Postcard from Spain - Ella E.

Dear Lenny,

here is a postcard of my February vacation. I have learned many wonderful things about the culture of Spain

I went to the city of Barcelona, and my family and I spent time with some of my cousins, aunts, and uncles who were also staying there. The food was magnificent, mostly being tapas, and high quality organic meats. The food in Europe seem to be more advanced, and healthy in terms of non-gmo and organic food. It was all very fresh, and I also noticed that they are more layed back than in the states. I LOVED this experience, and understood the atmosphere in Barcelona. I will definitely go back, and will suggest it to other people. I picked up some of the language there, and now know some words and phrases in Spanish. The baked goods were phenomenal, including churros with chocolate, different fillings, and plain. The hot chocolate was pure melted chocolate, and the streets of Barcelona were all filled with people providing different talents to the public. There was so many great aspects of Barcelona, and I 

Loved how different it was from the U.S. The culture there is interesting, and my vacation was an experience I will never forget! We went to fresh markets each day, (there was no grocery stores) and got fresh coconut juices. (They had other kinds too, but that was my favorite!) here are a few of the MANY pictures I took on the trip. I have a passion for traveling, and think that even going through airports is a learning experience. There is so much to take in and absorb in life.

Postcard from Ava W.

Today my family and I are going to hatch baby turtles. We have to get on a little bus and drive for 1 hour to get  to the sanctuary.On the bus we will chose 2 names for our baby turtles. Then we will take a boat tour to look for alligators. After that we will go down to the beach and get our baby turtles, name each one and then hatch them into the ocean. 

Today is February 26, it is very sunny and we are about to start waking down to the motor boats. When we got on the motor boats we went through these "cave like" bushes that have curled over and saw lots of red and blue little crabs that would stare at you till you passed them. After a little bit I noticed something that looked like and baby alligator sun bathing on a stick near the edge of the water. 

I said: "look there's a baby alligator!" It was the first one we had seen since we got on the boat and everyone was taking pictures, but then I heard "Where, I don't see it!". It was my mom she could not see it because it was so camouflaged, but when I pointed it out to her she saw it. After our boat ride in the parching sun we reapplied sun screen and ate lunch. I had a quesadilla and some salad. After lunch we walked down to the beach to get ready to release the baby turtles. When we got down to the beach one of the men who worked there had the turtles in a little box. He told us the babies had hatched that morning so they only had 24 hours to get into the ocean. The man started handing out cups to us to hold the turtles. ( We are not suppose to touch them because we might have oils like sun screen on our hands which can affect the babies.) When he put the baby turtle into my cup I said "I am going to name it Ava. Oh wait don't we have to name our turtles the names we wrote down!?" I said . The guy said "You are suppose to, but you could name that baby turtle something else than what you wrote." I decided just to stick with my original name, I named my first baby turtle Olive and when the guy brought out the second one I named it Tatum. I made some videos and took a lot of pictures. 

So, how is it where you are now?

Postcard - Isobel C.

The pool is not so crowded. I just got off to get dried off. I stayed home with my dad the first week and came to Florida with my mom the second week. It is currently 4:25 pm and the sun is shining down on me. It is 79° and sunny.

We went to Boston and got on Jet blue and watched tv.

After our 2 hour and 50 minute flight we got to Florida.  

When I stepped out of the elevator I felt like I couldn't breathe because of the hot air and the humidity. 

We are staying at my Nana's house and when we got to her house we were super tired so we went to bed.

Every day here has been amazing and I can't wait for more fun days. I think we're going to see turtles tomorrow.

I will be sad to leave but I am excited to see my friends again.

postcard from Katie G.

The slow boat is crowded. Last minute boat rides aren't the best. Lots of friends are surrounding me as we slowly break through the sheet of ice on the sound. 

We finally get to the hotel. My family and I go to bed early due to the early wake up call in the morning. When we wake up I think about the warm weathers in Turks and Caicos. " ahhhhh." I get up and look at the clock- not so relaxing any more "3:32. " I slam my head back into the pillow until I hear my parents wake up. 

With tired eyes we all get to the lobby of the Sheritan hotel in Providence RI. We meet a woman who worked for the planes traveling to Newark, NJ ( our first stop during our indirect flight). She said the flight was delayed to 8:30 am ( this interfered with our flight from Newark to the Turks) when we got to the air port, the lady said the only way to get us  to the Turks today was to cab it to Logan airport in Boston.

After two more long flights we finally made it to our 86 F* location at 10 at night ( even though we were supposed to arrive at 1:00 pm) I felt the warm breeze as I came off the hot plane. It felt amazing. I couldn't believe we would be in this weather for 5 more days. 

When we got up the next morning I saw the light, literally- there was sun blasting through the window right in my face. The water was the color of a teal blue, there was nothing like it. The sand was the finest bit of grains. The trees swayed back and forth in the wind and at that moment I knew that the chaos yesterday was so worth it. The next day we went paddle boarding, snorkeling, sailing, and banana boating ( tubing). It was one of the most exciting experiences I have ever had. It was right up next to my trip to London. The warm water was so beautiful. 

Now getting home is a totally different story for another time. 

Wait!

Samuel joined Raymond and Orion for a day of Nature Walks, Bookmaking, and making walking sticks.

Cooler than the frozen harbor.

Vacation Postcard - Samir B.

Just finishing up my epic fort. 

Just as deep as Mariana Trench. 

Who know what we need, maybe a bed or a table to put a cuppa 

It's great build this fort has many purpose to life, could be anything a hotel such as the Jukkasjärvi the famous ice hotel. 

That was the plan for my week but, the snow storm covered my hotel up. That is the worst but the plow had pummeled my fort in to darkness.

That was a dark day for all, but no worries I had a bed to sleep, so I did for the rest of the week.