Finally! Today marked the official first day of the trip!! I was ecstatic and with high expectations, and they were met! My group and I went down to the hotel lobby to eat some breakfast and head to our first destination, which was the Boston Common! We walked around, looking like stereotypical tourists. Afterwards, we walked to the Boston Garden, which was absolutely beautiful! The atmosphere was so calming and peaceful, unlike anything I've ever seen. I wanted ...

Today marked the first day with our EF Explore Group, woohoo! Tomorrow will be the first actual day and I couldn't be more excited. Today, however, was rocky from the start! We met at the gas station at 6:30 and waited for the supposed-to-be-here-at-6:50-bus but got here 7:15. I had to say goodbye to my parents which was hard, but I know they want me to have fun and not worry. I cried, but that soon turned into a smile when we got to Dallas! Then, we walked a co...