I got to ride on the MS Dixie today for my reporting assignment. The catch was I had to go with a more than 300 fourth graders to cover and Earth day story.
The one funny thing (and also kind of sad) was that most of the kids were afraid the boat was going to be boarded by pirates. I assured a few kids that security measures were in place so Somalian pirates couldn't launch a boat in Lake Tahoe — plus it would be hard to make a clean getaway.
I guess it doesn't take much for media hype to infiltrate a 9- or 10-year old's imagination.
1 comment:
haha how very good of you to calm those fears!
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