Before arriving in downtown Fort Myers for our field trip, I was sure I already knew everything we were going to talk about because I have lived in the area my whole life. However, soon after arriving I realized I was completely wrong. After taking a walk down the water front and learning that the city is looking into expanding its water front and then walking through the area surrounded with different types of palm trees I was in awe of everything I was previously unaware of. I truly enjoyed this particular field trip because of all of the places we got to see. From the water front to the mosaic, and from the post office to the museum, I feel that I gained a great deal of knowledge from this trip, and the great weather helped too! My favorite part of the trip however, (besides the trip to Starbucks) was definitely the museum. I thought it was a great experience being able to see a real "cracker house" as well as the train and the museum itself. We learned that the museum itself was originally built as a train station in 1924. Marge, our tour guide was especially wonderful because she seemed so excited about the opportunity to teach us about everything found in the museum. Overall I think that being able to see how the city of Fort Myers progress from its earliest years with the dinosaurs such as the Megaladon, to the days of the Indians, to the present day was very insightful. I feel that by keeping some of the older buildings and restoring them has really helped promote community engagement. However, I think that educating more people like myself, who have lived in the area and think they already know it all, would prove o be very beneficial. Holding events in the downtown area would also help to promote involvement. Overall I think that simply promoting awareness of all the city has to offer would truly make an impact on the community.
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