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. Ramlieh Overnight Trip First day

=== It was 7:45 in the morning. I was very excited, and ready to go to Ramlieh. The thought of having an overnight trip was exciting, and unbelievable. At 8:00a.m, we got onto the bus. I played with Noorhan and Laura. We sang songs, and had joke competitions. It was long, and slightly boring. The ride to the Shouf Reserve was approximately an hour and a half long. === === When we got to the Shouf Reserve, we went for a long hike. As we were hiking, we spotted many beautiful flowers, including the classic orchid. It was great to smell the fresh air. I touched snow for the first time. After our wonderful hike, we got on the bus again to get to our final destination. It was short, and I had a beautiful view from where I was sitting. === === When we got to our lodge at Ramlieh, we dropped our carry-on bags off at the entrance. After that, we were assigned rooms. Teena, Fatma, and I were in room 15. We were about to eat lunch, so we all went up to our dorms to wash our hands, and faces. The food was amazing! Even the meat was… kind of good. === === After our delicious feast, we all went up to our rooms to rest. Anyhow, we were way too excited, and energetic to rest, so we had a tickle fight. Fifi was Fatma’s nick name, and Titi was Teena’s nick name. Mine is Lini. When time was up, we had activities like, paper making, rock climbing, going through ropes, and capture the bottle. My favorite game was capture the bottle because, the first time I beat Fadel was when he got so annoyed by my moves that he picked the bottle up, and started to complain. All I did was touch him, and he was out. I loved it because it was a weird way to win a game. === === By the time we were done playing games, we were all so exhausted. We rested for an hour, then, we went for a night hike. It was fun, but kind of weird with people clinging on to you saying,” I’m scared!” or, “can we go back?” I had to tell them that there was nothing to be afraid of about 100 times! === === When we got to the top of the hill, we sat down, and looked up into the stary, dark night sky. The stars were beautiful! I saw some interesting groups of stars. One group looked like my mother. A tear trickled down the side of my eye. I missed her. I also saw a shooting star! After that, we went back to the lodge, and sat around a big bonfire. Then, we went to sleep. I had a great time! ===

Glorious Ramlieh

Ramlieh! Ramlieh! Glorious Ramlieh Friendly, Smiley faces. Fresh, clean air. Flowers. Glorious Ramlieh Beautiful nature. Colorful flowers like rainbows on the floor. The weather was wonderful Ramlieh is so close to my heart, Ramlieh means everything to me!