Niagra Falls Times Two

Trip with family versus trip with youth group! It has been said that sometimes going to a place twice will give you the full effect.  It is also known that going with friends and going with your family can be a completely different experience. I went to Niagra Falls twice within one month.

The first trip was with my youth group.  We staying in New York in a local church.  The boys slept in the classrooms in the basements and the girls slept in the sanctuary on the pews.  On the first night one of the lights blew up and started smoking causing the girls to run down stairs  were the boys were.

After that the trip was un eventful except for the fact that on of my friends almost fell over the railing and down the falls.  We crossed over to the Canada side to get the full experience and see the falls from a different angle.

While on the trip with my family we stayed on the Canada side because it was cheaper.  My brothers and I crossed over the country line hundreds of times just to say we have been out of the country a lot. Even though I was just there to visit seeing it with friends was and adventure.  Seeing it with my family had a more historical value.

Life Lesson #7: Going to a place with friends tends to be more fun than going with family.

The Great Lady

Seeing the Statue of Liberty with your classmates for the very first time is an experience one will never forget. Compared to Hawaii it isn't the same type of trip, but there is more historical value on this trip. In May of 2009 we were just finishing up seventh grade and were excited for the end of the year. Our teachers decided that since we had been really good they would take us to NYC and to see Ellis Island and all the history there. So the seventh and sixth grade class got on the bus to experience something new.

My Classmates and I decided to make the most of the trip even though we didn't like the class below us all to well. We rode a fairy over to Ellis Island and explored the museum there. Our whole class looked through the stones that had the names of immigrants engraved on them.  We each counted the amount of people who we saw with our last name.

Once we reached the Statue of Liberty we started to climb the steps. Each of us counting them and ending up with different numbers by the end. Over all the trip was a new experience and I got to spend it with some of my greets friends. We did get in trouble by our teachers for sharing a lollipop, but the trip was memorable. My class grew closer after that trip and we understood each other much better.  

Life Lesson #6: Going on trips with your friends always means that something is going happen. It is up to you to make it good or bad.