Richard Florida

Reflective Essay This past summer -- 2016 – was beautiful, amazing, fantastic, and I completely loved every second of it. I say this because I did a lot of things in this long vacation like, buy shoes and wallets. Speaking of shoes, I wore yellow Adidas originals when I rode the airplane to do a parachuting activity. Meaning I jumped off a plane, which was really scary. We didn’t even plan to go parachuting, it just happened so suddenly. I hadn’t wanted to go, but I am glad that I did it…

It was the spring break of 2016, and I was ecstatic. It had been hot all week, but that was to be expected in the Cayman Islands. I had already ridden an airplane for the first time, been diving for the first time, and stayed at my grandpa's house for the first time. As usual, my grandpa was full of surprises. It was definitely going to be the spring break of “firsts”. “Let’s go to the dolphin aquarium! The kids would have fun with the dolphins,” he said. Of course, we all agreed to go. We had…

The summer of 2016 my family and I decided to plan a trip to Destin, Florida. My family and I then booked the trip for summer 2017 at our beautiful, amazing, and peaceful condominium called, Surfside. My family and I adventured out and did three activities while on vacation. We went snorkeling, parasailing, and to Shell Island in Panama City. My family and I decided to leave on a late Friday evening. We had driven all night and extremely exhausted even with all of us taking turns driving. I…

The beginning of the school year starts with students sharing stories of what they did during their break. Students go to school and work hard for one hundred eighty days with one goal in mind, summer vacation. Summer vacation is a time for students to escape school and have fun. With this in mind parents often worry about their children being stuck at home. Most parents must also find a childcare facility for when he or she is at work. It is a challenging tasks entrusting your children to…

our first family vacation! We went to Destin, Florida and to Pensacola, Florida. It was so amazing! All we did was relax the entire weekend. The best part about it was that the trip was very spur of the moment. We did not Plan for it at all. How cool is that? I never just get up and go so to us getting up and just going on our trip was very adventurous to us. I packed us up a few belongings around 9:30 on a Friday night and we were on our way to Florida. The Kids were so excited about the trip…

We departed this trip from my small town called New Site, Alabama. We left home at 8:00A.M. and arrived at Birmingham airport at 9:30 ; which took us an hour and half to arrive there, stayed there for 2 or 3 hour delay ,and departure for Miami , Florida to reach our cruise ship; it was called the Dolphin Cruise line, that I will never forget. As we entered the cruise they greeted us with warm, welcoming after the greeting we were accompanied to our lavish, and cozy rooms. It was so comfortable…

In these three passages; "Florida Waters Treasure Hunters" by Scott L. Key; "Weather Reconnaissance" by Harriet Jane Caldwell; and "Search For Ancient Civilization" by Juan De Los Santos, they all share a similarity. They share similarities of finding hidden treaure, also where and when storms are going to hit and ancient civilizations. But they also have differences like what tehnology they use to find those things. I think that in the passage "Search for Ancient Civilization" they…

The Burmese Python, which is an invasive species that rules the Everglades National Park, is extremely dangerous. According to Tarshis, “full grown pythons are the kings and queens of the Everglades” because they eat so much (8). These invaders cause so much pain and destruction. There were bird lovers in Hawaii, and they wanted the rats to go away from the fields. “The bird lovers ordered 73 Indian Mongooses from Jamaica. The plan that they hoped mongooses would help the rat population,…

Aptly-named Lakeland, Florida is home to thirty-eight lakes, the largest, Lake Palmer, covers 2,550 acres. When you ask a Lakeland resident where they live, they will likely tell you which lake they live near, not what section of the city where they reside. With the swan-filed lakes and parks surrounding the larger lakes, Lakeland has a unique, charming character. Population and Getting Around Home to approximately 100,000 people, Lakeland is between Tampa and Orlando, on Interstate 4. It's…

trip through Zephyrhills, Florida where you will find plenty of southern hospitality and fun things to do within easy reach. There are also a lot of homes for sale Zephyrhills, FL for those who are interested in finding an economical way to invest their savings. About Zephyrhills Zephyrhills is a part of Pasco County, Florida. It was founded in 1910 and was originally supposed to be a location for Civil War veterans to live and relax. It is located in central Florida and it is considered a…