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Join us as we blog and reflect on our trip from East Lansing, MI to Boston, MA between July 25th & July 29th 2016.
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Friday, July 29, 2016
Due to bad wifi at the hotel and on the bus, our vlog posts are starting now... stay tuned for more!
First trip vlog: Getting There is Half the Fun
First trip vlog: Getting There is Half the Fun
Going home
We are on our way home today (2 more hours to go) yesterday we went to Harvard walked around for about 10 mins but my favorite part was whale watching it was my first time on a boat I got kinda sea sick on the way out so I took a nap until we got there (there as in the middle of the ocean) then I woke up and I felt a little better especially when I seen the whales that were really cute and cool. I bought a turtle key chain for my Nana .
-Darielle (Soph)
Looking forward to next year
This entire trip has been a blast. I've has so much fun but most importantly, I've made tons of memories. I am so glad I got the opportunity to go on this trip. I've learned so much about Massachusetts and I had fun learning about it. I visited the college I've been dying to visit. I will certainly be looking forward for next year's trip.
- Joella (Soph)
Whales!
We finally went whale watching and we saw whales! I was so excited, whale watching was one of the top things I was looking forward to for this trip and we went. At one point there were three whales swimming at the same spot at the same time. It was so cool. Im so happy I was able to go and I had so much fun. Also I made two new friends on the boat. We all had to stand close together in order to fit and see the whales; in the meantime we laughed and cracked jokes. This trip was fun.
- Natajsia (Soph)
It's a family
The trip to Boston was a lot of fun! We learned a lot in these past 3 days. Being able to be part of the Upward Bound family is awesome. I'm so thankful for a year and for this end of the year trip this means a lot to me. Being able to go these trips and being with the upward bound staff and students is a lot of fun they always are able to make the trips fun thank you so much and teaching me a lot !
- Gabriel (Sen)
I would love to visit again
Today in Boston was so wonderful this week I had a blast. First we had traveled to Boston where we went to Cleveland Ohio and to new York and finally to Boston. The first day we walked around when I went to a hunted trip where a man had talked about witches and black magic. Where I was not scary but it was fun to walk around Boston.
The second day in Boston was great I finally got some sleep and also I went to John f Kennedy museum it was wonderful. I took a lot of pictures I loved the clothes there from his wife. Then I went to hard cafe rock and it was fantastic the food was good and the music. So yeah I had a fun time in Boston and will love to visit back there.
- Mara (Soph)
I enjoyed every minute of this trip
I never thought Massachusetts would be so beautiful, the buildings were tall, the churches huge with stone pillars and some of the roads layered with brick. We visited Paul Reveeres house and Nathaniel Hawthorns house and learned about the vast history of Massachusetts. I enjoyed every minute of the trip.
Thursday, we went whale watching in the Atlantic ocean. I had gotten really good pictures of some whales surfacing and diving back down into the ocean. Later we went to the Aquarium and took pictures of all the animals. Before we got on the bus we went to Plymouth to look at the Mayflower II and see the Plymouth rock.
- Evan (Soph)
Whales!
Whale watching today was a blast! We took a boat ride out to the middle of the ocean, about an hour and a half ride, 25 miles out into the ocean. The boat was going a lot faster than I had imagined. We went out to a spot where they say whales have been at recently. It started off not seeing any or no sight at all but we seen the whales blow and we headed their way. We saw a couple here and there and we saw more after a while. Once the whales blew it didn't smell pretty, whats so ever. Yuck. We all were rushing to take pictures of the whales and whenever the whales would flip their tales we all would go crazy. I had so much fun. On our way home we all fell asleep we were exhausted. Overall that was one of my favorites as well. Glad I got to experience that
- Kenidee (Soph)
My Last Trip with UB
Unfortunately today was our last day at Boston and sadly my last trip with Upward Bound before I graduate from High School. This trip has been a great one! Its Great how I learned so much about Boston and the history of the United States. Today was a very touchable day because for the first time ever in my life I walk through the doors of the most prestige university in the United States, Havard, but most importantly because since I was a little girl it has been my dream school. But today it felt like I was part of it and there is no words that can describe how I felt, it was magnificent!. And I hope that I do one day become part of it, until then I will not give up. Like I stated before Boston was a great trip and I'm really grateful that I came! Thanks for everything Upward Bound!
- Maria (Sen)
Favorite Part
My favorite part of this whole trip was most definitely the entire second day. We went to the Salem witch . It was honestly really creapy when we went into the dark room for the presentation. I felt like if the statues were watching us. Lastly I loved the Sheer Madness acting. It was really funny, and the turn of it was that we had to remember everything to help out in the case.
- Juan (Soph)
It's like AP History but Real
Day 2:
I'm in Boston!!!!!!! I really love it here. The atmosphere has something about it that I just feel at ease. Yesterday we visited Quincy Market. I looove it. Like, there is so much food to choose from. This past year I took AP U.S History. This trip has made my nerdy self so happy.😺 We visited these places that had stuff to do with the Boston Tea Party and the founding fathers of this nation. I knew a lot of the stuff that the tour guide talked about and was just happy with myself that I got something out of the class. He talked about the Boston Tea Party and our founding fathers. He also mentions Samuel Adams who I remember a lot about from my class. At dusk we went on this ghost tour. I was so stoked and wasn't scared in the slightest on account that I don't believe in ghosts. I just find that stuff cool and found the tour to be hella rad. Some people were scared; others were bored; and I needed a bathroom... Which was not available. I was very engaged the first third of the tour; the other I was practicing some serious self control. It was bad and to make it worse I kept drinking water because I had a water bottle in my hand. I do really ironic things sometimes. Overa
Day 3:
Reflection 7/28
So yesterday we visited Salem. It is famous because of the Salem Witch Trials. I learned a lot about it in my English class and in my AP U.S. History class. In English we read The Crucible by Arthur Miller. I remembered a lot from it. We visited the Salem Witch Museum and the exhibits were kinda cool. I bought a mug that was like a cat. We saw this memorial kind of thing that had the names of the innocent people accused of witchcraft. I recognized the names Rebecca Nurse and John Procter who were hung and Giles Corey who was pressed to death. It is one thing to learn the stuff in a classroom than to actually be where it happened and see the names in front of you like that. It made it more real to me.
- Ruth (Jun)
Day 2 in photos
Salem:
JFK Library & Museum:
Harvard -Take 1:
We see a very funny play - Sheer Madness
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