We woke up extremely excited and ready for the first full day of the trip! Breakfast was good – of course, American style filled with donuts and muffins… It was also the first time we realized just how many of us there are on this trip. It is so exciting to be surrounded by so many different cultures.
We boarded the bus and took off to Manhattan, with New York themed songs playing in the background when we saw our first sight of the city! Once we got into Manhattan, it was actually very calm because it was Easter Sunday…but there were so many yellow taxis!
The Empire State Building was the first stop for the day. It was a long line but so worth it because we had the most awesome and unbelievable view over all of New York City – especially the Hudson River, Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Madison Square Garden. The weather was a perfect 72 degrees and the sun was shining brightly! We were all happy and smiley.
Next stop was to the United Nations. We went on an audio tour and it was amazing to feel the connection of countries. Learning about what the UN does and their goals for peace was interesting and inspiring. We saw the General Assembly room – and it was cool to see the area of our home countries. We also got a chance to send special postcards that can only be sent from the United Nations post office. So be sure to check your mail!
We went to lunch at Pier 17 and had some free time to shop before going to the Brooklyn Bridge.
We proudly crossed the Brooklyn Bridge and took like 1000 pictures. We took funny jumping pictures too. It was a good place to have memories from – we will never forget it. Maybe in ten years we will come back again and always remember when we were here together.
After some refreshing raindrops we saw City Hall and then headed to Chinatown. Here we saw open fish markets and live crabs – we felt bad for them! We ate dinner at a delicious Chinese restaurant with excellent service and a wide variety of new flavors. Our friends from China and Japan taught us how to eat with chopsticks. It was hard but exciting!
On our way back we had the chance to see the bright lights of Times Square at night. It was an exciting day, exactly how we’d imagine New York City! We are looking forward to tomorrow for more fun things and exciting places.
After a lot of walking, we relaxed in the hotel at the pool…and now we’re going to bed, tired but happy!
Love,
Astrid Henriksen - Denmark
Vivien Schillert - Germany
Lena Gohlke - Germany
Nikolaj Strunk - Denmark
And other excited exchange students!
Wow that looks like a great first day! We are jealous that we are not there.
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