Beach Trip Essay

possibility of me taking my brother on a trip to Iceland. I realize that, like most parents, you are skeptical of the idea of us traveling away to an unknown country by ourselves. I can understand your displeasure with the idea of your two oldest sons leaving into what you may perceive as a dangerous endeavor half way around the world. However, now that we are both coming into adulthood, I believe that we have the right to make the decision to embark on such a trip by ourselves. Growing up you…

Ever since I was a little girl, I have been fond of traveling. I would always get excited to walk into the Oakland Airport and carry my little suitcase around with me. Back then, it was the biggest dream of mine to become an international flight attendant, allowing me to explore different places around the globe. My mom was working as a flight attendant even before I was born and the very first time I flew on a plane was when I was still her womb! When my two other siblings were born, my mom…

Have you ever been on a road trip and then everything falls apart? I’m talking screaming siblings, hungry family, and most of all feeling uncomfortable the whole drive. Well, this is exactly what happened to my family on our 2016 road trip to California. Not to mention we had everything planned. Every place, cost, time, and snack. What could have possibly gone wrong? For as far back as I can remember, every other summer my family has taken a long journey to Southern California to visit…

Approach-Approach Conflict: My family and I were discussing our annual family vacation for this summer. Our two choices were New York or California, two places I desperately wanted to go to, but could only choose one. This is an approach-approach conflict where I am deciding between two desirable goals. The reason why I wanted to visit New York is because of the culture and the number of amazing sights. Then there’s California, yes, sunny side Cali where your dreams may come true and I am not…

daughters, Elizabeth and Victoria, her “edge” seemed to be gone (Nye pg.3). She makes money off of being a columnist for a local newspaper. She says the job suits her and she has the ability to work from home. Vivianne strongly wants to go on the Maui trip, however there are obligations at home she would rather attend to. There is an unusual feeling turning down an adventure, as she has thought of herself as one for a risk (Nye pg.4). As a shock to Vivianne she does…

artist; a solitary figure in many ways” and was generally happy (Marshall 10). Before the trip he lacked confidence and wasn’t a big risk taker, that definitely all changed after their journey. Logan managed to gain the confidence he needed and even learned a few tips along the way on how to be a better runner, which landed him in third place in the state after they arrived home from their 6-month trip. The trip also helped with his decision to major in international development once he reached…

everything were just amazing to see, I loved it. This second trip was close to the end of the second semester so there was a bunch of schoolwork I had to do for part of school. But it was all totally worth it and I would take this chance again in a heartbeat.” Aspired by his father’s travels, Byrdez and his father bond with wanderlust imbedded in his blood. “He travels definitely more than I do, but he took me with him for these trips. He has been all around Europe and really loves to…

It was a cold day in Arizona and I just got off the plane with my little brother and my parents. I was looking at the scenery while I was in the car on the way to my uncle’s house; we were looking for a house to move into. It was the very first time I have ever moved and also been out of my home state Florida. I was very curious and I was also very afraid what we will do . When we got to my uncle’s house, we were treated like royalty. It was great seeing my uncle and my aunt. I met my cousin…

with a group of people from my youth group. But, little did I know how exciting this trip would actually be. We loaded up the big blue church bus Friday night after school with anticipation for the trip, although we prolonged the 5 hour drive there. We chose to entertain ourselves with some good ole card games nobody actually knew how to play.. you could say it became slightly chaotic. Once we hit the middle of the trip and everyone became anxious and wanted to get off the bus our youth leader…

adults to go on an annual mission trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. I was honored when I was selected to go because it showed me that the adults in my life recognized the hard work and dedication I am willing to put into everything I do. Through out the whole summer I was on the vacation bible school committee and organized food, games, and crafts for the children that we would be interacting with. But then, about a month before we were set to leave for the trip, my best friend asked me…