Caroline Kothari: Montreal Trip Was Fantastic

By Caroline Kothari

Staff Writer

I went up to Montreal, Canada with my mom to visit my friend Nancy Chernoff and her family on Friday May 2. 

We flew up Friday afternoon and got there around 6:00 p.m. The first night we stayed at the Nelligan Hotel. It was so beautiful. We ordered room service and watched a movie called Endless Love. 

Our hotel was located in Old Montreal, Quebec, so the second day we explored Old Montreal, which is the oldest area in the city, in the morning. 

Then we decided that for Saturday night, instead of staying at the hotel, we would stay at my friend Nancy’s house. Around lunch time, Nancy picked us up and showed us all around Old Montreal. We stopped at Mount Royal to snap a selfie.  

We then drove to a restaurant to watch a hockey game with her and her family. The hockey team in Canada is called the Habs (in the U.S., it is called the Montreal Canadiens), so we watched the Habs play against Boston. It was a really interesting game, 

I usually don’t like hockey, but it was really fun. My favorite part about the hockey game was hanging out with everyone and just catching up with Nancy. Unfortunately, the Habs lost, but it was still a good game. 

After that, we went to a health food store to get some snacks and then went back to her house. We hung out for a few hours just talking and eating. It was really nice. For dinner, we decided to go to an Indian restaurant and the food was so good. 

The Indian food was a little different than how it is in the U.S, but I loved it. My diet is really strict and sometimes it’s healthy for me to live a little, but I stuck to my diet when I should have really just let loose. Anyhow, I thoroughly enjoyed the food. 

We talked and ate for a few hours. It was really awesome! Next thing I know it’s morning and we are getting ready to leave. We had a nice breakfast and then Nancy drove us to the airport. 

As the saying goes, “Time flies when you’re having fun,” and I had such a wonderful time. I would have to say it’s on my top 10 list of my favorite trips that I have taken.

Saying goodbye has never been a favorite of mine, but this is not the end of our journey to Montreal.  Right now, I don’t know the next time I am going back, but I am sure it is going to be very soon because it was truly wonderful.

Poetry by Liz Carney

By Liz Carney

Staff Writer

Autumn

Time for leaves to change color,

red,

orange,

yellow,

Falling down to the ground

Time for scarves and hats,

covering small children jumping in piles of leaves

Time for colder weather,

nipping at exposed skin

A whole new world takes over,

breathtaking and beautiful

One last magnificent experience before Jack Frost takes over,

bringing bleakness and misery for what seems like a lifetime

Blissful

Sky blue

It taste like freshly baked brownies

It smells like recently cut grass

It sounds like birds chirping

It feels like a slight breeze

It looks like the first ray of sun in the morning

Rage

Red

It taste like rubber

It smells like burning wood

It sounds like a dog's bark

It feels like poison running through your body

It looks like a roaring lion

Entertainment Review: YowaPeda Is Sports Anime at Its Finest

By Will Boswinkel

Staff Writer

YowaPeda is a unique anime because it is about cycling, a rare topic for shows in general. However, it is a comedy, which is an overused topic in anime. I like this combination; it takes two different genres (sports and comedy) and throws them into a very entertaining show.

This anime was produced by long running TMS Entertainment starting this past fall.

It comes out once a week, on Crunchyroll.com and the episodes are 24 minutes long.

TMS has helped produce animes like Ashita no Jo, Buzzer Beater, and D.Gray-Man. So for an anime, it is in fairly good hands.

The story centers around freshman Sakamichi Onoda and the Akihabara High School cycling team. Sakamichi is still trying to find his place in this world, which he finds when he races cycling star Shunsuke Imaizumi, and he is thrown into something he only dreamed of doing.

Sakamichi then meets freshman cyclist Shokichi Naruko, another cycling prodigy. The two prodigies convince Sakamichi to join the cycling team and to fulfill their dream of winning the Inter-High tournament.

The show is fun to watch because I enjoy watching the characters grow -- at first they were weak, but they are changing into cyclists who can challenge the best. In addition, the cast is great, and the story is full in the sense that is has no plot holes.

Do not pass this show up, it is an underrated gem.

*** Special thanks to Staff Writer Liam McNeil for proofing the story.

Students Are Excited for Upcoming Ski / Snowtubing Trip

By Caroline Kothari

Staff Writer

 

Sophomore Craig Mechanic is very excited for the upcoming ski/tubing trip, so that he can hang out with his friends and just let loose.

“I’m excited about this trip because it is a good chance for me to hang out with my friends.”

The ski trip to Bear Creek has become an annual tradition. This year’s trip is taking place on Friday Feb. 21. Students can pick and choose from different options, all of which vary in price.

Craig says he doesn’t ski, he snowboards. “I have been a snowboarder since I was eight.”

He added, “To me, snowboarding isn't scary, it’s fun. The hardest part of snowboarding may be keeping your balance and trying to turn.”