Days 13 & 14: A Tale of Five C̶i̶t̶i̶e̶s̶ Flights

After spending a considerable amount of time in LAX, students had a lot of time to think and reflect, and spend a little more time together. Absolutely wiped, we all arrived to LAX glazed over, and anxious to get home. Soon it became apparent that this wasn’t going to happen quickly or how we anticipated….

Day 12: Reverse, Reverse

Starting off the day we went to the city and enjoyed a tour of Perth’s local art. This art is on display in a lot of public areas, and could be featured on buildings as well as the ground. After enjoying lunch in the city we headed to King’s Park to enjoy a beautiful view…

Day 10: Narrogin— the End of an Era

After our earliest start yet, we departed for Narrogin around 7:15 briefly catching the sunrise at Hale. Upon arrival we were graciously hosted by a Narrogin family with beautiful property and were graciously treated to lunch. Next we headed to Town Hall to set up for our final performance of the Trip. Here seniors performed…

Day 8: Classes and Choir

With an early start today Band students rehearsed with younger students from Hale while the foxboro choir and orchestra students met with the middle school choir. After that we joined our host students to several classes including Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Music, and Chemistry. Soon after was “lunch” where the Jazz Ensemble quickly ate, and set…

Day 6: Another Day, Another Plane

Today we boarded the bus at a refreshing 4:30AM before boarding at 6:45 and then heading to Perth for 10:30. After we arrived in Perth, students briefly played around with a soccer ball and footy before enjoying a free night with their host families.

Day 4: Art and The Opera

Today we started off by heading to the Museum of Contemporary Art right in Sydney. Here a variety of different artists were featured, each with a different interpretation of life, and desired feeling/effect to convey. Some works were paintings while other works were sculptures and videos. A quick walk from the museum was a New…

Day 2: Roos and Views

Woohoo!  Today we started somewhat adjusted to the new timezone, which made last night an early one (Perhaps the easiest room check ever for our staff).  After having a hearty brekky at the hotel, we began today’s adventures at the Sydney Harbour YHA ground floor briefly observing a bit of uncovered history, dating back to…