wicked

	Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls met in the Land of Oz. One, Elphaba, was born with emerald skin, a bright mind, and a fiery temper. The other, Galinda, was beautiful, ambitious, and very popular. How these two unlikely friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Galinda the Good Witch makes up this spellbinding new musical!
Wicked was nominated for many awards, including Tony Awards and Laurence Olivier Awards. The musical won an award for the Best Musical Album, three Tony awards, and many other prizes.

Lena and Nico

universal studios

	Universal Studios Hollywood is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood movie studios still in use.
35,000 people like to visit the park everyday and most of them really enjoy it!
	Universal Studios is both an adventure park and a sightseeing tour of different movie sets dating back to the 1930s.

Jana and Katie

the getty

	When we arrived, we had to take the Getty Train up to the top of the mountain where the Getty was.
The Getty was huge and beautiful—we had a perfect view of Los Angeles. The Getty was built by Paul G. Getty.
	The Getty was divided into different parts with different topics. We visited exhibits centered around photography, nature, European Masters, and French Rococo furniture! Everything was really interesting and we had lots of fun!

Karolina and Cherelle

magic mountain

Everybody was very impressed by the view of Magic Mountain and a little bit afraid of the big roller coasters. But, everyone wanted to go on every ride.		There were a lot of different kinds of roller coasters. You could sit, stand, lie down, go backwards, and even upside-down!
	One of the most extreme rides was X2. You had to lie down on your back and go down a 90˚ drop. While falling, the seats rotated.

At the end of the day, every one was happy and no one puked.

Fabian and Nicolas

john mayer concert

	On Tuesday, we drove all the way to San Diego (almost to Mexico!) to see John Mayer perform.  We sat on the grass on blankets. The concert started with Colbie Caillat. She was great to hear live!
Then after that, John Mayer came on stage. It was fun to listen to his music. We all liked his songs. He played the guitar amazingly!  After the concert, we drove back to RSM, satisfied and tired.

Catherine and Julia N.

disneyland

	Finally, the trip to Disneyland came. Disneyland is a place where you can travel through all the different Disney movies.
	It’s an experience for people at every age. You can ride some fun roller coasters or learn to draw your own Disney character.
One of the rides at California Adventure was the “Tower of Terror,” where you ride an elevator up to the top of the tower and then free fall.
	Everyday at 9pm, Disneyland does “Remember Dreams Come True Fireworks Spectacular.” It was very impressive and a great finish to our day at Disneyland!

Sarah and Sonja M.

sea world and san diego tour

	On the way to Sea World, everyone talked about the Shamu and Dolphin shows. After seeing the shows, no one was disappointed!
Most people went on the water rides before we left to go to downtown San Diego.
	First, we stopped at Old Town San Diego. We were able to buy souvenirs and look at the historic town!
Our last stop was the Hard Rock Cafe. Everyone ran into the store to get a t-shirt or Hard Rock trinket!

Julia S. and Anna