The Wild Wild West

Today we went to the Fort Worth Stockyards! It’s our last day and I couldn’t wait to go out and check out some authentic western outfitters with my class. Before checking out any shops though we went to H3 for lunch, and I have to say they had some of the best ribs...

Grand Finale

Friday, I woke up and went downstairs to partake in our wonderful hotel breakfast. The food at breakfast was always delightful; I made sure to get some Vitamin D along with my sausage, egg, and bacon. I joined Mr. and Mrs. Sheetz, Professor Bon, and several Fellows at...

Let’s go girls

Our last full day! Unfortunate, but I am excited to get back! We had completed all of our business visits on Thursday so we had the opportunity to have a free morning. There is a race track across the street from our hotel, and there is a car show happening. So a lot...

Day 6 – The Stockyards

My day started with visiting the Texas Motor Speedway just down the road from our hotel. There was a truck show going on and there were hundreds of tricked-out trucks and other vintage cars going by. Next, some of us took a trip down to Big Shots’ mini golf...

Texas

Oh, the places we’ve went. Oh, the time we’ve spent.   Oh, the time breezed by. To Altoona, home, we fly…   A little bit smarter And a whole lot grateful   Mr. and Mrs. Sheetz, For a trip we’re thankful   More than that, your commitment and time To...

Honky-tonk

Sam and I got up early and headed to breakfast. It was about 7:45, so we didn’t see anyone else. Then we took the shuttle over to the motor speedway to see all of the old cars, as well as the track itself. Although it was chilly, we had a great time seeing all of the...