How I Spent My Vacation Essay

For many years I have been very indecisive about my direction in life; I often dreamed of residing in faraway places, living the unrealistic rich lifestyle and for everything I’ve ever wanted to run completely the way I desired it to without the difficulty of overcoming any obstacles. I come from a family who has bigger and brighter dreams for the children of future generations. Family has always been one of the most important values in my life. Leaving them behind to focus on myself seemed very…

other than mine that I knew best I would say the Woodards. The Woodards are our family friends whom with I spend countless hours with. Last year, both of our families decided to go on a vacation in the Caymans together for Fall Break. Caroline, who is in sophomore year of high school, is one of my best friends. Over the past year we had grown apart because we do not have a lot of time to hang out in the school year. Homework, studying and trips always seem to get in the way. I was tremendously…

This vacation was something to look forward too. I felt this vacation was worth remembering because of the good time my family and I had there. The trees, mountains, terrain, animals were worth remembering as well. This place was ,Yosemite California being here was different because I wasn't surrounded by the racket of the city. As my family and I drove up that bumpy ,curvy road up the mountain to arrive to our cabin I looked out of the car window and admired the view of the wildlife. My…

generation Taiwanese-American, I had to live up to many expectations and one of them that I was expected to do, was to play an instrument. Similarly to Amy Tan’s short story “Two Kinds”, I had to learn to play the piano and it was one of the hardest times in my life because I did not know how to read the notes. Also, I was not interested and did not tune in half the time during my lesson. After three years of sitting there in boredom, I told my parents that I wanted to refrain from my piano…

Crash! My cousin rode her bike into a bush on accident and fell off. She got up quickly and brushed it off. “Hurry! We have to leave!,” I exclaimed. The bush was dented and broken from where she had fallen in and we rode away quickly so we wouldn’t get in trouble. We laughed about it all the way back to the cottage. In the summer of 2012, my family was taking a vacation to Maumee Bay in Ohio. My cousin’s family was also going. They have three girls, one girl is one year younger than me, another…

answer and not settling for someone else to help you or give you the answer. Learning requires experimenting, thinking out loud, and going over the issue countless times. Also, the secret is taking your time to uncover the truth. Renee in the video, spent twenty-two minutes experimenting with the program. Schoenfield states, “You master mathematics if you are willing to try”. To be successful at learning mathematics, one must be persistent and willing to work hard for twenty-two minutes on…

As long as I can remember, I have always been astonished at the thought of life. What exactly is this thing called ‘life”? What was I placed on this earth to do? What all will I accomplish in my lifetime? These are just a few of the questions I ask myself quite often. I feel very lucky to have the life that I do. Not many kids get to grow up with the life that I am living. I thank God for that every day. Growing up, family has always come first to me. I know that my family would do absolutely…

Cads announces, “Okay class, we are going to be having a math test tomorrow. It will be on orders of operation. Not to worry, I will help you class prepare.” The whole class spent the day going over math, and every time I get picked to answer, I answered it correctly. It was lunch time, George was going over the math problems with John and Donald. George says, “Okay since I have to multiply a number by a parenthesis… ” George paused and wrote, “5 x 12 + (5 x 2) = 70” He had his friends check,…

As a junior in high school I created my own pet service business, Pennies For Puppies, in which I provide services such as dog walking, pet sitting while owners are on vacation, and letting dogs out or entertaining them while owners are at work; I donated all the money I earned to the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley animal shelter, the only no-kill animal shelter in my area, after falling in love with the animals there. I originally created the business to fulfill the requirements of a…

have a job. It seems as if I have been trained to consider only the future and never the present in order to work my way up to success. However, my introduction to a very particular rural area has prompted me to redefine my understanding of what a successful life should be. Comstock, Texas is a place my immediate family and I visit on a yearly basis in order to find peace away from…