Turtles Take Hershey

I can never clearly recall why my girl scout troop had a turtle for our mascot.  I think it had something to do with national turtle day one year and some embarrassing moments for one particular girl. Thinking back it was cruel at the time but the one girl was so excited about it that it just sorta stuck.
As we did every summer we went on a weekend trip somewhere.  In July 2013 we went to Hershey Park in Pennsylvania.  The drive was always difficult with seven of us we didn't fit into one car.  But that was okay we made it work even with all the things that some girls need to bring on a weekend adventure.

Hotel rooms always had interesting moment for us.  Choosing who was going to sleep in the same bed and who was maybe gonna sleep on the floor so the didn't have to deal with sleeping with one of the girls who always took over the bed every night.  Once that was settled we got to work making our t-shirts.  We always made a shirt for every trip, and this trip was no different.  We drew a candy on out shirts that and instead of writing its proper name we wrote turtles to fit with our theme and our personal expression.


One thing that was always nice was we could be ourselves around each other. We went swimming in the hotel pool and then we went to Hershey Park.  We went to Chocolate World and had a lot of fun buying chocolate and seeing how it is made.  In Hershey Park we went to the water section and enjoyed all the great rides that we could in the short amount of time. Then when we were finished we met up with our leaders and the other girls who didn't com with and we went on regular roller coasters for  the rest of the day.

Life Lesson #23: When Going to a park with water rides also pack flip flops so you don't have to walk around barefoot on the hot ground.

One World, Two Disney's, and Space Travel

It all started with an excited scream... My parents had just told me that we were going to Disney World, Kennedy Space Center, and then we were going to go to Disney Land.  It is every child's dream to go to at least one of the Disney parks during their life time.  Many sick children use their one wish to go to Disney.  I was lucky enough to get to go to both within a short period of time.

The first stop Disney World, second stop Kennedy Space Center.  Walt Disney World is locate in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.  The theme park adventures include Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom.  The water parks are called Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach.  

During our stay my two brothers and I wanted to go to as much as we could.  After making the cross-country trip we started right away.  We took pictures with every Disney character we saw and even watched a star wars parade along with a reenactment of a scene from one of the movies.

We were transferred into a magical place where dreams really do come true.I rode as many roller coasters as might height would allow.  The Mad Tea Party ride was probably a big favorite in my family based on the amount of times my dad almost threw up from going in circles for hours on end.  Once my dad put and end to the spinning tea cup parade we found and even more exciting ride. 

"It's a Small World" is not a roller coaster but is an exciting adventure for a little kid who indeed understands the idea of a 'small world.'  It's a boat ride that travels from different places with young children singing the same song.  It's really cute the first time through but after the tenth time of listening to the same song sung by little children parents get annoyed really quickly.

My first Disney World adventure soon came to a close when we ventured off to see outer space.  The Kennedy Space Center is located just outside Orlando, Florida.  I got to see my very first space ship and see amazing pictures of the night sky.  Even though Mickey Mouse wasn't there the whole NASA part was awesome.

Once we finished our time on the East Coast my parents took us back home.  But our adventures with Mickey were not yet complete.  Five months later it was time to visit him again.  Though Disneyland only has two parks and is much smaller it is still an awesome experience to visit.  Disney Land is located in Anaheim, California.

This time we were forced to stay away from the spinning tea cups and "it's a small word."  Instead we located Frontierland, Splash Mountain (too short to even get wet but went on), Space Mountain, and Mickey and Minnie's houses. 

My brothers and I were usually to short to go on most of the roller coaster but we still had fun while meeting even more Disney characters and eating dinner with them.  All in all it was a really great experience to visit both parks.  I got to experience different cultures through Epcot and see what it would be like as an astronaut.

Life Lesson #1: No Matter where you're from, as a child dreams really can come true!