50 Students. 5 teachers, 7 days, 5 cities, WE DID IT!

Our Greece trip was great. The teachers treated us in a really good way, since we respected them (most of the time). The hotel was great, the sites we visited were great, and everything together was just great. I myself said it was going to be the best trip, and there was never going to be a better trip. I was wrong.

From the day we arrived to the Cairo International Airport from the Greece trip and I was so excited to go on another trip with Mr. Yenshaw. I had my hopes really high for him to stay with us for another year, since did I not only learn so much in his class, I learned so many things in life. The trip was great, mostly since he was there controlling everything. I always wanted to be in his chaperone group since I realized he was treating all his students in a way that would make us automatically respect him more than we already do.

The day of our 8^th grade trip came and we were ready to departure to Rome’s Airport. With my high hopes, I ended in Mr. Yenshaw’s chaperone group. Throughout this year we learned so much in History Class and I was really enthusiastic about seeing what we studied live. From the minute we met at the airport, I knew this trip was going to be one of the best trips I’ll every go on. Almost every student was there on time and that already gave us a great start.

Day 1 should’ve been one of the hardest days, since we had to deal with two really crowded airports. We were able to go through Cairo and Rome’s airports perfectly fine without any problems happening. Once we reached Rome’s airport we passed through passport control perfectly with no problems occurring which is weird, then we took a bus to Florence. Usually anyone would expect all students to flunk out and get crazy on the bus since we were supposed to be tired of the airport and the 3 hour us ride. We went to a small tour of Florence, and then headed to the hotel. In my opinion this day ran perfectly and smooth. This day’s credits should be given equally to all 3 parts. The chaperones, the students, and our magnificent tour guides, Mohamed and Sameh. I didn’t see anything wrong with this day since everyone was on time with everything and it was just the first day of the trip with everyone being really excited.

Throughout Day 2 and Day 3 we were able to wake up on time and do all we needed to do perfectly. Yes, we had some problems at night with the curfew and loud voices, but it was the first night. For some students it was the first school trip, you can’t expect anything other than all the students are really excited. Although the hotel wasn’t the best, especially compared to the two other hotels we stayed at, there were not so many obvious complaints or students nagging, which I guess helped the teachers stay happy.

On day 3 we rode our bus back again to Rome, having a 3 hour ride. It was surprising that with most of the bus rides, we didn’t make so much noise, which helped the bus driver and also helped teachers sleep. All students were amazed and surprised from how good the hotel in Rome was. The hotel was just perfect, internet ( the main thing all students wanted) , the way the cleaned our rooms, the room itself, the food and it was just perfect over all. While we were in Rome, we went to the Colosseum and we went shopping too. We all “loved” our teachers since they gave us 3 hours of shopping in a mall and 3 hours the day before it. Other than all the fun at the Euroma 2 mall, I also had so much fun at the Colosseum since I always wanted to see it from inside. What helped it become a really good day was that we had a really good tour guide that was able to explain a lot inside the Colosseum and I was able to learn all that I wanted to learn. Whenever anyone asked a question, he would know the answer right away. The only bad thing we had this day was the only thing we cant control, and it was the sun. The sun this day was just extremely hot and that made many of us dehydrated. After being at the mall, we went back to the hotel for a small study hall and for a surprise party for Sara. The teachers were really kind, that they let us watch the great football game everyone was waiting for, Real Madrid vs. Juventus.

On days 6 and 7 we were at Naples, the coast of Italy.. The two days in Naples were more of fun days then educational days. On day 6 we were heading to Naples. IT was around a 3 hour drive, with a stop at Pompeii in the middle. We stopped for a very small tour at Pompeii then rushing on the road to go to Naples. At the stop in Pompeii, we were able to buy some small souvenirs and walk around the beautiful city. After reaching Naples, we looked at the city and then went back to the Hotel. Today wasn’t a very tiring day since we didn’t do a lot, but we all needed rest for the exciting day tomorrow. Day 7 was going to be the last actual day, and it definitely is going to be the funniest of all. Today, there weren’t really any negatives since it wasn’t really hot and there was not so much walking.

Day 7.. Today was the last actual day, and the day everyone was waiting for. Today was the day where we rode the ferry from Naples to Capri to enjoy our day at the island. Today was a day where all students ere able to have fun with there teachers and not try to distance them since it was a day at the beach and at the mountains. Today we had a very small tour then had the choice of going up the mountain with a telepherique to see the whole island. It took us 12 minutes to go up and 12 minutes to go down, which shows that we’re at a really high spot in the mountain. All students who went up can explain how much of an experience it was. Being parallel with some of the clouds is something really weird to understand, especially not being on a plane. After going down the telepherique, we had 3 hours of free time where we could ride a boat around the island or swim at the beach, go eat, just enjoy the country. Every teacher and student had so much fun on this day since it was just BEAUTIFUL.

Overall, I would rate this trip a 9.9/10 since I loved every single part of it, except for a couple of days, the weather wasn’t the best, but it’s nothing we can control. The teachers were very nice and I would say all students respected the teachers. Our behavior was really good compared to the 8^th graders last year. We barely had any problems and that put all teachers in a good mood. I would say this was the best trip I ever went on. I love it.