What a Long Strange Trip It's Been

this week.” “Yeah,” answered Samuel, “That would be great.” “Alright,” answered Jan, “I’ll see you then.” The alarm rang at 3:00 A.M the next day Samuel woke up, and once again slipped on his shredded slippers. He started to dress for the trip that day, and for relaxing he picked out a comfy tee shirt, a pair of jeans, and…

but no heat. After my mom and dad divorced, my mom, sister, and I moved in with my grandparents in Groton Long Point. For me and my sister this was a big switch. We went from living in a two room house to a house that could sleep thirteen comfortably. Changes like this in my life have made me realize that the economic divide between the rich and poor is large, and that the rich are getting richer and the poor aren 't having much progress. But also that money does not necessarily equal peace of…

It’s strange, ever since I first woke up I never realized just how enticing frozen water really was. I mean. . . I guess, I have always kind of had this pull towards ice every since I first tried it with a couple of friends of mine, but it wasn’t until saturday morning that I didn’t want it. I needed it! I’m scared, I messed up. I should have never tried to fit in, but now that I have, I’m hooked. Now it’s all I can think about. Shaved ice, ice cubes, ice flakes, gourmet, half cubes, and even…

In John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath we learn of a long and strenuous journey by the Joad family. Then of course in How To Read Literature Like a Professor the title of the very first chapter is "Every Trip is a Quest" which is indefinitely expressed throughout the entire book of The Grapes of Wrath. The theme "Every Trip is a Quest" can be a common theme through any journey or trip in life, whether a literal trip or a personal journey throughout daily life. In The Grapes of Wrath one can…

Link observe the sun sink onto the horizon, " Do you feel a strange sadness as dusk falls? They say it is the only time when our world intertwines with theirs... the only time when we feel the lingering regrets of spirits that left our world long ago" Both are listening to the spring’s slow stream of water. Link closes his eyes and begins to imagine what Rusl is saying. “That is why loneliness always pervades the hour of twilight.” Rusl begins to describe the tale of the twilight realm. "It is…

Suzan Ramirez Skid Row Reflection In discussing skid row I felt like I was looking at things from two different perspectives. I felt as if I was two different people viewing one thing and reacting differently. There is this idea of double consciousness and I never understood what that felt like, but on this trip I felt that. It felt like I was viewing it from the perspective of my peers but then I was viewing things from the perspective of what I know. I will be talking about not only what…

A Nightmare on Edgehill Road When I first selected The Nightmarys by Dan Poblocki from the horror section in the media center, my immediate reaction was, “Oh great, another tacky story about creepy girls that kill people while they sleep that will scare you even though it’s kind of stupid, have fun going to sleep tonight, Charlie!” I soon, however, realized that my first assumption was wrong; The Nightmarys, although being slightly difficult to follow, is actually a well-written, meaningful…

After sinking my teeth into this enjoyable literary text and analyzing the characters more closely, I am left with a key life lesson that’s worth mentioning. When people disagree and have conflicting opinions, whether they are family members, friends, or even total strangers, it’s usually best to be open and honest about it rather than letting anger get the best of us. If Izzy and her mom had just taken a few moments (and several deep breaths) to lay all their thoughts about moving for the…

In 2014, and the year I was fourteen years old, coincidentally, I went on a long trip out of the country. I visited four countries if I remember. It was England, Netherlands, France, and India. Some of this trip was for tourism purposes and some of it was just for meeting family and having a great time. So the first place I went to was London, England. I remember arriving into London Heathrow Airport and having such a great feeling of excitement. It’s been such a long time since I visited London…

cultures, view vistas and form friendships that will create life-long memories, but you’re also kinda hoping you’ll get a bit of loved-up action as well. You’re only young once, right? Holiday romances have often been referred to as the ‘swine flu of emotions’. That’s because travelling can be a surreal experience, where you chuck all sense of reality and reason out the door and embrace the delicious anticipation of a whole new world of newness. Including new could-be amours. But before you…