The Amazing Adventures of Ngeru: Part III - Photo Hunt in Philadelphia

Dear Marvellous Meerkats,

Sorry I didn't write sooner. I have been very busy with your teacher learning about some amazing new things we can do in class (and boy if you knew, you would be so excited about next term after the holidays!).

I heard that you've chosen who our models for the fashion show will be. I'm so excited to see what you've made. Can you send me some pictures?

I had a chance to see some parts of Philadelphia, so I got some friends I met here, to take some pictures of me at some famous places. I'll try to tell you about some of the pictures so they make more sense to you.

Did you know that Philadelphia means "The City of Brotherly Love? This statue was really nice.

It's hard to see this picture, but it's the Liberty Bell (the line was really, really long so I had to see it from the outside). This bell is really important to Americans. When they decided to become a country, they rang this bell to let people know the good news. Unfortunately it has a big crack in it. You can't see the crack though because I didn't want to wait in the very long line.

This building is where the bell used to be (over 200 years ago!). This was also where they signed the paper that said they were a country. It was a very big deal for them.

Back at the conference, I visited some people from Lego. They have some great ways we can learn and have fun at the same time! Maybe we can go and ask Mr Vasau really nicely and see if we can find a way to get some of these things for our classroom.

Look at me go here! I can ride this really big bicycle all by myself!

I made a new friend here. Can you tell me what kind of animal he is? 10 house points for the first student who comments with the name.

I also went to some steps in the city. I watched this movie a long time ago about a man who runs up these steps. Watch the video below the picture and you can see how I tried to act out the movie. Ask your parents, uncles, aunts, grandparents or friends. Or you could even try to google it and figure it out. If you can name the movie (only the first Meerkat), I'll give you 10 house points when I get back!

Yum! I got to eat a Philly Cheesesteak! It was delicious, and very big. But I didn't waste any of the food.

I also got to go see a baseball game. It was a really exciting game to watch. Can you figure out the name of the baseball team in Philadelphia? You can ask anyone or search google to find out. I'll give another 10 house points if you can find the answer.

Well, that's all for now. I've got a busy day ahead of me (I drove back to Canada and now it's Canada Day here! - I think someone told you about that). I hope you're having an incredible week without me.  I really miss each and every one of you, but we will see each other soon.

Yours Truly,

Ngeru