Personal Narrative: Catalina Island

I had always wanted to try parasailing, but I never thought I would have the opportunity. When I was told I would be able to, I was thrilled. My friend Kenna and I wondered what it would be like to be looking down at the salty ocean. Would everyone look like tiny ants? Would I be chilly in the wind? We became jittery just talking about all the amazing things we would see. This was the morning I was going to fly into the sky like a bird.

My father finally spoke up and said abruptly, we are moving to California. I said what!. That answer moving to California, was almost equal to my uncle telling me "Your Sister Jackie is dead." I knew that my girlfriend, my anchor on earth was disappearing from my life. And now she was gone, 35 days after I lost my sister. My earth angle, I dreamed of being my wife was gone. I felt like I was having a nightmare and couldn't wake up, how could all this be happening to me. Despair sit like a stone in my stomach, like concrete boots dragging me toward what felt like my inevitable end. "I'm not going to make it. "I was in a state of melancholy depression.Laced with a fatal sense of my own wretchedness. I was fourteen years old and felt like I was

Entering Cal State Channel Islands was a momentous victory when it came to my acceptance. As a matter of fact, I sense I was going to improve my writing skills and be out with the old traditional habits taught to me in high school. My writing experience was identical to a metaphoric quote, “kill two birds with one stone.” The stone symbolize when I abolished the five sentence per paragraph policy. The two birds represented writing techniques and understanding how to express myself onto a paper. Unfortunately, the only English classes I have ever taken in my higher education were English 102 and English 103. Consequently, from what I can recall, I was intellectually and writing constantly about my opinions based on certain topics. When it came

Ever since I found out my softball team could make it to California for Nationals I knew this would be our goal for the summer. Now here is where the challenging part came in, we only had three chances to make it to California. We made it, we were lucky enough to make our goal in the third chance.

The Summer air is warm. Beacons of light peer through the canopy of leaves. Short green grass dances in the breeze. Foaming waves crash on the sandy shore. I can’t wait for our annual trip to Peak's Island.

When I was in the 12th grade I got the opportunity of a life time to go all the way to San Diego California with my FCCLA student organization. Coming all the way from hot a humid city filled Atlanta Ga, to beautiful sunny, beach covered California sounded like a dream.

One of my most enjoyable and exciting adventures was traveling to Destin, Florida. Walking on the extremely fine soft sand feels like paradise. Meanwhile, the sound of waves is crashing and the cool sea breeze brushes by. Along the beach stood a booth where tourist could register to go parasailing. My boyfriend Michael and I registered and anxiously awaited our turn. Suddenly, everyone was loaded onto a tiny boat in hopes of reaching a bigger boat out deeper. Reaching our destination everyone had to climb a rope ladder as it was moving with the rough waves. As they strapped us in, we prayed we could come back in one piece. As the boat slowly started to move I grasped the rope, realizing that an inch-thick string was the only thing between me

Outside the window it is storming and raining . I can hear the storm outside it grows louder as I try to sleep,but also I kind of enjoy the sounds that nature is giving me.Suddenly I jerk myself awake and find that I am sweating and on the floor. I say outloud, “I wish i were somewhere nicer like Hawaii ”.

It's the summer of 2014 and we're Finally taking our dream trip to Hawaii. It was about a year and a half ago When my mother’s friend marlin asked her if she wanted to come and visit her in O’ahu Hawaii where her husband was stationed at for the army. After that day my mother started saving money for the long trip to O’ahu Hawaii. If it wasn't for marlin We wouldn't be going on the trip that I have always wanted to go on.so at last it was time to go on our once in a lifetime trip to Hawaii.

Life on San Souci was terrific! There was no worries in life when I lived there. San Souci even means no worries. The people that lived on the island that I mainly remember are my Grandpa Jim, my brothers, my parents, and my best friend Kyler.

Catalina island has an exception to everything like playing basketball or even just taking a nice stroll on the beach. Now catalina gives you a verity of cabins to stay in for your stay you can either be on the beach or in the mountains looking on to the beach. when you get to catalina you are immediatly met by kind camp councilar who will show you all the activitys we can do and after were finished with all the activitys we have dinner. For dinner they a sufficent taste of food. After you have had dinner and cleaned up your area you have free time when you get free time you can do a veritiy of things such as basket ball or gaga ball. But when you finished and your ready for bed you should take a shower the showers are located inside the bathroom

I had an amazing summer full of crazy activities like babysitting my cousin, going to San Francisco and moving but the one trip I enjoyed the most was going to Hawaii.I enjoyed going to Hawaii because of its beauty, great weather, and picture perfect beaches, but also because it was the first I visiting there.To make matters even better, I was to travel with one of my great friends, Ellse. On the trip we did so many cool activities that even I have never believed possible like ziplining over Rainbow Falls,or swimming with the mantaray at night.

MUMMY SAYS THAT we are leaving Beechwood Island by the end of the week. Now that I have remembered everything, she thinks that it is the perfect time to head back home, and restart our disturbed lives.

Out of nearly 7.5 Billion people around the world, I would say I have a very unique background. I would consider my background to be unique because I have been introduced to multiple different cultures, traditions, and ways of life which has diversified who I have become. For 12 years of my life I lived in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands (STT) which is approximately 100 miles east of Puerto Rico. Living there has influenced me the most because of how many different cultures and ways of life I have been around growing up down there. Growing up I was exposed to the West Indie way of life which is being relaxed and loving life. Out of those many relaxed and loving life traditions in STT the two most influential traditions to me were

We woke up at 5 am When it was pouring rain to get on the cruise ship the ship was absolutely phenomenal. I’ll get into that at a later time. The first Island we went to is called Grand Turk In Turks and Caicos. Now this island we have already gone to previously so we knew what we were gonna do there. The second we got off the ship we took a half a mile walk down the beach to this place called “Jack’s Shack” where they serve THE BEST Jerked chicken and play music and serve drinks to you while you lay