By Sinan Coqui ’26

Our trip to Boston was an adventure from the very start. At 5:30 a.m., we started our journey, gathered bleary-eyed on the Sturtevant porch. Naturally, things couldn’t go smoothly at that early hour, so we had a minor setback when one of the bus drivers was missing in action. It turns out that he had forgotten to wake up to drive us to our train station. But thanks to some hurried organizing, we eventually made it to our train in Brunswick. After a long journey, we finally arrived at Boston’s North Station around 11:30 a.m., just an hour behind schedule. As we stepped off, we were immediately greeted by a familiar scent—Boston’s answer to New York’s “urban perfume,” otherwise known as the unmistakable smell of marijuana and scents of public urination.

After a short walk to Boston Common, we split into groups to explore the Freedom Trail, each group exploring a specific number of landmarks. Our assignment was to record videos where we presented the various historic sites to the camera. My group’s lunch spot was the Faneuil Hall, where there was chaos from a variety of food stands, each with its own unique menu and its own unique price tags. After lunch, we regrouped by the Paul Revere statue, then headed to the Bunker Hill Monument. We had some free time until 4:30 p.m., so I and a few others returned back to Faneuil Hall to check out some of the shops there. Then, after we all met again, we returned to North Station. The trip’s adventure was topped off by a long wait for our delayed train back. By the time we returned to Brunswick Station, Mr. Bonis drove us back to Hebron with his trademark speedy driving, bringing us home in record time.