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The Breathtaking Grand Canyon

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I had fabulous south west trip with energetic Extension members. Everywhere I visited fascinated me. I found a lot of favorite place during this trip. One of the favorite places is Grand Canyon. I had just seen and watched pictures on TV or the Internet. I heard some students saw the Grand Canyon and cried from teachers. It makes me if they really cried by only seeing the landscape; however, it is correct. We arrived at a spot to see Grand Canyon. At first, I felt cool breeze and fresh air. As soon as I saw a beautiful landscape, I was going to cry but nobody cried, so I was patient to cry. I understood what teachers said. I don’t know why my tears
came. I think Grand Canyon has spiritual, powerful and natural forces.

The first night, I was outside to eat ramen as a dinner with group mates. Under the star-spangled sky, we enjoyed eating and talking. In a moment, we screamed at the same time because we watched a shooting star together. It was the first time I watched a shooting star; moreover, I did it with my dearest friends. How lucky I am! I also saw the Milky Way clearly. When I visited my host family’s house, I saw a ton of stars. Compare to that experience, this time is special. I saw many stars more closely and generally the sky above the Grand Canyon seemed to be approaching to me. It’s interesting, isn’t it? With some music, we looked at innumerable
twinkling stars. Only one night, I watched about ten shooting stars. Can you believe it? While I was doing star gazing, I cried and some my friends also did. It is just beyond description.

Next morning, I woke up earlier than usual to watch sunrise. I could realize changing the sky’s color gradually. When I arrived at the best point, it was dark. I had to use a flash light; however, it passed an hour and the sky was getting bright and sunrise appeared. I saluted “Good morning, sunrise.” The reflection of sunrise made canyon more marvelous scenery. There were only Mukogwa students, so it was sometimes a little bit quiet. I could focus on watching sunrise and breathed deeply without thinking. As I looked canyon, I tend to be inhaling into the canyon.

I am really glad to go there. Thanks to people around me, I could visit there. This is unforgettable memory. I want as many people as to experience these feeling as I did.
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