I spent a great (if long and tiring) day yesterday in Manhattan with a bunch of teenagers from church.
They were involved in what was called an “urban adventure” but was basically a city wide scavenger hunt. I was with Iona and two other girls who, once given a subway/bus card had to get their picture taken at twelve locations and get the signature of someone at each of them. There were two other groups that we were “competing” with.
They went to:
- Grand Central Station
- Times Square
- The Rockefeller Center
- Wall Street
- Chinatown
- Ground Zero
- Battery Park
- The Empire State Building
- Central Park
- St. Patrick’s
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The United Nations
The fun thing was that the adult chaperons (there were three of us in our group) weren’t allowed to tell them what to do or when they were going the wrong way (it took a trip the wrong way on an N Train to realize that you have to know whether you are on an uptown or a downtown train!).
The girls did a great job and returned home happy, exhausted, and satisfied (though I suspect nowhere near as exhausted as the adults). Thanks to all the wonderful New Yorkers who took the time to talk to them and pose for pictures and sign their forms (even the Statue of Liberty played along!).
– Justin
Sounds like it was a great day! Thank you to you and all the chaperones for taking the group!
THANK YOU so much for chaperoning — it takes everyone in the Parish to keep this wonderful group growing and learning. Sounds really fun and very tiring.
YOU DID NOT PUBLISH THE “WINNING TEAM”
AT LEAST YOU DID NOT GET THE CHINESS SPAM!
THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU, YOU HAVE BECOME PERMANENT A PART OF RITE 13
Given my propensity for youth sports and coaching to teach, not to win, I did in fact neglect to state that there was a competitive side to the event.
What was curious was that the team that included the scorer (The afore-mentioned Mrs. D.) won!
Strange the way that works!
– Justin
Thanks for taking the time to travel to the great city of New York with the kids! actually a huge thank you to all the chaperones. My daughter had a wonderful time!