I recently volunteered to chaperone my son’s field trip to the zoo, and i thought spending the afternoon with a class of fourth graders at the zoo would be fun.
It turned out to be a big mistake, however when I showed up at the university at seven o’clock in the morning, I wasn’t expecting to be boarding a university bus, however since the zoo is over an hour’s drive, I assumed the university would rent an air conditioned transport bus, but not only are these buses more comfortable however provide better safety features as well. Since it was the second week of July, the outdoor temperature was already in the low eighties when my pal and I took our seats. Not only did the bus lack any type of a/c however the windows were restricted to opening no more than an inch, the skin of my legs stuck to the vinyl seats. The overheated conditions plus noise kids created an instant headache. The bounce of the bus made me sick to my stomach. I was severely relieved when my pal and I arrived at the zoo. That’s when I realized that the majority of exhibits are outdoors plus there’s easily little shade, and my group spent a lot of time in the air conditioned gift shop plus beautifully cool reptile house. I encouraged a easily slow exploration of the indoor aquariums plus insect exhibits. Because the kids were also warm plus sweaty, they drank a lot of water, sodas plus slushies plus required frequent trips to the lavatory, but at the end of a long plus easily tiring afternoon at the zoo, my pal and I then needed to get back on that horrible bus plus make the ride home.