~:[CH11 - Day 261]:~ On Guard

 
~:[CH11 - Day 261]:~ On Guard

It's always a good sign when you hear students say that they don't want to go home at the end of the trip. It often means they're having a great time and enjoyed their experience. We ended our trip with an escape room where two of the three rooms were able to complete their mission and explored around the Palace of Fine Arts, which always is a beautiful spot to go to. I didn't realize how bad the theft issue in San Francisco was, so I ended up staying on guard of our stuff which was stacked up inside my van. Not sure where would be a safe place to leave our stuff. we ended up heading down to Palo Alto and explored the Stanford area. It was a little pricier, but was kept my mind at ease as I wasn't as worried about our stuff. Although we missed a few spots that we wanted to visit, it was a good decision as we ventured around and hit up a few spots before we headed back to the airport. We said a quick goodbye and I headed off, trying to get back and avoid as much rain as possible. As I drove back, it was nice to reminisce about the trip. This group definitely was quite entertaining and a lot of it may have to do with how young they were with just two seniors on the trip. There is a lot of room to grow for this group, but I am glad that I got to spend time with them and they got to know each other better. One of the most important things about this trip is that they team grow closer together and I truly believe that they did just that this weekend. I was exhausted by the time I got home, but I sorted though some photos before calling it a night. As I did, I smiled knowing just how special this weekend was. It's always a little exhausted, but almost every time I look back, there are no doubts that all the effort was worth it. To my DLS22 group, thank you for a wonderful weekend!