Since childhood, I waited all year for December to arrive, because I was free from school, and family would come over to my house. My aunts and mom would cook together and prepared the grandest dinner of the year. One bite of that Christmas meal filled me with joy. December 24th of 2010 was the last Christmas Eve dinner that I celebrated with my entire family in the Dominican Republic before I moved permanently to the United States. I remember it like it was today. The sweet and sour aroma from…
Where will I be in ten years? This is a question I often reflectively pose to myself. How can one simple question, containing just seven little words, be full of such endless possibilities and outcomes? Ten years ago, I would not have said that I would be a full time student, on my way to earning a degree in Sociology. Ten years ago I was still in my career of choice, truck driving. One could say I was just “spinning my wheels”, so to speak. A truck driver is certainly not something I had…
We all have that one family member that’s makes a negative impact into our own life, well that’s my aunt Rosa, I would like to express couple scenarios in a form how she has shown me since a kid her ugly personality. She has a strong aggressive character by this I mean she doesn’t take no for an answer neither commands from anyone. The main reason I say she has an aggressive personality is because she has changed my perspective of pursuing my college career path in New York City as I always…
Christmas Day started out like all the others we have had in the past 5 years. Dillon and I had been on our own, since his oldest brother moved out, and went on to college several years earlier, and Jonathan, the middle son, had joined the Army the year prior. Robert and I just started dating in May of 2010, but he was with us on Christmas morning and my heart was so full, I thought it would surely burst. We opened our gifts, tearing the paper off, just like little children. Christmas is by far…
At the beginning of my Christmas break, I was sitting by a smoky, hot fire with some hot coco with marshmallows in it with a warm blanket on a cold day.On the second day of break, I was riding my four wheeler drifting on the icy roads trying to go get more wood for my family's fire at my grandma and grandpa's house .But when I got there and there was a big puff of smoke in the back and it smelled like a fire so I ran back there, but it was just my grandma and grandpa making a fire so they could…
Every year on Thanksgiving, before having a Thanksgiving. I have a friendsgiving with my family and my mom’s friends. I love this tradition because I get to be in a place full of people i love and in return love me. Annually, on the Monday before Thanksgiving, my mom and her friends get together to see who brings what. Usually, I am in charge of making mini pumpkin pie cupcakes and I also help make pies from scratch with my aunt. Usually on the Tuesday I go to the store with my mom and her…
On the night of March 12th, 1942 my family and I were sound asleep. Suddenly, the door crashed open and we were awakened by four discordant German officers. Leaving all our precious belongings behind, we were forced to board the cattle cars of a train. Terrified, my family along with hundreds of others were crammed into the overflowing railroad cars. Fear filled all our eyes as we realized our gruesome destination was Auschwitz, the largest concentration camp in Europe. I'll never fail to…
hotel for the conference will receive a discounted rate just for choosing to book with Hilton rather than a third party. Furthermore, he then leads into the Hilton Honors loyalty program. He wasn’t sure the exact percentage the Front Desk was encourages trying and reaching each month. He guaranteed to find out the percentage and email me following the interview. He did express the benefits each tire of Hilton Honors member received. He was proud to clarify they are one of the few hotels who…
Introduction The largest casino hotel in the world is The Venetian Macau. “This casino hotel is so huge that you could fit 90 Boeing 747 jumbo jets into it” (Rechtig, 2009) Square feet: 546,000 Gaming machines: 3,000 Table and poker games: 870 Restaurants and bars: 24 Hotel rooms: 3,000 CITATION A casino hotel is composed of casinos with accommodation provided in a local hotel. Customers can enjoy of both buildings at once. Since the casino and hotel located in the same premises, guests at…
For years and years families and friends have gathered together to celebrate holidays with each other. These are the times that people hold near and dear to their hearts. They cherish each memory that is made at these festivities for the rest of their lives. Christmas and Thanksgiving are the two most commonly celebrated holidays in North America. These two holidays are set apart by many differences. Traditions, purpose of the holidays, and the decorations are three points of contrast. Some of…