Today, we went to Pearl Harbor. I was so excited about that, it was awesome!!! We took the bus there, and as always, our nice bus driver Rhonda taught us a lot about it. We went on board the battleship Missouri where the treaty of world war two was signed. And France signed it, I was really proud of my country!!! I was in the first group so I swept the deck first. It was really hot outside, so everybody was tired of sweeping, but it was an exciting experience, we were all proud of what we did because we helped the crew of the battleship Missouri. Then we did the tour of the boat and I don’t understand how those sailors did to use those tinny stairs every day, especially when where was a battle because it was really uncomfortable and dangerous for us, but we were not in a rush!!
We saw the machines and the kitchen, where they slept… It was a total lesson of respect for us to understand how hard the condition was. Then, we all took the bus to go to the USS Arizona memorial, where we saw a quick movie about how and why the USA got involve in WWII. At the memorial, we could see the part of the boat which is still above water and we saw the memorial tomb in memory of all sailors who died in the boat and were never found. I find this history interesting, and I was really happy to have the chance to come here, the memorial was impressive; we were just sitting above the boat where too many people died. I bought a book about Pearl Harbor, and a lot of other souvenirs for my families.
After this history lesson, we went to have lunch, and then we got ready to hike the Diamond Head, the famous volcano in Oahu.
The weather has been really warm all day, except for a little rain during lunch, but it didn’t stop us! We went hiking the Diamond Head and it was a great experience… tough, but it was worth it! The path wasn’t that bad, but of course, we had go up hill, and some brave and ambitious people ran all the way up there! Crazy…
The view was amazing, we could see all Waikiki from there and it took our breath away.
On the way back, we found out there was an easier path, with fewer stair, and of course, it wasn’t the one that I took! It was still a great experience and a nice way to end a great moment full of emotions.
Finally, dinner… we all walked to the Hard Rock Café, and had burgers and had a lot of fun. Of course, most of us bought a souvenir from the place, because who is going to go twice at the Hard Rock Café in Honolulu!!!
Margaux France
Giulia Italy
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