This year, as a class, we went to California! Please, as you listen to this, search up a California related song.
So, we are currently working on a unit about disruption. Disruption has, well, disrupted everything in our life, from technology, to history. It’s what makes us move forward. And what’s a better place to talk about disruption than Silicon Valley? Silicon Valley is where so many big companies started, like Apple and Google. Naturally, we had to go.
Let me do a day-by-day run through for you, to get you all up to speed.
Day One:
We got up at 3:00 am, in order to be at YVR for 4:30. Let’s just say, I needed a lot of coffee. We did a quick stop in Seattle, Robbie almost lost his wallet, and then we were off to San Diego.
We had lunch, and then headed to Torrey Pines Natural Reserve, where we went on a nice walk. Then we headed to dinner, and had some really good food. Then it was off to bed.
Day 2
We went to a safari park! It was really cool, and I wound up making a podcast there… no spoilers. We spent the whole day there, and we got to see a cheetah run at full speed!
We spent the whole day, and I lost my sunglasses 🙁
Day 3
So, next day was the USS Midway. The midway used to be a ship that they used in battle, but is now retired and became a museum. It was really big, and really awesome! We spent the whole day there as well, and still didn’t get to see everything.
Fun Fact: the amount of money it takes to feed everyone on a ship like the midway for a week could send over 40 students to college for 4 years. That’s a lot of money.
Day 4-5
We went to High Tech High! If you’d like to read more about my experiences here, I’ve written another post. Go check that out here!
Day 6
After we flew to San Jose, we got up the next morning and went to google! It was really cool, and also vaguely scary because we were technically just sneaking around the campus. We had lunch, and then headed to Apple Park
We only got to go to the visitors center, but it was still really cool!
After that, we headed to the Intel Museum, which had a history of Intel (shocker).
Day 7
This day, we went to the computer history museum. It was very interesting, as it had a whole rundown of computers. Willa and I got to play pong, and I learned about WoW (World of Warcraft). I’d definetly go there again!
After this, we went to Stanford! Not actually attending classes, because we’re all a bit young for that, but we got a tour by a guy named Chase! Very awesome, though I don’t think I’m gonna go to Stanford.
Day 8
We did a lot of transportation this day. We got in a car, then on a train, then on another train, then on a cable car. And we were in San Francisco! I actually was there over the summer, but we did different things this time.
We went to Twitter Headquarters, and took some stupid pictures
We then headed to the Golden Gate Bridge, and it was really nice! There were sea lions in the water, and it was sunset so we got a nice view.
Day 9
Our last full day was eventful, to say the least. We got a walking tour in the morning from Wild Wes, who was from s company called Wild SF Walking Tours
The afternoon we spent at Alcatraz, which I found to be one of the best parts of the trip. I watched Escape From Alcatraz before this, so it helped put it into context.
We had a cable car adventure…. we hit a car with our cable car. Well, the car hit us by serving infront of it.
And then we headed home
But that’s not where this blog posts ends! No, I made a book! *gasp*
And that’s all I have for you!
Read you later
Sincerely, Me