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Mid-term excursion
A cultural trip to Eastern Canada
I really didn’t know what to expect on our cultural trip to Eastern Canada. When we arrived in Quebec, I thought that there would be only French speakers and a few English speakers. I was wrong. Quite a number of people spoke English there. In Quebec City, it was so cold that I had to wear a fleece jacket that is meant for a ski resort over top of my jacket.
The woman who guided us on the country side of Quebec told me that somehow I am a part of Wolf Clan. Apparently I am related to the First Nations people.
When we went to see the cathedrals I was so surprised at what people could do in the old times. In Montreal, we went to the Olympic stadium. We were so high up it was unbelievable, and the view was spectacular. We also went to the Notre-Dame Basilica, which is a large Cathedral. It left me speechless.
In Ottawa, we went to the area at which Mr. Trudeau gave his speech – you might have even seen us on the news! We went to the National Gallery of Canada and the Centre Block on Parliament Hill. In Toronto, we all went to the CN Tower at night (at the top there are glass floors!). We also went to Niagara Falls and heard crazy tales about what people have done there. It was an unforgettable feeling when we went on the Hornblower cruise line.
Everyone loves travelling. Travelling is an opportunity for you to learn something new and expand your horizons. This trip gave me that chance. It did show me how big and beautiful Canada is. I would go to those places over and over again. Every time our guide taught us something new, our staff members helped us with our life skills and even taught us some very useful life hacks! We got a chance to learn other languages such as Spanish and French. We had an opportunity to compare different cultures in different cities. The hardest question to answer will be, “What was your highlight of the trip?” because you can’t answer that when you enjoyed every second of it!
– Chen T. and Marcus T.
(photos by Alex Duford)
(photos by Alex Duford)
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