happy to travel the US and see many different cultures of the US.
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