Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Day 5- RiverQuest Boat and Pool Party
Monday, July 19, 2010
Canoes & Coal Mines!
today was our 4th day at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. we had to get up at 7:15 to go to breakfast. we stayed at the breakfast cafe for about an hour then we went to the Southside to go canoeing along the Monongahela River. we got lessons on safety and rescue. then we got to go out on the water with a partner of our choice. we rowed upriver for about an hour then we went back downriver back to where we started. Megan, the leader, went to get pizza for us to eat and we all played 7 up and 4 corners. when we were all done eating, we went down to Tarentum to the tour-ed coal mine. we went down under the ground and we saw all of the coal and machines they use. it was very cold down there but it was neat. when we came out, we got little bags of coal to keep and then we went to the museum/gift shop and got free pop. we, then, had a discussion about the different sources of energy and which we think would work the best. we went to Walmart up at the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills Mall. then we ate at Eat N' Park again but this was the one at the Galleria, too. that was all we did today. :)
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Day 3- Baseball and Sun
We started off with another late breakfast in the dorms. Then we had time to work on the computers and relax. It was nice to get another day to sleep in. But, we have been warned that will change tomorrow! Next we headed off to watch the Pirates baseball. We walked over to the stadium. It was an extremely hot day, but it was nice to get to see the city. We were able to learn lots about the city. It was exciting to see this sport that many of us had not seen before. We had all you can eat seats, which meant we could get as many drinks, hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream, peanuts, and popcorn as we could eat. It was very hot and sunny throughout the game. The game was the Pittsburgh Pirates versus the Houston Astros. It was nice to se the Pirates win in a shut-out (the final score was 9-0). There were some exciting plays. After the game we headed over to the Water Steps along the North Shore. Many of us got into the fountains while others of us just sat on the grass and relaxed. Then we made the long trek back to the dorms. We saw more of the city, including Fort Pitt. Back at the dorms we had an hour for much need relaxation and time to cool down after the heat. Next we went to Eat'n Park for dinner. It was a delicious dinner with lots of choices. However, few people could actually finish their dinner (all you can eat seats have a strange tendency of eliminating any hunger). We headed back to the dorms after dinner. We are excited for tomorrow when we will continue our adventure.
The Camp Starts!!! :)
Day 1
Travel Day
Our flight from Germany was 8 hours long but the time went quickly. We got to watch movies and the flight attendants were very nice and funny. Even though, the choice of food was limited, it tasted really nice and we all got enough. The flight landed in Canada so we had to switch flights. The security checks we had to pass were very strict. We even had to let our fingers be scanned. The next plane we got on to was really tiny, so we could see out of the window. This flight was 1 hour long, and then we landed in Pittsburgh. When we arrived at the University, we got our ID cards and our room keys. Our dorms are pretty well equipped and the rest of the campus of Duquesne University as well. When we got to our rooms we were very exhausted and went to bed.
Day 2
Getting to know Pittsburgh
At the beginning of the day, we had breakfast. It was a relaxing day. We got to know each other a little better and we went into the city. We went to Station Square and visited all of the shops. Most of them were fan shops. There was also a cute candy shop, a book store and a soap shop. There was a train, which drove around little kids and kept whistling. We went over the Smithfield Street Bridge. It is one of the oldest bridges in Pittsburgh. We loved the view of the city. We also visited PPG Place, which is a series of tall glass buildings and there was a fountain that children played in. Lunch was at the Hard Rock Café. A man danced Thriller by Michael Jackson. He was very talented. Sadly, we could not go on the Segway tours but we went to the movies and saw Despicable Me. We watched it in 3D. It was very funny. After the movie, some of us went to the super market, Giant Eagle, which was giant, as the name says. At the super market, we bought gum, chocolate, drinks and of course lip smacker. We liked it a lot.
Days 1-2
July 16 2010, at the airport we met up and then took two vans back to Vickory Hall at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. Some of us were hungry so we ordered pizza then went to bed, some of us after a long day of traveling.
July 17 2010, We woke up about 9 and had breakfast. We went down to the practice field and played a few games to learn each other’s names and “break the ice”. Then we took the vans down to Station Square to look around and shop a little. Then we walked across Smithfield St. Bridge and walked to PPG-a series of glass buildings with a fountain in the middle. We had dinner reservations at The Hard Rock Café at 3. The food was very good and one of the waiters danced and sang to Michael Jackson’s Thriller, it was entertaining. Then we were planning on going on a segway tour of the city but they didn’t have enough working segways and receivers so we decided to go see Despicable Me in HD. We had fun and it was a very entertaining movie. A few people went shopping, especially the German girls because they wanted to see what an American supermarket was like. The rest of us went back to the dorms and went to bed.
July 18 2010, we woke up early and ate breakfast while watching TV.