Grade 8 Guest Blogger

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Toronto Reflection Blog

Sara V.

I really enjoyed Toronto! We went to Toronto to learn more about the

history and the biome. We also went to prove that we can travel all the way to

Toronto without using a car, so we used public transit. I really liked the public

transit. My favourite way that we travelled was on the train. I liked the train the

best because it was fast and smooth, although I didn’t like waiting for the train

because it was very cold outside. There was lots of beautiful scenery and we saw

a lot of God’s creation on the way. Many different people take the train. We saw

some old, some young, some French, but most English. On the way back, Abbey,

Haley, and I sat beside a quiet middle-aged woman. The woman kept to herself

and I was wondering why. Then the woman took out her phone and started to

talk in French! It was wonderful to see all the different people on the train. And I

loved to sit backwards.

I didn't like the subway as much because it was dark through the tunnels

and it was loud. On the subway there were a lot of people and we couldn’t all sit.

Some of us had to stand up. I felt like the subway was rushed because the doors

closed right on Katie’s lunch! If it weren’t for Mr. Mulder trying to open the doors

and Rhoda waving to the driver, most of our class would have travelled much

farther than Toronto.

I liked the bus because it was a little more private. It was two to a seat

and we were all facing forwards. On the bus there were a lot of people, but

there were less than on the train, and the subway. We could all sit in partners

and no one had to sit with strangers. I think this way of travelling was the most

peaceful and quiet.

I think that if you lived in Toronto, it would be very busy. Mr. Fullen said

that he had never owned a car before in his life. I think that if we had no car, we

could explore many other things like the subway, a train, the bus, or just walking

around in God’s creation, although, it would take a lot longer than driving

straight there in a car. Also in Toronto, there were some homeless people. If we

had to walk everywhere, I think we would often be asked for food or money.

Rhoda was very kind, thinking of them, and brought us some granola bars to

give to them.

Mr. Fullen’s class and Rhoda showed us many interesting things in

Toronto, but the thing that stood out to me most was the Varsity Stadium,

which Usain Bolt ran in. It’s very cool that a celebrity runner was in Toronto!

There was also a building that was shaped like a peacock. There were a lot of

different shaped buildings, too. There were some old-fashioned churches and

some brand-new glass buildings. It was neat to see all the different buildings.

And all the different shapes had different purposes too. Some libraries, some

restaurants, some offices, and some churches too. Going to Toronto was an

amazing experience, seeing all the different places and learning more of this

history.