Personal Narrative: Clearwater Marine Aquariam

I remember the trip like it was yesterday. It was the summer time on 2012, and it was very hot like summertime usually are. We took the trip 5 weeks before August because that was when I started school. The trip was for my mom, and aunts birthday because they like to celebrate their birthdays together every since they were younger. Their birthdays are close by each other, but not in the same month, and my grandma would always celebrate their birthdays together, so they stuck with that. The trip was planned for my mom, aunt, big cousins, and all of their kids to go, and we would go out to waterparks, and

I remember it like it was yesterday. It was one of the best birthday parties i've ever been to. Most parties are remembered for their incredible music and bounce houses that are super bouncy but I remembered it because it was the first time I tried a Rice Krispy treat. I must have been like six or seven years old and for some reason I didn't try them yet which is crazy, but when I did try them I entered a whole other Universe. I already loved marshmallows and I did eat the cereal by itself, but never with that combination. I must've ate all of the treats because as soon as we left the party my mom asked if I wanted to go to ShopRite. Of course I said for what I was tired from the party and my stomach was killing me, but then she said

I was standing in line with my sister and cousin waiting to get on the “Viper”. We were at Six Flags having already been in the long line an hour and a half. We all went on our favorite rides, then we decided to go on the roller-coaster. This was going to be my very first ever roller-coaster in my life. Then the roller coaster conductor told us to get on the coaster. I jumped in, put my seatbelt on and listened to the safety precautions. Then the conductor pressed the button and we were off.

I had a princess cake and some Disney princesses on top. Best birthday party ever. I remember going to a new school in 4th grade. I didn’t want to start school there but I ended up liking it very much. I’ve known my friends more than 4 years from Cedar Rapids. When we moved to Dubuque I ended up breaking my thumb. And I had to wear a cast for a month. For my 12th birthday we had cake and ice cream. And I’m doing other stuff too like HENNA!!!!!!! Might go to

I never seen as huge roller coaster and I knew that I wasn't going to ride it at all. As we came in my cousin already asks me can we ride the huge roller coaster I just didn't listen to him so that's what I did.

I remember my fifth birthday party just like yesterday, it was by far the worst birthday I have ever had. I had all of my friends over that I had

Since being old enough to understand, I knew that I wanted to help animals. I wanted to make a difference in the world, even if it’s just a fraction of a difference. It started off when I was just four years old, wanting to be a vet, taking care of animals who needed help and were abused. Seeing animals in pain broke my heart from a young age, and I was constantly dragging my mom into animal shelters trying to convince her we needed a dog or a cat. This morphed into me wanting to be a marine biologist, helping and studying endangered marine life. I love animals and want to help them as much as possible, but at that young of an age, I was still blind to a different kind of suffering. The people.

I would have to say that the most memorable moment would be when I had my Quinceñera. It was of great joy to get to be that age and to be able to spend it with my parents, since my mother would always tell I would be blessed to live to see you have your fifteenth birthday.

It was a water/boat ride, but still chain controlled. At the end you go down a very steep downhill and finish. There was no seatbelt, but there was a bar that went over your legs. I did not feel like it was very safe and only did it once. That was basically it for me because I couldn’t ride any other rides, except for the kiddie rides, which I was not going to ride. Then I went with my mother to go shopping with her, while my brothers were riding the bigger rides I couldn’t. we went to all the stores with here. Picking out little keychains, hats, bracelets, etc. my mom bought me a snow globe and a statue of a sting-ray (which I still have today) which was very cool to have. It always reminds me of the first time I ever went to SeaWorld.

I wanted to go back in line to go on it again but we had much more rides to go and ride on. we went to the batman it was really fast like I could barely see a thing. all I really saw were blurs. The dark knight was one of my favorite because it was really dark and i don’t know how to explain it but I thought I it was really cool because it was to dark to see where you were going so there were lots of twists and turn , raging bull was so high up and the drop was so scary I could see all the people walking around at the bottom. Then we went on the viper I really liked this one because I was so bumpy I would bounce up and down. And after that was The giant drop I was really scared of this ride because I was scared of heights so I didn’t go on this one and then we went on the X flight it was really fast and went in loops a lot on that ride it was fun. and some others that I don't really remember but after that my cousins had to leave so we stayed just a little bit longer we had to stop going on the big roller coasters and we had to go on younger rides like the little dipper or the fiddler’s fling, whizzer and stuff like that because my brother and sister were still

    My 7th birthday was the first birthday I actually celebrated with invited friends. Of course my parents were cheap and we had it at the park instead of places like funtopia or chuckee cheeses, but it was fine. Really it was JUST FINE! I AM NOT MAD! Just joking, I actually really enjoyed it. Most of the kids just came for the free pizza and goodie bags at the end, but didn't we all at one point. I remember one time a group of me and my friends went to this B- day party of a girl we all hated… and avoided her the entire time! Ahhh, the good old days where every kid was a bull, even to their fake friends, and no one got in trouble. Back to what I was saying, so my party was all yay yay glitter, pink, sparkles, etc. until my brothers came. Okay, so I have two brothers, one who is a year younger and one that's two years younger. You might think aww

It had been a beautiful morning and the boat, Grandeur of the Sea, was rocking from the waves. I could smell the fresh air of the ocean. All around me, people were hustling with their families to get ready for their excursions for the day. The boat had just arrived at Nassau, one of the islands in the Bahamas. We had eaten a big "all you could eat" breakfast. My family and I were ready to get off the boat, and head to our excursion to swim with dolphins. I was so excited to swim with dolphins, because I want to be a marine biologist. I've always felt a connect, and a love towards the ocean and the creatures that live within its glorious vastness. I love dolphins because of their gracefulness, and intelligence. I've always found dolphins playful, and curious manners fascinating. So, to finally get a chance to interact and swim with them was a dream came true. To get off the boat, we went through security, and then met our group outside of the boat. We rode on a catamaran, through the crystal-clear water to the beautiful resort on Balmoral Island. The ride to the island was breathtaking. I could see stunning coral reefs beneath the boat.

I also remember turning six. Mom and dad had taken me to Disney for the very first time. I was extremely excited to meet

One memorable day in my life was when my grandmother threw me a big surprise birthday party on my birthday which was Aug,19th . My party was at chuckycheeses by east point mall so my sister help my grandma out she act like we was going to the mall to go shopping and I was like no I don’t want to go shopping I want to go to chuckycheeses and my sister kept saying no your too old for chuckycheeses now I was mad. So she went to the mall and was walking around for like 2 hours I was like is this all we going do today then somebody call my sister phone and was like meet me a chuckycheeses so we got in the car and drove down the street .when we arrived at chuckycheeses it was empty like it probably was only like a good 10 people there.my sister friend came up to the car and was like lets go play so games and order some pizza so we went in the building .when we got in chuckycheeses all the people that was in there stop what they was doing and was looking at us like a celebrity just walked in the door well it was one me the birthday girl .so I sat down at a table while my sister and her friend went to order some coins and pizza but instead she bought a big cake out that said happy 7th birthday Karena all my cousins and my grandma and some other people jumped out and was

My most memorable childhood event was when I was 15 years old. It was the Fourth of July. A big family vacation a barbeque, over night stay and out of town trip to six flags, and I had a blast the night before me, my mom, sisters and brother packed our bags to stay the night over my cousin house in Goodlettsville ,Tennessee. She had the biggest house ever I thought it was a mansion; six bedrooms two an half bath, a swimming pool, a game/movie room with a nice big kitchen. It was something that I was not use, knowing that we stayed in a three bedroom based on an income apartment on the East side of Nashville.