My winter break europe trip part13


January 2nd 2023 Monday Toulouse - Spain


Today was a special occasion, and in the morning we packed up one bag to go to spain. Then we went to 

breakfast. After we ate we took a train and a bus to get to the car pick up destination. When we got to the 

place we had to wait 15 minutes for someone to be free. When it was our turn we learned that the car we 

booked was not available so we had to find a different car. Once we found a different car we had to pay 

some different fees. Once we paid we left. We started driving and after 2 hours or so we stopped at a gas 

station/ rest stop. We went to the store to get some food while we were checking out our order and 

somebody else’s got mixed up so we had to sort it out. After we started back on the road we stayed on the 

road for 3 hours then we reached the hotel. There were no three person rooms so we had to take two 

people. We were hoping the room would at least have a couch but there was only one bed. The people 

downstairs  at the front office said that there would be a bigger room the next day and that we could 

change if we wanted to. We took the room and went back upstairs to get settled in. After we got settled in 

we waited outside because we were going to get picked up and got to one of my moms teammates house 

which was the reason why we came. Once we got to her house we said hi and I met her daughter.
After a while we had dinner then we played uno. After we finished playing, we went on a walk. 

But before we went on a walk we ate a piece of surprise B-day cake. The area where she lived had a lot 

of cats so on our walk we carried some food for them. When we got back from our walk we found out that 

it was time for me to leave. On the way i got a birthday present from them. I tried to say no but they would
not take it back. We got dropped off at the hotel and went to bed.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Hurricane Helene

Image
       On Friday after the power went out, making our whole neighborhood suddenly dark, my parents decided to go to their  work to get internet. Having nothing better to do other than read but it was too dark I decided to listen to music and  an audiobook, while looking out of the window with my only source of light being a small flashlight. However before  my father, left he boiled water and put it In a thermos so I could make ramen later,      Because I had nothing to do I used the hall to practice volleyball. At times there was enough sunlight to read by a  window or do a diamond dots sticky puzzle. When I got bored I would see if anything had happened outside by  going into my room and looking at the window which overlooked our front yard. Since I didn’t want to waste the  battery from the flashlight I tried to stay near a window as a source of light as much as possible. For dinner we went  to Red bowl and I got s...
Read more

My expirence at the Whitewater Center Rock Ride Paddle camp

Image
  The Whitewater camp called Rock, Ride, Paddle is a one week long camp in which you do various activities throughout the week. Some of the activities include whitewater kayaking, rock climbing, and mountain biking. There are other camps like Adventure camp but they are not focused on certain activities. Below are the activities we did and how each of them were. Whitewater Kayaking Whitewater kayaking is when you ride rapids and learn how to control a kayak. The first thing you learn is  how to put on the gear and after that you learn how to wet exit if you flip over. After that you get in the  water and practice. We were supposed to kayak for around 2 hrs per day but the first day that we were  supposed to kayak they were testing the water and didn't want people in the water. So on the second day  we spent 4 hours kayaking to make up for the time we missed. On the second day we first swam some of  the rapids to understand how they flowed. Then we rode the ...
Read more

Why we shouldn't give participation trophies

            The tradition of giving participation trophies started in 1922 when a basketball team in Ohio gave its players the trophies. They give kids participation trophies to make them feel good about playing the sport. The trophies are usually awarded to the players that don't score high. However, participation trophies are not only awarded to kids they are also given to older age groups and for other activities not just Basketball. Then, an author for a newspaper named Victor Martinez started talking about participation trophies being bad for kids, in 1998.  Unlike many kids that like receiving participation awards because it makes them feel special I feel that they produced an effect that makes kids feel overconfident and when they fall it is worse.  I play a lot of sports and when I get a trophy when my team or myself get a trophy for doing nothing, it feels unfair. To me getting a participation trophy is like getting a participati...
Read more