Hi Bloggers,

On this post, I will be sharing about all the places I have been to. I have been to many places in my life, but region-wise, I have been to the west and northeastern parts of the United States. In the west, I traveled to California, and Nevada. In the East, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. I have also travelled to Japan. The main islands I visited were Hokkaido and Honshu. Last, but not least, although I live in the Pacific Region on the island of Oahu, I also traveled to the island of Hawaii.

My first trip was to Las Vegas, Nevada when I was probably less than a year old, probably eight months. I went there to see my aunt, who resides there. Of course, since then I have been traveling to Las Vegas frequently to spend time with my favorite aunt. It’s not unusual that I celebrate Christmas or summer vacations there, but this year, she is coming to Hawaii for Christmas. My mom and grandmother especially like visiting the casinos where they can gamble. They always go there hoping to get money from their winnings, but they often lose. XD! It’s not at all boring for me while they take their chances. Luckily, I have been to many fun places in Vegas where there is entertainment for kids (that are mostly in casinos) such as the Excalibur, Circus Circus, Sam’s Town, California hotel, and Ceasar’s Palace. They have many amusements such as arcades, shows, exhibits to walk by, and much more.

The next place I traveled to was the Big Island of  Hawaii. I first went there during a family vacation where we stayed at HiltonWaikoloa. I was probably only in Kindergarten. Honestly, I don’t remember much from that vacation except that it was water-themed and there are lots of pictures of me having a good time doing all the activities available at the resort. Two years ago, I went back to Hawaii during a Study Tour with my fourth-grade classmates. During our four-day tour, we went to sacred areas such as the Pu’uhonua ‘o Honaunau, The place of Refuge and the Pu’ukohola Heiau. We also went to the Mokupapapa Discovery Center and the Imiloa Astronomy Center to gain a more in-depth understanding of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and we also learned about Hawaiian astronomy.

My travel to the west coast also included California. Of course, anyone who goes there must visit Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm. In San Diego, which is only a short drive from Los Angeles, I also visited Lego Land, the San Diego Zoo, and Seaworld. It was the most fun-filled amusement park trip of a lifetime! The park I enjoyed the most was Legoland because I love playing with legos and they had all sorts of creative buildings of well-known places all constructed entirely of Lego! Disneyland was fun, too. I got to ride many of the rides more than once, tried their delicious churros, and collected pennies with an engraving of the ride or area. I don’t remember much from the other animal amusement parks except in San Diego Zoo, I saw many museum exhibits about different types of animals.

A year after my trip to California, I went to Japan which has very good food, eloquent history, landmarks, and history, and is very economical. First, we went to Hokkaido, where I rode my first bullet train and  I believe was about winter time because it was さむい (it means cold; frigid in Japanese). In fact, the temperatures dropped so low that outside, it was snowing! Next, we went to Tokyo where I had a chance to visit Disneyland by the Sea which, in my opinion, was way better than the one in California. I also went to the Meiji shrine (which was a shrine in honor of Emperor Meiji, the 122nd emperor of Japan) and the Tokyo Tower, which is a tall building inspired by the Eiffel Tower. The last place we went to is Osaka, where we went to the Osaka Castle is one of Japan’s most famous landmarks and played japan a major role during the sixteenth century.

The region I have been to the most recently was the East Coast of the United States. My fifth grade went on an 11-day study tour. We went to New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut (it was nonstop traveling!). We visited historical landmarks and monuments such as The State Capital building, The Statue of Liberty, the National Monuments, the Liberty Bell, and the Smithsonian Museums.

Phew, I think those are all the places I have been to. Although I have done a lot of traveling,  I am looking forward to my next tour to in the eighth grade that will take me to some of the southern islands of Japan.

Bye,

-Chad