Personal Narrative: My Trip To Anna Maria Island

Only few events in one person’s life change how they see the world with their senses. The trip I made to Anna Maria Island last summer was one of these moments. The multiple sights, smells, tastes, and the sound and feel of the beach give you a whole new sense of the world around you. It tells you about the people who live there, what they eat, what they do in their free time, and so much more. Our five senses opens us up to so many different things that impact our lives, and my trip to Anna Maria Island is the moment that has impacted how I see the world the most.
The beach was, of course, the greatest sight on the island. The water was clearer than any body of water I had ever seen. The waves were calm, and they didn’t always topple over each other and crash like in Daytona Beach. As I looked out into the ocean from where I was sitting on the beach, I could see little kids with their parents playing in the sand and in the water, either building sand castles or floating on tubes because the water was so calm. There was also parasailers and jet skiers out on the water too, either …show more content…
I remember walking on the beach barefoot, the beach having a multitude of shells all along the shore and on the sand. There was not a patch of soft sand around, and I had to make my way through the shells to get to where I was going, which was down the shore of the beach. I walked maybe one mile before I turned around, my feet all cut up and red from the shells. I picked up some of the shells that looked special and different from the rest, and felt their different textures as I looked at them and turned them around in my hands. Some of them I even decided to keep. Even though I didn’t enjoy the touch as much, I was still able to use it to get better moments of the other smells. By walking I was able to see new sights, new people, and the different buildings along the beach. The sound of the waves never left my ears