Wonderful First Field Trip

Hello friends, did you guys have a nice weekend? It was really a wonderful experience for me to go with our whole class for the first field trip. I think it’s a good way for us international students to learn the history of Boston. Hope there will be more opportunities to have classes outside.

Boston’s Harbor has always been a great port for its good conditions and it was once a main source of income for the local people. The early settlement of British made nonnegligible contributions to this harbor. They brought new technology and crops here, and soon made Boston’ Harbor booming. Boston is an economic center of the New England area, but I never knew why. After this tour I figure out Boston’s Harbor may make great contributions to the city’s development.

We went on board soon after Pro. Berman’s brief introduction to Boston Harbor. That was the beginning of the exciting time we spent on the sea. The scenery was fantastic when I was looking around from the sea. And of course it was quit windy on the boat. So exciting!! There were 34 islands on both sides, most of which are named after their shape, Long Island and Moon Island for instance. I couldn’t image how they were different many years ago compared with present. On our way, I saw the airstrip on the left, and the wharf on the right where there were so many containers.

We visited Quincy Market afterwards. Pro. Berman told us that there was once a highway running through this city which was quite noisy and was replaced by the tunnel now. When it comes to the Big Dig, I feel it amazing that this huge project cost too much and wasted lots of time while the Cleaning project was a big success.

I’m looking forward to have more field trips and learn more about Boston!

See you soon.

Junyue Pang