Personal Narrative: A Trip To Florida

Everyone’s gone on some sort of trip. Whether it be somewhere local or a complete different country, they have one thing in common, the people. Recently I took a trip to Florida and I realized although we were in the same location the people around me were not having the same experiences. Different people go different places for different reasons. There’s the tourist who sticks to the well beaten path and doesn’t like to be outside of their comfort zone. Then there is the stereotypical family vacation, exhausted parents with toddlers in tow. In direct contrast to the tourist is the adventurer who tends to forge their own path into the unknown. Finally there’s the over prepared who needs to schedule their trip down to minute precisely. If you’ve ever gone on a trip, you are familiar with the first type of person, the tourist, They’re easy to spot and most travelers fall into this category. It’s usually a family, maybe a few kids decked out in t shirts displaying the name of the city you’re staying in. The dad is pot-bellied and wears a Hawaiian t shirt, the mom wears loose cargo pants and sunglasses, her purse overflowing with …show more content…
This is where you are likely to run into “The Over Prepared”. They know everything about anything related to the region that you’re visiting. The Over Prepared has definitely been anticipating their vacation for a long time and has taken that time to do their research. For that reason, the over prepared likes to keep a tight schedule and know exactly what they’re doing each day. When traveling with unprepared you will find yourself being rushed from place to place. The over prepared might experience more of an area but does not experience any of them in depth. The over prepared is the friend that wants to hit all the big rides in one day at the theme park. Although this can be annoying don’t hold this against them. They are just experiencing the classic fear of missing