Field Trip Blog

       In third grade we went on a field trip to the Shedd Aquarium. When I woke up that day I was oblivious of the horrendous day to come. i ate a quick breakfast of cantaloupe and a small bowl of cereal. As I was getting dressed I realized my stomach hurt. I told my mom and she said I was probably just excited to go on the field trip. Since my mom was chaperoning the trip, she drove my brother and I to school. When it was time to leave, we boarded the bus. I was sitting next to my friend Maddy. About 5 minutes into the bus ride I felt sick and threw up in the aisle. The bus driver pulled over the bus and I was moved to the front seat of the bus with a garbage can and a water bottle. I instantly felt better so I thought I was going to feel fine for the rest of the trip. We finally arrived at the Shedd so we ran inside and viewed some of the exhibits. I was excited to see the rest of the aquarium. We saw stingrays, turtles, fish, baby sharks, and more. It was so exciting seeing all the exhibits and learning all about the different animals! I was having a lot of fun but then we had to take a break for lunch, we went into the downstairs cafeteria to eat. After I ate, I threw up again. My mom asked me if I wanted to stay and I said no so she called my dad, who was at work, and told him to pick me up. I sat on the bench waiting for my dad to come pick me up. I saw my mom talking with my friend Elina's mom. Elina came and sat down next to me and then my mom came and told me that we would be driving home Elina too because she also nauseous. My dad came and picked us up and we talked on the way home. I remember talking about how happy we were that we missed the field trip because we didn't have to write an essay on what we learned there. But, we were also sad because we missed the dolphin show that we were both looking forward to. I later learned that I had the stomach flu. Going home early wasn't so bad, I got to lay on the couch and watch movies, and Maddy got me a stuffed turtle because she felt bad that I missed the field trip. Field trips are important because you can learn and have fun at the same time.