What also made this place amazing, was the view. When looking over the edge, you could watch the water run as it faded in the distance, tumbling down the distant waterfall.…
Nature never fails to thrill me; it offers the most amazing things in life and this is a prove of it. La Piedra de Guatape in Antioquia, Colombia is one of my favourite places in the world as it had a great impact on me; the feeling of being literally on top of the world is something that I have not felt since then and the peace and astonish that I felt when looking at the landscape are…
Part one From my mid-term evaluation by my supervisor (Wayne Harris) I have learned that I am doing a great job here at Elizabeth City Pasquotank County Economic Development Commission. My job here at the internship is to build an accurate database of residential home sales in Pasquotank County. I also have done street survey on downtown vacancies. My strongest asset is that I am very punctual, reliable, and able to handle complicated data searches.…
Faith is the belief in something greater than us one can put full trust, confidence, and reliance on when difficult times arise. I was raised to be involved with church activities to maintain my spiritual life; additionally my faith grew dramatically when my cousin deceased and gave me an overview of what I wanted to pursue my career as. When I was a child, my parents encouraged me to always be as loving and caring as I could be, not for personal gain, but to be benevolent to the people around me. I was raised with two loving parents, Mario and Rebeca, along with a younger brother, Mario and older sister, Ana.…
My mind raced as I lay flat on the hot sandstone so that I could safely survey the valley below. I tried to convince myself that it wasn’t very far to the bottom, but my eyes suggested otherwise. I quickly crawled back from the edge of the cliff I was perched upon and stood to collect my thoughts. For a moment I was taken aback by the sheer beauty of my surroundings. The sky was a vibrant blue, unblemished by clouds, and uninterrupted until it rested upon the deep green tree line.…
Have you ever been 12? Probably, but everyone is different when they're 12. When I was a small 12 year old, there wasn't much to me. I was misplaced, sad, scared, and stupid. And when I say stupid, I do mean stupid.…
What’s the most common word that comes to mind in a week? Mine is sorry. Most common phrase? Always beginning in under, less than or lacking. You are underrepresented in society.…
All my life I’ve struggled with not feeling fulfilled in Loveland, Colorado. I never feel truly inspired, motivated, or happy. Driving down 29th street for what feels like the 29th time that day, I look at the McDonald’s I’ve ate at since childhood, I watch all the less than intereging Honda Civics and Ford Tauruses everyone in Northern Colorado seems to drive, and I look at the drab Loveland High School building and I’m reminded of how much I hate everything it holds. Everything I see, I feel like I’ve seen it before…
My life is comprised of many other facets that I would like to further highlight. For one, I am well versed with people of different cultures. Family reunions are my favorite because I get to spend time with my Asian relatives along with my relatives of Irish decent. I find myself to be culturally adept learning about different cultures through my travels to many countries including Costa Rica, France, England, Austria, and Germany where I have had the honor and pleasure of practicing my Spanish while learning the challenging European highway systems. I enjoy traveling and am always up for an adventure.…
It was a chilly Oregon October evening, no different than the normal weather, and my mom was holding my brother close to her, holding my hand tight as we boarded the small jet that would take us to Nevada. The cold wind stung my face as the warm smiles from the flight attendants greeted me. The 1 ½ hour flight didn’t effect me, as I was a young, easily entertained toddler. Keeping my brother happy was my top priority. Oh how I loved that boy.…
It was the second week of preschool but I was still the new kid. My mom had picked out my clothes and while I was getting dressed I struggled to hold in the tears. The whole car ride over to the Presidio, all I could think about was my great-grandmother, who I had left behind. One after the other, tears ran down my face…
When we were Locked out of our House We were coming back home passing through town and into our neighborhood it was a long car ride. She didn't have a garage opener so when we came home we waited for someone to open the door then my mom just remembered that she left her keys inside ,so we didn't know what to do. We went to the backyard and tried to open the backdoor but we couldn't so me and my cousin climbed the fence and then we went to the little park in the field behind our house. We played and played then I saw my uncle and dad take off the window too our house we were playing tag then “TAG! Your it” said my cousin while I was looking “HEY I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION!”…
When I was younger, I got to know myself better through performing for others. Participating in dramas really brought out my theatrical side. About ten years ago, when I was seven, my siblings and I were part of a performing arts program called Divine Current Anointed Flow, or D.C.A.F. for short. I was excited to start our performance that day for I had watched my older siblings participate in this event before…
When I woke up the following day and realized the day before wasn’t some sick, twisted unbelievable nightmare ending with a kiss, I felt much worse. Actually I felt seriously ill. I had a girlfriend that caused my mother to fuss over what I was wearing as if this was my first day of kindergarten. This includes her attempt of the tried and true spit on the finger cleaning and hair straitening method. I didn’t have the heart to tell her what I had on wasn’t my choice, but the school's new uniform.…
Time flew by so fast I was on the plane before I knew it. Before we had boarded the plane my mother nearly had a breakdown when she had to wish all four of her boys farewell. I just smiled and tried to keep it together as well. I hated to leave her behind, but it's not like I could take her with me or stay. I mean, how often do you get accepted into a school like Enoshima?…