Maddie's Blog Post

 

Hello, My name is Maddie McNabb and I'm a rising Junior. I would just like to tell you all about my experience so far on the trip. It has been super fun and I have made so many new friends from all the schools here. I have had many bonding experiences with the girls in my cabin and the girls in the other cabin. First, I would like to talk about my day today and what we have been doing. All of today we have just been doing our science project and working on our slideshows to present when we get back home. I've learned so many new things on the trip about Fungi, Bacteria, and different types of ants. We have also been doing very fun activities such as horse back riding, hiking, swimming, learning about the community, and trying new and very different foods. I've been having so much fun on this trip and cant wait to tell everyone about how exciting it was. You will also see 2 different pictures that will be posted to this. One of them is a picture of a horse for when we went horse back riding and it was so much fun. The other picture is of the waterfall which I thought looked very cool and wanted to share. I cannot wait to keep going on this trip and have a fun experience at the beach. I will be home soon love you all whos reading this. 

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