A Life Changing Day On My Life

My mom left earlier that morning to go to work at a local nursing home near downtown. I was at home watching for the house anyways because it just so happens that at that time the basement was flooding every time it rained lately. Now that I look back at it maybe it should have been a sign. No body really knew that there would be this major flooding until about just before mid day the city put out an emergency broadcasts. Not too long after my mom called and the flooding had already started in the basement and in her area. Although, it wasn't too bad to drive in she said so she was going to get her patients to another location I believe she said and then come and get me. Until then she ask me to watch out for the house. That was really scary. I was confronted with this task that nothing could prepare me for. I was a 12 year old boy in charge of a house that is being

August 28th was like any other day, until something bad happened. My cousin Miranda had spent the night before to help with my sisters baby shower on the 28th. I woke up that morning and Miranda was just waking up.

As I am writing/typing this journal based on a life event, which changed my outlook on life, I

No one knows what I went through; you were not in shoes during hurricane Maria. I was at my father's at house. I was sleeping in my room with my dog. First, I heard the wind going “Woosh! Woosh!.” When I woke up Maria was already here! Unexpectedly, my house got flooded. During the flooding, I had to grabbed the mop while my father went to grabbing towels to try and dry the water. I was worried about mother and sibling since I could not contact them. Eventually, I felt as if my house was a prison since there was not anything to do.

On August 11, 2016 it started to rain and it rained hard. The trees and leaves were shaking and all the around the city the people were in their houses seeking refuge. The dogs were barking as if to scare away the storm while the cats were inside hiding from the rain. There were no cars insights as if the people were under lockdown. The people were inside trying to keep the heat out and the ac running cold, while it rained. The ditches were trying to get rid of all the water they could. The ditches soon could not it no more so it started to flood and the people were at their windows frightened by what was happening; many had never seen a storm as relentless as this before.

Thursday afternoon my teacher told us a storm was coming and we were probably gonna still go to school. The rain started pouring and it wouldn’t stop. It turned out that this storm was coming from Hurricane Harvey. Tons of water began to fill the streets in my neighborhood; I had never seen the water rise so high because of a storm. Friday night I received a video of my aunts house. Water entered her house flooding it up to her thighs, my baby cousins room was filled with dirty water. I was afraid for many reasons, this was happening to one of my family members. My aunt has a daughter that recently won a battle against cancer and the fact that dirty water got into her room scared me. She is only 3 and could easily get sick, but thank God my

My life drastically changed on March, 23 2011. I didn’t think it would result in something this extreme, but I guess I was wrong. It was just a stupid party for my friend Alyssa, because she had finally turned 18. SHe wanted it be something extreme, because she finally became an adult, but I doubt that was the

I shot up and did my morning routine. We left at around 10 A.M. It was going to take an hour to get there. As long as it’s out of Savannah. On the way, I saw a sign in the woods reading “free hugs”. I’m not going there. We also went in 2 cars due to people and luggage. My mom’s friend and her family was also coming with us in another car. When we got there and unpacked, I felt so relieved to get away from Hurricane Matthew. I immediately looked for the wifi password. There was five families there. It was like Thanksgiving. I was a little nervous about the type of damage that would happen to my house. It was not boring. I had lots of things to do. My friends were there. We watched Netflix, played poker, and played other games. It was fun there, I forgot all my worries. I stayed there for 3 days, I think. In total, 23 were put in that 2-story house. My cousin brought his 2 parakeets. I didn’t completely dodge the storm. I still got rain and hard winds where I was, but I was safer

It was one life-changing experience I was seven years old when I became grateful for the things that I had. I remember packing for this big trip my parents were planning for a year now. I precisely recall my mother telling me to go through my closet and pick clothes I did not use to give away, I didn't know why, but I didn't ask, I just did it. As the day got closer I remember my parents had accumulated a great amount of things to give away. I quite didn't understand why they were gathering so many things and for what reason.

Luckily, the place where I live at didn’t flood, but some of the area where my other relatives live at did. I saw both of my parents pull out their phones and start dialing both of my grandparents and ask if they were alright and if they needed anything. “ no, no, we’re fine. Do you need anything from the store?” Is what I heard both my grandparents say to my parents. Later on in the week the rain had stopped pouring and the sun started

A life-changing event is not something to be taken lightly. Throughout our lives, we encounter many obstacles and changes, some of which bring us joy and excitement, others of which may be hard for us to handle. When I look back on my relatively short life, it may, at first, be hard for me to think of an event that has truly molded and shaped the person that I am today. I have encountered several changes, but at the time, they felt like mere speed bumps along my path. Looking back now, it is easy for me to see that these changes were not by chance, but were placed in my path to form the person that I am today.

August 2011, the most special and most meaningful year of my life started off. I got to know students from different countries during the year in the United States. Besides broadening my horizon, I also tried to show and explain to my new friends how beautiful and wonderful our culture is. I believe I have become a person who is more independent and mature. I can now face my own flaws and make amends of my mistakes. Besides facing my own flaws, I am willing to face all kinds of challenges in my life.

Everyone has that one experience that makes them look at life with a new set of eyes. My life changing experience happened a little earlier than most. It was the summer before first grade. We had gotten an exceptional amount of rain in the past months even though it was summer. I did not notice, though, because summer was every six year old's favorite holiday, next to Christmas and their birthday. My summer was supposed to be like any other but it quickly took a turn. For the best or for the worst? That is debatable.

Everyone has their moments. The ones that are happy, sad and ones you’ll never forget no matter how hard you try. The most important day of my life was my high school graduation. I had many emotions, the place wasn’t very welcoming, but the overall experience was great. I’d do it all over again.

Growing up my parents would always teach my siblings and I to be the best we could in anything. Whether we liked it or not my siblings and I would always do things to our best ability. I was about seven years old when all of us started to realize that things at home were changing. My older siblings knew exactly what was going on at the time and would always tell me something to just make me go away, or to think that nothing was going on. I thought about my life at that time, every good thing that happened to me was a blessing. Having a mother who would wake my little brother and I to some good breakfast, she would walk us to the bus stop every morning, and we would pray that the day would be great. Life then was fantastic, not too many worries other than how many cavities I would have at the dentist. Shortly after I turned 8 years old, I could see a change in my parents. They weren't how they used to be. I would come home from school and not find my mom at the bus stop waiting for me, I would come into the house and see men in suits. As a child I didn't know what was going on, but when I saw my older sister cry, I was terrified. No more than a couple days went by and my sister told me what was going on. She told me there was nothing to really worry about.