road trip: day 7
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chocolate_chipI hope everyone has been having a good summer! I spent a very patriotic Fourth of July touring the US Naval ships of Norfolk. We went aboard the USS Wisconsin, and then took a cruise tour of the Norfolk Naval Station, where we saw the USS Cole, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Also, in the museum adjacent to the Wisconsin, you can pet sharks! :O They feel like old shoes.
On the 5th, Mom and I went to Busch Gardens. They had a baby Clydesdale!!!!!! And their new roller coaster, Griffon, is amazing, especially if you sit in the front row.
Also that morning, there was a bunny sitting in the driveway, eating an apple. The bunny was like, "I HAS AN APPEL," and then this squirrel came up and was like, "O HAI, I CAN HAS APPEL?" and then the bunny was like, "NOOOOOOOO HE BE STEALIN MY APPEL!!!!" XD </dork>
Friday, we drove up through Shenandoah National Park, which is a very lovely and peaceful drive. And there aren't any stop signs, so my mom didn't have to point every single one of them out to me. We saw a woodchuck, a whole clan of sleeping bats, a white-tailed deer, a black bear with two baby bears in tow (SO CUTE!!!!), a red-tailed hawk, another bear, a mouse, a family of wild turkeys, including 3-4 babies, and another deer. There was also an abandoned Howard Johnson's at the southern end of the park, which I would have liked to have explored if there'd been more time.
Yesterday we went to the National Cathedral, and today we toured the monuments, but it's been too hot do much besides enjoy the air conditioning in my aunt and uncle's new house. Plus, seeing the war memorials always makes me cry. ;_; (In case you're wondering, none of my relatives were killed in war, but my grandfather did receive the purple heart for his part in the Normandy Invasion.) Anyway, hopefully it will be cooler at the seashore.
And! I found out my placement! I'll be teaching at a high school in Kyoto City. Although I was kind of hoping more for junior high, I don't think I could have gotten a better place. Also, Google Maps for Japan is crazy detailed. I've found my subway stop, and it looks like I'm just a few blocks from a McDonald's. XD Anyway, dinner time, have to scoot.
day 7
1191 miles
On the 5th, Mom and I went to Busch Gardens. They had a baby Clydesdale!!!!!! And their new roller coaster, Griffon, is amazing, especially if you sit in the front row.
Also that morning, there was a bunny sitting in the driveway, eating an apple. The bunny was like, "I HAS AN APPEL," and then this squirrel came up and was like, "O HAI, I CAN HAS APPEL?" and then the bunny was like, "NOOOOOOOO HE BE STEALIN MY APPEL!!!!" XD </dork>
Friday, we drove up through Shenandoah National Park, which is a very lovely and peaceful drive. And there aren't any stop signs, so my mom didn't have to point every single one of them out to me. We saw a woodchuck, a whole clan of sleeping bats, a white-tailed deer, a black bear with two baby bears in tow (SO CUTE!!!!), a red-tailed hawk, another bear, a mouse, a family of wild turkeys, including 3-4 babies, and another deer. There was also an abandoned Howard Johnson's at the southern end of the park, which I would have liked to have explored if there'd been more time.
Yesterday we went to the National Cathedral, and today we toured the monuments, but it's been too hot do much besides enjoy the air conditioning in my aunt and uncle's new house. Plus, seeing the war memorials always makes me cry. ;_; (In case you're wondering, none of my relatives were killed in war, but my grandfather did receive the purple heart for his part in the Normandy Invasion.) Anyway, hopefully it will be cooler at the seashore.
And! I found out my placement! I'll be teaching at a high school in Kyoto City. Although I was kind of hoping more for junior high, I don't think I could have gotten a better place. Also, Google Maps for Japan is crazy detailed. I've found my subway stop, and it looks like I'm just a few blocks from a McDonald's. XD Anyway, dinner time, have to scoot.
day 7
1191 miles
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Date: 2007-07-10 02:29 am (UTC)I'm extremely excited about Kyoto. ^^