Christie Wisniewski
The Hood College Honors Program offered a trip to New York City for students on Saturday, April 9. For those in the honors program, the cost was a mere $35, and for students attending the college but not in the program, the cost was $45. This cost included the bus ride and Broadway tickets.
The purpose of the trip was to see a Broadway play, and there were two choices: Fiddler on the Roof and Matilda.
Fiddler on the Roof was performed at Broadway itself, while Matilda was performed at the Shubert Theater. More than half of the students went to see Matilda.
The almost-full bus left the front of Alumnae Hall at 8:30am and despite some snowy roads in Pennsylvania, arrived in front of Central Park at 1pm.
Students were allowed to choose their activities for the day before the start of the shows. The only request from Amy Gottfried, the chaperone, was for students to not wander off alone.
Students split up into pairs or small groups and went off on their own. Some visited one of the many art museums, walked in Central Park, visited the World Trade Center site, found unique restaurants or went shopping.
Emma Carlson, a freshman member of the Honors Program, was grateful to be able to take a day trip for such a low price.
“It’s hard to travel because everything costs so much money,” Carlson said. “But when I saw that I could go to New York City for a day for only $35, I jumped on that. I’ve been to the city a few times but I’ve never seen a Broadway play.”
The bus departed the city around 11:30pm and arrived back at Hood just before 4am.
“Despite the rain I had a good time,” Carlson said. “I hope I can go again.”
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