2017-05-30
【Aiden in English】 I never was a big fan of rollercoasters. Due to a small stomach and being an immature little kid, I really didn’t enjoy the loopy-de-loops. But, eventually, I grew over that fear luckily in elementary school, going on Space Mountain, and many Disney rides guaranteed a quick learning experience. By middle school, the school district partially expects all students to be okay with rollercoasters. However, it was not committed to the chance that every student could ride rollercoasters, so they picked Hershey Park to include other activities like the water park just in case on the field day. I prepared for both parks, which turned out bad as the day wasn’t warm or sunny. But, on the bright side, more rollercoasters. Arriving at school early in the morning, Hagey Coaches picked up all 8th-grade participating students. The field trip to Hershey was somewhat uneventful, as all of us were anticipating the upcoming day. This day was an example of why large public schools were, to me, beneficial; you don’t have a chaperone glancing over your shoulder every second of the “independent” time. Pennbrook does it the smart way. They essentially let us do whatever we find the use of our time, and don’t really care until something bad occurs. That also means some people just walk around in the stores all day.
The group of friends I went with was very smart. Knowing how lines tend to grow longer as the day drags on, we’d better ride the more popular rides first. The waits were all within twenty minutes, so the first hour was filled with fun, twisting flips on all kinds of coasters. From the highest drop in the park to the Super-Duper-Looper (such a weird name), time flew by faster than the rollercoasters. I rediscovered the thrill of death by testing the limits. To be honest, I have no idea why rollercoasters are even allowed. Not only do they put all riders at risk for injury, but even after facing death, the rider gains no benefits. I guess riding roller coasters gives bragging rights, but that’s like saying to a friend how many razors you ate for breakfast. Because it’s stupid, I think kids love it. It is unconventional for the older generation, so this is the way the younger generation goes.
Lunch was interesting, to say the least. Because of the lack of experience, purchasing food was somewhat of a new concept to all eighth-graders. As a result, we bought way too much junk food and essentially wrecked our stomachs. This convinced us to not go on any more rides for the day, so we waited an hour or so, walking around the park, and taking a metro to see the full area. It was nice.
And the highlight to close off the day was a trip to the chocolate store. Hershey’s, if you don’t know, is best known for its chocolate. Therefore, it is mandatory to buy something from its store. However, I don’t mean to blow a hundred bucks on candy, which a friend of mine did. I, on the other hand, looked for items unique to Hershey, like a bag of mocha Hershey Kisses. This single item sums up this entire trip, truly. It was a sweet adventure, unique to this park, and a memory I’m taking home and possibly much further into the future.
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我從不痴迷過山車，小時候因被折騰得反胃，所以一點都不享受空中翻跟頭；後來升入小學，有幸去太空山乘坐很多迪斯尼繞環滑車，這才讓我消除恐懼並迅速積累起豐富的經驗。截止到初中為止，學區在一定程度上期待所有學生都會玩過山車，但並不勉強每位學生一定要玩這個遊戲，因此鎖定綜合遊樂設施齊全包括水上活動項目在內的好時樂園作為校外活動日目的地，我也做好去兩個公園遊玩的準備，看來情況不妙，天氣並不暖和，而且沒出太陽，但從好的方面來看，可以多玩過山車。
哈吉大巴早早地來到學校接送所有報名出遊好時樂園的初三學生，一路上不免有點枯燥，畢竟大家對今天的到來寄予太多期待。對我而言，今天恰好體驗身為大型公立學校學生一員有多來勁，你無需家長陪同現場監督“獨立”活動，賓溪中學老師更是文韜武略膽識過人，基本上放手讓我們天馬行空獨往獨來，除非捅出漏子，否則根本不管不問。言外之意，有些學生盡可踏踏實實地逛上一整天商店。
跟我分在一組的同伴十分精明，意識到時間往後拖得越久排隊的人則越多，不如先玩比較流行的過山車，況且等候時間充其量不足廿分鐘，就這樣第一個鐘頭我們好好過了把癮，從公園落差最大的到超級循環的（名字邪乎），時間比過山車還快，讓我有幸測試生命極限，重新發現死亡快感。坦率地說，我搞不懂為啥允許玩這種玩意，人不僅容易受傷，而且還危及性命，有百害而無一利。我覺得乘坐過山車無非給人提供吹牛的資本，如同對朋友說早飯吃進多少剃刀諸如此類的蠢話一樣，但小不點毛孩喜歡。在老一輩眼裡，玩過山車非同尋常，而對年輕一代好比家常便飯。
至少可以這麼說，午餐挺有意思，由於缺乏經驗，出外買飯反倒有點難為我們這些初三學生，大伙兒一下子買回太多垃圾食物，害得腸胃消受不起。無奈之餘，我們只能給自己留條後路，懶得再搭理過山車，把剩餘的個把鐘頭全部打發到散步搭乘電動車環遊景區上面，心情大好。 今天的亮點非巧克力商店莫屬，假如你有所不知，好時公司生產的巧克力名揚天下，因此有義務從店裡買點東西，然而我並不是說為了一包糖不惜豪擲上百塊大洋，就像我哥兒們那樣。另一方面，我也應該尋找好時樂園與眾不同的東西，譬如一袋摩卡即所謂的“好時親吻”，來此一趟就選中這樣東西，它吃起來很甜，算是公園特產，我連同記憶帶回去興許永生難忘。 Today in History(歷史上的今天): 2016: Fallingwater, PA(賓州落水山莊) 2016: Ohiopyle State Park, PA(賓州俄亥俄溪州立公園) 2015: Category─Kelly the Beast(分類文─野獸凱莉) 
Panorama of Hersheypark (好時樂園全景) 
Field Trip to Hershey Park (好時公園課外集體活動 05-30-2017)
Crosslinks(相關博文): USA(出遊美國)
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