Day 3 & Day 4: Rip Ride Rockit

Far from home: Orlando!

After surviving a Tornado in the first days, me and my group had a free week-end from school. We were very excited to find out that on Saturday we were going to see the Universal Studios! We woke up early in the morning, had breakfast, packed lunch and got on the bus, ready for a three-hours-long ride.

Universal fun!

When we reached our destination, I was stunned! I’d never thought that an Amusement Park could have been that BIG! In Italy, not that far from my home, there’s a park called Mirabilandia, one of the biggest in my country. The Universal Studios are three or four times bigger than it! I was completely shocked. We had a ticket that let us only visit one part of the park, I was kinda sad about that, but I really enjoyed this experience! What I enjoyed most were the roller coaster: I love feeling the danger.

“Life is like a roller coaster. It has its up and downs. But it’s your choice to scream or enjoy the ride.”

-leo

A roller coaster with MUSIC? Yes, please

Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit is a red steel roller coaster with a long waiting time. Before getting into the row, it’s obligatory to pass through a metal detector and leave bag and items in the lockers provided for free. But, when you actually get there… WOW. You get thirty seconds to choose a song, and it automatically play through the ride, and the train immediately begins to climb the lift. I was confused when I read the song choices that I had: I only knew four artist! Between classic rock and heavy metal, club and electronica, country, rap and hip-hop, I choose pop and disco! The artist that I picked was Gloria Gaynor, and the song was ‘I will Survive’. A perfect choice for a 167-foot lift ride, right? When the train reaches the top of the lift, it drops back to the ground, reaching a maximum speed of 65 miles per hour. It was insane! The train never stopped, it continued his ride very fast! I realized, thanks to this ride, that rap and hip-hop is more popular in the US than back in Italy and that there are a lot of US artists that are unknow in my country!

Hard Rock Cafe

We visited the biggest Hard Rock Cafe ever: the one in Orlando, the one inside the Universal Studios! I loved hearing the music, seeing items that belonged to famous artists like Lenny Kravitz and, of course, eating! I must eat gluten free food, so I ordered a Caesar Salad: it was delicious!

Wynwood Walls

On Sunday morning, we packed our lunch again and we left, again, for a one-hour-trip. Our destination was the center of Miami: I’d have never thought we would have seen something so incredible. Wynwood walls are pure art, with a deep message, and I couldn’t resist to take hundreds of pictures.

Miami Beach

During the afternoon, we went to the most beautiful seaside I’ve ever seen: Miami Beach! We rented a beach umbrella, and had a one-hour-long swim in the ocean with my friends! It was wonderful!

Bayside

After a long swim, we went shopping, finally! I bought some shirts in the Hard Rock Cafe of Miami, that looked like a boat. I also bought a new customize phone-case with a picture of Miami that i took, and we talked for hours with the guy who realized it. We tried to teach him some italian, he was so funny! Now we’re friends, we follow each other on Instagram!