FNN Reporters Travel the Globe!
This spring, Friendship News Network (FNN) reporters are participating in the FNN AMAZING RACE, Episode Two…a competition that takes them around the world—virtually. Using map coordinates, they’ve been tasked to locate 11 destinations, and then write about them…having lots of fun along the way. The student who finishes writing all eleven stories first wins $100. Two runners up will receive $50 or $25 each. The winners will be announced here during the week of May 17. In the meantime, enjoy highlights from the best of last year’s summer adventures below.
By popular demand, FNN will launch “Season 3” of the FNN Amazing Race this coming summer from June 28 to July 29th. Any student, or class in grades 3 through 8
is eligible to participate. For more information contact FNN Outreach Coordinator, dgirelle@friendshipschools.org. Be sure to check back June 1 for more details.
I’m swimming with the sharks today but mainly with this one pregnant shark, Deloris, and she’s super nice. Most people might think they’re bad but they don’t even want to eat people.
Today, I did one of the scariest things OF MY LIFE! I petted A LIVE TIGER SHARK in the West Grand Bahamas!
Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America has a lot of endangered species. The red lizard comes in a lot of shapes and sizes and colors. In this location, you can find the Blue Whale and the Fin Whale.
You are not going to believe how up close and personal my visit to the Galapagos was today. The strange animals of the Galapagos are not afraid of people so I was able to pat, feed, take close pictures with, and walk near these animals. Okay, not really, but I used my imagination and pretended I did.
The Galápagos Islands are home to many animals such as iguanas, seals, different birds, and fish. On my trip I found out that it was home to numerous species of birds, 45 of them are endemic, 42 species of reptiles, 15 species of mammals, and 79 species of fish.
Yesterday I went to the Galapagos Islands to visit the best dancers ever. Blue-footed boobies. Blue-footed boobies are birds with bright blue feet and a funny waddle. They live in the Galapagos Islands with many animals, including different types of iguanas, tortoises, sea lions, great frigate birds, and more.
I am having a good time on this amazing race. Since I have been on this race, I have had the chance to see a lot of interesting animals and learn some facts about different animals across the world. Today I went to the Serengeti in Africa and learned that baby cub lions get in trouble for not listening to their mothers. This was interesting to see because I did not know animals get in trouble.
Today I visited a watering hole with elephants in the African Serengeti. It was very hot and quiet, but a bad thing happened. A baby elephant fell and got stuck into the watering hole! The other elephants tried really hard to get it out but it was super hard and it took a long while.
Did you know that crocodiles carry their babies to the water in their mouths? Well, that’s what I learned on this amazing trip to the Serengeti. I saw a crocodile lying in the grass waiting for her babies to hatch. For a second I thought she was going to eat them when they hatched because I wasn’t sure if they were her babies.
I visited the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, and this place is in Africa. I'm on a safari looking at very rare lions. The lions are rare because some of them are black and they could go extinct. I was in a jeep with other tourists who were so excited to see the baby lions.
Today was a great day under the sea on the island of Gozo inside the Mediterranean Sea. I was able to see and learn about an alien-like fish named the Cuttlefish. This fish had some interesting features and I learned some cool facts about this fish that I am going to share.
Who knew cuttlefish could hypnotize their prey? I found that out at a research clinic. But right after I scuba dived of course!
Another week of an amazing race is upon us. I’m so excited to take off and update you all on more incredible adventures. Today, I took a walk across Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge in China.
I’m in “Zhangjiajie, China looking at the glass bridge. If I was on the glass bridge, I would be terrified,because I'm afraid of heights. In 2018, it was the longest foot bridge in the world...430 meters. The architect’s name is Haim Dotan.
Today my friend convinced me to come to Dolomites Mountains to go skydiving, and for some reason I went. I had two choices, jump off a mountain cliff or jump out of a helicopter. And I didnt want to kill myself from a head concussion, so I took the helicoptor choice.
Oh no he's going to die! Wait, why is he falling so slow? It’s because he’s wingsuit flying. Wingsuit flying is considered an extreme sport, which means he has a risk of dying.
This week is truly a week of facing fears and being brave. You are not going to believe where I went and what I did today. Remember yesterday I told you all that I was scared of heights, right? Well today, I’m back near the sky at the Dolomite Mountains in Italy and guess what?
The city you see in the picture is Dubai. It is one of the richest cities in the world. Dubai is known for being a place for luxury shopping. But you may ask how did it get to be so rich?
I went to Dubai for a week last week. It was very interesting. And I got to temporarily live in the palm islands. They’re called that because they are supposed to look like palm trees. But most of the people in Dubai don’t speak English. They have some weird laws based off of the Quran. Like they couldn’t show affection with their significant other in public. And it’s illegal to eat in public during fasting hours.
It’s me, Marquise! I’m saddened that my amazing race is about to come to an end, but I’m excited to let you all know that I may have found my future home through this experience. Today, I visited Dubai. Dubai is one of the most luxurious cities in the world and incredibly beautiful.
My parents and I took a trip to Venezuela, South America. We went to go see the phenomenon we were all hearing about at Catatumbo River near Lake Maracaibo. This river and lake are home to the famous Catatumbo Lightning.
Yesterday I was in Venezuela watching the Catatumbo storm. It was very pretty, but also very scary. So I just watched it from inside the house I was staying in.
Giraffes are creatures we don’t know a lot about. And at this manor located in Kenya, Africa we can study them more. Giraffes are already amazing animals, and now for them to have a manor! This manor takes care of giraffes and I went to see just how much care they’ve been giving them.
Today I’m at Gogo Falls, Nairobi, Kenya and we’re eating breakfast. And yes I said “we”, because today I’m at a manor where I can eat breakfast with giraffes! To be specific I’m at Giraffe Manor.
My race is slowly, but surely coming to an end. This is my last week touring and reporting virtually and I couldn’t end this race without something good to eat. So, today I visited Kenya and had breakfast with giraffes.
This place looks familiar. Oh wait, it’s the Disney castle! But it doesn’t look the same. My family decided to take a trip to Germany and while we searched for places in Germany to visit, I came across a castle. The castle looked pretty exciting to explore, so we decided to pay for a tour.
I visited the Neuschwanstein Castle yesterday in Bavaria, Germany, and it was not the greatest adventure I’ve gone on this week. A little disappointing, but I got to learn about the castle’s owner, Ludwig II which made the castle much more interesting!
That’s a seahorse, giving birth? Yes it is, specifically a male seahorse. I decided to fly out to Australia for two reasons. One, to explore the ocean there and two, explore the amazing seahorse.
My name is Marquise Wade and this summer I am going on an amazing race around the world. Today’s destination was Grand Bahama Island. Yes, you read that right! Today, I visited the Grand Bahama Island and learned a lot of interesting facts about tiger sharks.