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Each morning, after breakfast, we had a short ski bus ride. When we arrived in Italy it was coming to the end of the season so the snow was starting to melt away lower down, meaning certain parts of the mountain were being closed off. So for the second half of the week, we had to get off the bus a stop earlier so we could go up a gondola to a different part of the mountain. During one descent I accidentally skied onto a grass patch and ended up doing the splits. It turned out that Mr Campbell had fallen on exactly the same patch whilst wearing the ‘Go Pro’. I wonder if that video footage will be deleted? On Wednesday night, we headed out of our hotel for a ‘Pizza night’ at a restaurant; the pizzas were great, as was the ice cream afterwards! For the evening activity on Thursday we went to an arcade. At first I played a game of pool but ended up potting the black ball half way through the game! Others played table football. Also, there were games machines. On these, depending on how good you are, you win tickets and with the tickets you claim prizes. I exchanged 5 euros for some tokens and played. I won about 300 tickets but really wanted to spend more money. FRIDAY This was our last day of skiing. We headed even higher up the mountain onto yet another chair lift and new slopes. Francesco let us go even faster down the slopes. It was a great last day and I felt quite sad when we had to return our skis and boots at the end of our lesson. JOURNEY HOME Back at the hotel, we showered, finished our packing, put our cases by the coach for loading and sat in the bar playing cards until it was time for our evening meal. Soon it was time to board the coach and it would be another 27 hours until we could lie in our own beds again. We all slept better on the way back; that must have been because we were tired from the skiing. We had plenty of stops for refreshments and also watched a movie. SUMMARY Overall, I really enjoyed the Ski Trip; it was a very good experience and it has broadened my knowledge about surviving on your own without your parents telling you to have your shower or brush your teeth. It also enables you to get to know people from different Forms and year groups. I highly recommend the trip and I would definitely love to go again next year. It’s a great experience and you will really enjoy the skiing! Kylan Sandhu 7G 13 to melt away lower down, meaning certain parts of the mountain were being closed off. So for the second half of the week, we had to get off the bus different part of the mountain. During one descent up doing the splits. It turned out that Mr Campbell had fallen on exactly the same patch whilst wearing the ‘Go Pro’. I wonder if that video footage will be deleted? On Wednesday night, we headed out of our hotel for a ‘Pizza night’ at a restaurant; the pizzas were great, as was the ice cream afterwards! For arcade. At first I played a game of pool but ended up potting the black ball half way through the game! good you are, you win tickets and with the tickets tokens and played. I won about 300 tickets but really higher up the mountain onto yet another chair lift down the slopes. It was a great last day and I felt quite sad when we had to return our skis and boots Ski Trip A few of us from Year 7 went to Aprica, Italy to complete a 7 day skiing course. The hard part was sitting on the coach for 27 hours! When we got there we had to learn the basics: side stepping up the mountain, putting on our skis and sitting at the bottom of the slopes looking at people coming down at high speeds. The basics were boring! After the two days of Basics we went to the tallest slope and came down doing parallel turns. At first my parallel turns were awful – my skis crossed and I tumbled down the mountain (not all the way!). In the end, I managed to do parallel turns and it was good fun. The 7 day course finished early and they closed all the nursery area, so we had to use the gondola, which is like the chairlift but enclosed and it took us down to the bottom. Fahad Rehman 7A Beautiful, stunning view from the top. Emmanuel Ohizua 7A Beautiful, stunning view from Our instructor was Francesca - she was fun! Rishi Patel 7A - she was fun! Rishi Patel 7A The parents were excited to see us and greeted us with open arms.