MY STAY IN THE U.S. Carles B. (1BATX B)

UNITED STATES EXCHANGE

I have travelled to many places during my life but going to the United States has been the most awesome one. The trip started with eight hours and a half on a plane that were really long. When I reached Washington I was really nervous for meeting my exchange partner and the other ones. It was a really nice welcoming with some big welcome banners, hugs and presents. It was nice!

The first two days we did classes in the school. They were really boring but we could see how their school days are and how is the education. I saw that it is really bad compared with our education. All the students using their Ipads in class, doing what they want and not paying attention. Well I have to say that this happens depending on the teacher.

After these two days, we started to sightseeing. We went to Annapolis, the capital city of Maryland. It was a really nice city with a very charming harbour. We also went to Washington to see big museums, huge buildings and monuments like the White House or the Lincoln’s monument. We also walk around the fabulous Chinatown.

But the think I liked the most was to go to New York during the whole weekend. We walked around hardly all Manhattan. We went up the Empire State Building and we contemplated the sunset in front of the Statue of Liberty. I really liked to be in the World Trade Centre in the zero zone in Manhattan. It's a really beautiful and emotive place. It was fantastic. It's a place full of emotions and also to see the name of every person who dead there makes you feel something really different to describe. It is a really strong place. I also enjoyed a lot Chinatown, Little Italy (where I ate a fantastic pasta and pizza) and the Soho, which is one of the most expensive zone in Manhattan. There are really different types of people depending on their purchasing power in a very little space in the island.

Also, I have met a lot of new people and I have made some new friends, but for me I have found like a second family. I have spent a lot of time with them and I am really grateful for how they have treated me. They have done a lot of things for me, like carrying me to a NBA match or taking me to New York as I have said before. It was a nice experience to be like the older brother because all they were younger than me, including Erik because he is 16 in November. It has been a new experience for me.

In conclusion, I have to say that this travel has made a place in my memory for all my life for all the experiences that I have lived there and I don’t know if I will be able to repeat again.

                                                  Carles Bada

1r Batx “B”