Anahis Figueroa Both My Home and My Happy Place
It was a bright, sunny day in Chicago. The temperature was perfect. It wasn’t too hot but hot enough that it wasn’t overwhelming. I turned my attention to Lake Michigan. I looked at the water glistening and the waves moving forward in unison. And that's when I noticed that I was blanking out. As I continued drowning in my own thoughts, I stopped when I heard my sister’s voice say, “Come on we’re leaving.” As she was dragging me along I notice my parents buying tickets for my sisters and I to ride the Centennial Wheel. My day started out by waking up to the thought of today, having the potential to be a fun, relaxing day. I was going to Chicago with my family and we were going to spend most …show more content…
The last part of my day was spent walking around Navy Pier. My family and I visited the candy shop, we ordered Starbucks, ate food and we continued to look around. We then visited the garden and my jaw dropped. I mean It wasn’t like it was the first time I have seen this garden because I’ve seen it a couple of times before, but I’ll never get tired of seeing it. I feel that every time I visit the garden I feel like I’m visiting different parts of the world all at once. As my family and I continue to stroll, we stop to take a few pictures of the plants here and there. My favorite plant was the “Sensitive plant”, and it’s called that because once you touch it, their leaves close up. As I continue to walk along, I notice that I blank out because I have become so focused on my surroundings. I’m not even paying attention to what my parents are saying because I am currently being fascinated by all of the plants around me. And that’s when I become real content. This garden reminds me that even if the world might have its downsides, it has its upsides too. It's a small reminder to me that there is hope in any …show more content…
That’s when I notice her hands are shaking so I offer to take a picture and right when I’m about to, she takes the phone away from me and my younger sister says, “ Yeah I wouldn’t trust her either ‘cause she’s too calm, she’ll drop it.” Obviously, that didn’t make sense but I didn’t care because we began advancing once again. I felt a knot growing in my stomach and my heart begin to race again. But that's when the unexpected happened. My butterflies went away and my heart immediately went from racing really fast to pumping at a normal rate. And all I did was look at the skyline. I kid you not it felt like time had come to a stop. The view was amazing! We were officially at the top and thankfully I wasn’t dead. In fact, as I looked around me and I wasn’t afraid of heights anymore. How can you be afraid when you’re looking at your favorite city. Your home. I could see the sun reflecting off the skyscrapers, I could see the tiny looking people at the bottom and I could see most of the city right in front of me. However the view didn’t compare to what I was
It was a bright, sunny day in Chicago. The temperature was perfect. It wasn’t too hot but hot enough that it wasn’t overwhelming. I turned my attention to Lake Michigan. I looked at the water glistening and the waves moving forward in unison. And that's when I noticed that I was blanking out. As I continued drowning in my own thoughts, I stopped when I heard my sister’s voice say, “Come on we’re leaving.” As she was dragging me along I notice my parents buying tickets for my sisters and I to ride the Centennial Wheel. My day started out by waking up to the thought of today, having the potential to be a fun, relaxing day. I was going to Chicago with my family and we were going to spend most …show more content…
The last part of my day was spent walking around Navy Pier. My family and I visited the candy shop, we ordered Starbucks, ate food and we continued to look around. We then visited the garden and my jaw dropped. I mean It wasn’t like it was the first time I have seen this garden because I’ve seen it a couple of times before, but I’ll never get tired of seeing it. I feel that every time I visit the garden I feel like I’m visiting different parts of the world all at once. As my family and I continue to stroll, we stop to take a few pictures of the plants here and there. My favorite plant was the “Sensitive plant”, and it’s called that because once you touch it, their leaves close up. As I continue to walk along, I notice that I blank out because I have become so focused on my surroundings. I’m not even paying attention to what my parents are saying because I am currently being fascinated by all of the plants around me. And that’s when I become real content. This garden reminds me that even if the world might have its downsides, it has its upsides too. It's a small reminder to me that there is hope in any …show more content…
That’s when I notice her hands are shaking so I offer to take a picture and right when I’m about to, she takes the phone away from me and my younger sister says, “ Yeah I wouldn’t trust her either ‘cause she’s too calm, she’ll drop it.” Obviously, that didn’t make sense but I didn’t care because we began advancing once again. I felt a knot growing in my stomach and my heart begin to race again. But that's when the unexpected happened. My butterflies went away and my heart immediately went from racing really fast to pumping at a normal rate. And all I did was look at the skyline. I kid you not it felt like time had come to a stop. The view was amazing! We were officially at the top and thankfully I wasn’t dead. In fact, as I looked around me and I wasn’t afraid of heights anymore. How can you be afraid when you’re looking at your favorite city. Your home. I could see the sun reflecting off the skyscrapers, I could see the tiny looking people at the bottom and I could see most of the city right in front of me. However the view didn’t compare to what I was