England, Here I Come!

This summer I will be going out of the country for the first time. I’ll be going to England for a school trip and I am so excited but also nervous. I have never been outside of the country or that far away from my parents. I’m nervous to be without my family in a new place but I know I will have tons of fun with my friends and I will be safe.

I’ll be leaving in June and be gone for a week and a half or two weeks. We fly overnight to England for the first day. We will be going to London for the first 2 days of the trip. We will visit The Strand, Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, and Covent Garden on the first day in London. Day two we will see Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Piccadilly Circus, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, and Windsor Castle. Day four we will travel to Somerset to see Salisbury Cathedral and Stonehenge. Day five we travel to Bath and Stratford. We will take a tour of Stratford and see the Georgian Squares and visit the Roman Baths. We will tour Stratford, Visit Shakespeare's birthplace and the gardens at Anne Hathaway's cottage. Day six we will travel to Oxford, take a tour and visit Brasenose College. Then we will head back to London. Day six we will visit the tower of London and ride the London Eye. Then we will fly back home after our amazing trip.

I am so excited to see all the new and different things in England. I have always loved traveling to different places and seeing new things. Now I get to see a completely different culture. I have a friend who has traveled all over and she gave me a few tips on traveling.

• Sleep on the plane, the time change will kill you if you don’t.

•  Bring an adaptor so you can plug in electronics. (different country= different outlets)

• Get a debit card to use so you don’t carry around a ton of cash

•  Bring a camera and extra batteries.

• Try new things, like different foods.

• Bring lots of layers, it will be hot and then it will be cold.

I still can’t believe I’m going to be traveling to England without my parents. It is going to be so fun and exhilarating to see the world.