Where Have I Been? THE BIG TRIP TO ITALY
PL ANNING At the beginning of my grade 12 year, an educational tour company visited my school to give a presentation for an upcoming tour to Italy. I already ha d an interest in traveling however, didn’t consider it seriously at the time because I was still a minor and I didn’t know there was such a thing as education school group tours. Although I was really interested in the trip as were a couple of close friends of mine, I was convinced that my parents wouldn’t allow me to go such a distance without their direct supervision. Surprise, surprise, they were all for it. Since it was a goo d price for everything you got to see and do, and I had a part time job and could contribute, we decided to go ahead with the trip the following spring. M y friends decided to participate as well. I was very excited and nervous – I had never been away from home on my own for so long and I had also never flown before. THE BIG TRIP BEGINS We fle...