Joyful Picnic

My imagination of the social activities when I read novels like Jane Eyre’s is realized in the activities held by McDonnell Academy.

In the first week we had a pleasant potluck picnic. The clear blue sky was decorated with white clouds. It turned out that everything in the picnic was a pretty object to me. The green grassland and roses flowers never failed to impress everyone in the party. Stranger as I was in this lovely town, I never felt bereft of warmth from the surrounding environment and foreign friends in McDonnell Academy.      

Every scholar contributes to the event by bringing his or her own food.The picnic accommodates a lot of cuisines from different cultures. Having been a fan of American food who has been accommodated to Western food for a long time, I appreciate the variety of food provided here: American apple pie, cookies, Chinese noodles, Israeli pancakes, etc. There is some exotic joy in food here. This sharing not onlyrepresents the diversity of scholars in our Academy, but also serves as a terrific fuel beyond our studies.

Six Flags

McDonnell organized a tour in Six Flags, which gave us an opportunity to test our extreme. I was very scared at seeing those giant thrilling roller coasters. A horrible feeling that “I am about to die” came up into my mind when I was up in the air. When I had no blood running in my heart, my agreeable friends who were playing with me, good-naturedly gave me consolation. With my friends’ comfort, I was able to relive myself of the stress and see the greatestamusement. The excitement of the games, the freshness of the air, the united warmth of McDonnell, kept us all well employed. We were not willing to leave until we felt the sunburn on us. It was one of the lovely public events where we availed ourselves of the beauty of St.Louis. Our tour also permitted me to enjoy the lovely sceneries on the way.