Have you ever been to the San Diego Zoo? If not, here are some of the cool things I saw on my recent trip.
The first thing I suggest is to ride the double-decker tour bus. By riding the bus you can see many of the animals, so you know which ones you want to go and spend more time with.
My family and I went to Patagonia, Arizona. We drove through Tucson to our cute little AirBnB that looked like a playhouse.
The next day, we went bird-watching and saw many animals, including squirrels, a violet-crowned hummingbird, and, surprisingly, a Cooper’s Hawk. During the hike, we saw something so special that my family and I quietly crouched down to take a picture. About 60 feet in front of us, was a herd of deer with their fawns.
Costa Rica is a small green country located in Central America, only 51,100 square kilometers. It has immense beautiful tropical forests, all types of flowers and plants like hydrangeas, orchids, jade trees, lantanas, monstera deliciosa, and even more!
Costa Rica has 5,300,000 inhabitants of which approximately 1,000,000 are foreigners. The national flower is the Guaria Morada, a type of purple epiphyte orchid. It represents the natural beauty of Costa Rica, and it brings fortune and good luck.
This summer I went on a two-week vacation to Florida, Philadelphia and New Jersey with my family. We flew there on an airplane. We stayed with other family members in a nice house. I felt joyful being with my family and having nice dinners.
While in Florida, I went to the beach. I only put my feet in the water because the waves were too strong. My mom and I built a sandcastle with a moat around it. I saw so many sand crabs coming out of the water.
When I went on my Italy, Greece, Montenegro and Croatia trip I got to see and learn about the world! Myself and other Girl Scouts earned this trip by selling over 6,000 boxes of cookies.
In Venice, Italy it was super cool to be able to ride in a gondola and see water all around. I’m from Arizona so it was such a different environment that I’m use to and it’s crazy to think that Venice is slowly sinking.
On Christmas 2023, my family went to Sedona, for the first time. When I arrived, I saw enormous, red mountains that looked completely different from the ones in Tucson. My favorite part was visiting a church in a mountain, called the Chapel of the Holy Cross. The church had huge windows and looked like a combination of triangular and rectangular shapes. Inside the church, it felt very peaceful. I noticed a six-foot tall crucifix, some holy water, and biblical paintings.
One of my favorite places I’ve ever been to in Arizona is the Petrified Forest National Park, which is just off of historic Route 66. In 1857, the United States government hired E. F. Veale to build a wagon road from Fort Defiance, New Mexico to the Colorado River. Beale experimented with using a Camel Corps to build the road.
The Petrified Forest is part of a natural travel corridor that has been used for over 10,000 years, and modern humans travel a similar path.
Over the summer myself and 14 other Girl Scouts went on a nine-day trip to Tokyo, Japan and it was amazing! We earned this trip by each of us selling over 5,500 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.
I absolutely loved Japan, the people were super nice, the culture was interesting and the food was delicious! I also felt very safe in Japan. My favorite highlights were: Mt Fuji, Tokyo Sky Tower, Shrines and Temples, dressing in a Kimono, and also going to Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea!
Can you imagine, one single battle changing the course of a war? It sounds pretty unbelievable, but, the Battle of Midway was one of those rare battles that would change the course of one of the most terrible wars in history: World War II.
My family and my grandma were getting ready for a trip to Disneyland. We packed shirts, jackets, good walking shoes, pants and shorts. We also packed snacks, not just a couple snacks, but enough to last four days.
