This year, Modafen’s spring break destination was America. After an enjoyable flight, we arrived at the JFK airport, New York. It was still morning in America. We got on our bus and arrived at New York Midtown Hotel. After check-in, we took a walk around our hotel, which was located in Manhattan. We met at the lobby and we went to Times Square for dinner. We celebrated birthdays at dinner and we went back to our hotel as we were tired.

On the second day, we enthusiastically had breakfast and we hit the road to explore New York. Our first destination was the world-famous Statue of Liberty, which was given to America by France for their 100^th anniversary celebrations. After visiting the island and taking photographs, we headed off to visit the New York Stock Exchange Building on Wall Street, where the financial world’s heart beats. After lunch, we visited the mausoleum, which was built after the bombing of the World Trade Center on 11^th of September 2001. After many touching moments, we visited Central Park, one of the biggest parks of the world. After visiting Freddie Mercury’s house, we headed off to the Headquarters of the United Nations. Our students were fascinated and we went to the famous Harlem region. On the way to our hotel, we stopped at the Rockefeller Center. After the tour on Fifth Avenue, we had dinner in Manhattan.

On the 3^rd day, we went to the Apple store on Fifth Avenue after breakfast. After a stroll in Central Park, we visited The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the most important museums of the world. After the magical, historical tour at the museum, we had lunch and headed off to the American Museum of Natural History. After we had returned to our hotel, we celebrated birthdays. In the evening, some of us went to watch “Mamma Mia”, a famous Broadway show, while others had dinner on Broadway.

On the 4^th day, we set off to Washington District of Columbia after breakfast. After a 3.5 hours bus ride, we arrived in Washington, the capital of America. The centres of all three branches of the Federal Government of the United States are in the District, including the Congress, President, and Supreme Court. We visited the White House, USA Congress Building, Georgetown University, the historic post office, Washington Monument, 2^nd World War National Monument, Vietnam City Monument, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Monument, Lincoln Memorial Monument, Martin Luther King Monument, John Kennedy Complex, and The Pentagon. Then, we took a stop in George Town where we could see American architecture. In the afternoon, we got on the bus to go back to New York.

The 5^th day was the shopping day. In the morning, we went to Woodbury Common Premium Outlets outside New York. After shopping, we returned to Manhattan and took a walk on Fifth Avenue. We had dinner at Times Square.

On the 6^th day, our students had a wonderful day at Six Flags Amusement Park. The rest of the group visited the famous Chinese, Italian regions of New York, Empire State Building, St. John F. Kennedy Cathedral, Chelsea Market and the famous bohemian Soho. We had dinner in Manhattan.

On the 7^th day, we visited the historical Brooklyn Bridge, which has been connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan over East River since 1883. After our lunch in Soho, we visited the Grand Terminal Building. After a final walk in Central Park, we went back to our hotel to collect our luggage and we set off to JFK airport. The trip came to an end after the flight to Istanbul.