The Trip to Paradise
In my opinion this was currently the best trip I have ever attended. Even though with the ups and downs,Italy left smiles in our faces for us to Remember for the rest of our lives. In this essay, I’ll name the negatives and positives we had in this trip. To me, the three negatives had to be the food and our first hotel, and how some chaperones treated others Better. While on the other hand, the positives was our freedom, getting to know others, and of course to be rated my favorite island, Capri.
Even though everything was great In Italy, the only thing that just made problems was the food. For the Muslim students in our grade, it mostly gave them problems. For it limited the different types of food we could eat since they were mostly pork. I know that this is none of the teachers fault, because this country is basically covered with Christianity. We might have ate a lot of pasta, chicken, and potatoes but at the end we had to get used to their culture.
The second negative thing in This trip, had to be our first hotel, delta Florence hotel. This hotel wasn’t that bad, but it created some problems before we even go there. As there was electricity problems in most of the rooms, Mr. Yenshaw had to go find for us all new rooms. this day was truly tiring l, as everyone wished they could lay down on their bed.
Last but not least, was how others chaperones treated students differently. Though This trip was perfectly planned, that was a big annoyance for many of us. For example, our friend received the blame for anything and everything that happened during the trip. It wasn’t really their fault because our teachers never had the chance to understand, or never took time to fully understand what was happening in the first place. If our teachers ever gave us a chance to understand the problem, the sneaky people wouldn’t be easily getting away.
Finished with negatives, everything else was great. Now here, the first positive was more free time. This trip was absolutely amazing, for the amount of Free time our teachers gave us. As the teachers gave us about 5 hours free time alone on an island. Now this shows how much our teachers trust us. Also due to our behavior,r we were give more free time for us to enjoy.
Another positive point that really made us enjoy This trip, was how others got close to each other. Before we even traveled to Italy, basically there were several of people who I never talked to.
Finally, for the last positive was the island of Capri. Capri was the best day in this trip as everyone enjoyed it the most. As I said before, we got a lot of free time for us to enjoy for us to enjoy the best day in Italy. It also is the best day, since we got to swim while the waves were crawling gently to the shore.Also the teleferico was unbelievable as I thought I was climbing the mountain to heaven.
In my opinion, never will I remember the negatives, because I still know this was the best trip ever. Even though our teachers worked hard for this trip we should start giving them a round of applause. The Italy trip was supposed to be the best trip ever now it’s the greatest. I hope Mr. Yenshaw and the remaining AISE staff that chaperoned us will feel the same since it might be their last year in the school.
2 responses to “Mo El F”
Mo El F, Maybe because I was a high school English teacher (in fact, Mr. Yenshaw was one of my students), I have always loved this quote by one of my favorite American authors, Mark Twain. He said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” I think when we go to other countries we get to know their people better, our traveling companions better, and our own selves better. I see that in your reflection. Although you truly disliked the pasta every meal, you recognized that the hotels may have had difficulty accommodating a menu for people from outside their country. And, I realize you felt that some were treated unfairly, but you also understood that the teachers either didn’t take the time or perhaps have the time to understand what was really happening. This ability of yours to empathize is very mature. I am impressed. I am glad that you had a good time with your friends and that you enjoyed Capri so much. It is one of my favorite places. I hope you get to do more traveling.
Hello Mohamed
I’m so happy that you can look at both the positives and negatives from the trip. Learn from them and focus on the positives. Traveling is great because you get to expand your experiences and learn about other cultures and it helps you empathize. Thanks for writing a great reflection.