Stan visited the Arch!

Good morning, sixth graders! Stan visited St. Louis, Missouri, which is right in the middle of the United States. Look, here is Stan with my mom in front of my house:

Next, Stan visited the Gateway Arch. The Arch is a BIG, metal arch that sits right between the state of Missouri and the state of Illinois - where Stanley is heading right now.


Then Stan saw the Mississippi River, one of the longest rivers in the United States. It goes all the way from the very north down to the Gulf of Mexico!


Finally, F. Stanley Bear saw Busch Stadium, where the St. Louis baseball team, the Cardinals, play. It is brand new.


Now Stan is flying to Illinois! He got a little lost on his last flight, but hopefully, there won't be any turbulence this time. Have a great week!

Stan is in St. Louis!

Hi, sixth graders. I hope you are well! Stan got a little beat up in the mail, and he finally made his way to me about two weeks ago. I live in St. Louis, Missouri, right in the very center of the United States. Stan and I visited the Arch, the Mississippi River and my house.

I am still trying to upload my photographs. I might need a different kind of computer (a PC, instead of a Mac). But Stan is on his way to Illinois!

Stanley Visits New York

Hello Friends! Today I arrived in New York City! New York City is the biggest city in the United States! I am visiting Teacher Vicky's friend Chloe.

Chloe saw pictures of me playing in the snow in Providence. There is snow in New York too! So we went to Central Park to play in the snow. There was a lot of snow! There were also lots of people ice skating:


I could not go ice skating because there are no ice skates for bears. But we watched the people glide around the ice. It looked fun!

Then we went for a walk around the park. We saw some horses:


The horses pull carriages around the park. People like to ride in the carriages because it is old fashioned. I thought it looked slow.

There was a big glass cube near the park. I asked what it was. Chloe said it was a computer store. The store is underground. The stairs to the store are in the cube. I thought it was cool. We took a picture:
I'm standing on top of the store!

I wanted to see more of the New York City. But the city is so big! There are over 8 million people here! Chloe had an idea. We would go to the top of the tallest building in the city! From there, you can see a lot of New York.

We took the subway to get to the building. Here I am in the subway:

The train was so fast I was afraid it would blow me away!

We got off the train at the Empire State Building. The Empire State Building has 102 floors! It is 1,472 feet tall. It is the tallest building in New York City. Chloe told me it is the second tallest building in America. I told Chloe the tallest building in the world is in Taiwan.

We took the elevator to the 86th floor. Chloe was right! You can see almost the whole city from here:
The middle of New York City is on an island called Manhattan. Manhattan is much smaller than Taiwan. It is even smaller than Kaohsiung. But over one and a half million people live here. From the top of the Empire State Building, you can see the water surrounding the island:

It was very cold and windy on the top of the Empire State Building, so we didn't stay long. We went back to Chloe's apartment and she made hot chocolate. It warmed me up.

I like snow, but I am starting to miss my warm Island of Taiwan! I hope it is warmer in Washington D.C., where I am going tomorrow!