A Lot of Awesome Memories

I went on the Southwest trip from October 9th to 15th. I went to many places in New Mexico and in Arizona, for example, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and the Grand Canyon. I had many wonderful experiences and made many awesome memories with Extension members. There were especially three things that I enjoyed most on the trip.

Lovely Kokopelli

First, I enjoyed walking the town in Santa Fe. I thought I came to another country because the buildings were very different from buildings in Spokane. They were made from adobe, so the color and the shape were very different. The color is light brown and the shape of the corner is round. In addition, my friend gave a presentation of Kokopelli before the trip and I wanted to buy a Kokopelli doll for a souvenir. Kokopelli is famous in this area but actually, it used to be famous but now it is not so famous. Therefore, it was difficult to find a Kokopelli doll so I bought a magnet of Kokopelli. It was so cute so I was happy to buy a nice souvenir. Because of this, I enjoyed Santa Fe.

The wonderful Balloon Festival

Second, the Balloon Festival in Albuquerque became one of the awesome memories in my life. I didn’t know about this festival and I had to wake up at 5:30 so actually, I wasn’t looking forward to seeing it. However, in fact, I was really surprised and enjoyed this festival because there were a large quantity of balloons in the sky. When the first balloon with the Stars and Stripes was sent up, someone sang the national anthem. I took many pictures with my friends and I bought a balloon badge for commemoration. It was an awesome experience and I won’t forget this view.

The magnificent Grand Canyon

Third, I was really glad to go to the Grand Canyon. This was one of the places that I wanted to go before I die. I had watched the picture or video of this but I was delighted to see the real view. The rocks were extremely huge and there were many wild animals. The Grand Canyon was the most wonderful view that I’ve ever seen. In addition, at the Grand Canyon I watched the sunset and sunrise. I had never seen such a sunset and sunrise so the Grand Canyon became my first place that I watched these two. I had to wake up early but I was impressed by these views. I prefer the sunset to sunrise because sunrise is a moment but sunset keeps a beautiful view for a long time. I felt very cold but I want to watch the sunset again. I’m really delightful to go to the Grand Canyon.

In conclusion, even though the trip was only one week, I was able to see many places. My favorite things were the Balloon Festival in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and the Grand Canyon. I had a very good time during this trip. This trip was one of the best memories in my life.

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