Amazing Hot Air Balloon Ride

Hannah is writing this post this time because she and Alex were the only ones who got to experience this amazing trip. Here she is..

On Tuesday June 29 Alex and I went on a hot air balloon with our classes from school! We had to get up at 6:00 in the morning. We had a great man named Jay that took us. We got to help blow up the balloon and it was really hard work. Once the balloon was up Jay told us all to get in the basket and we started moving and everyone got a little freaked out because we thought that we were tipping over because the basket was starting to tip. All of his "partners" were trying to hold down the balloon but once they let it go we were already going up into the air!

When we got in the air it was a sight that was amazing!! It felt like you were seeing the world from a different way, and it felt amazing to be able to see it that way!! I felt so different being up there. It changes you because you start to see what other people have and you can compare that to things that you have and some of the places are really pretty and you wish that you had that but then you will see places that look like they might fall apart because you were looking at it. Then you will start to rethink about that other place that  you wanted so badly because some people look at the house you have and they wish that they had what you have. I just think that it makes you appreciate what you have and not what you want.

We were in the air for about 45 minutes and it was a blast and also being with people that you like. I took so many pictures because I want to remember this, and I also took pictures of my friends so I will remember that experience to.

Being up in the air in an open space is a really great feeling because you feel like you are flying because there's nothing on the sides of the basket and the wind on your face. Iit just feels great to be able to see something as if you were a different being. I had a blast on this trip and I definitely will never forget this and it has changed my view of life forever!

We have lift off!!!

View of the Parroquia in the center of San Miguel.

The town of San Miguel de Allende.

The landscape all around.















This picture shows the mountains in the distance.














One more landscape view...











Packing up the hot air balloon after a wonderful ride.










Friends having fun in the van ride back to school.

















People start getting funny.










And the giggling and fun continue!










Back at school, we make thank you cards and watercolor pictures of our hot air balloon experience. Amazing!