Personal Narrative: My Trip To Catalina Island

While, my mother has also been a significant individual in my life, my grandmother has always been my confidant, someone I could go to whenever I was confused or needed guidance, and she always had the answers. Whether it was putting alcohol on a scrapped knee or lending a shoulder to cry on, I could count on her to be there during my most precious moments. The tough love has also

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.

There I was sitting in the tender, which has just set off from the Veendam, hoping not to

Traveling two thousand two hundred miles seemed like a stretch to many, but not to me. One brisk morning I jumped off the catamaran and ventured onto the most mesmerizing place I had ever encountered in my fifteen years of life. It was spring, two thousand and fourteen when I came to know Catalina Island, California. Everything seemed like it was in slow motion coming ashore. It isn’t enough for me to say I just saw Catalina Island, I felt everything that it had to offer. As I crossed over the pier I looked down and saw a school of fish fifteen feet below the crystal clear surface. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. They were rich in color and exuberant in their movement. I could imagine how unconsciously free

Imagine laying on a private beach right now in California. You’re sitting in a comfortable lawn chair with a front-row seat to the Pacific Ocean. You have waiters bringing you any kind of drink or food you want, and the sun is making you golden tan. Now, imagine the thrill you get while being on a roller coaster. The sun is beating down on you while you’re standing in line, but the wait for the exhilarating roller coaster is worth it. I got to experience all of this and more on my trip to Los Angeles, California. I went on this trip the week of my birthday, which is July 31, with my parents and my two sisters. My second trip to California was an unforgettable experience that was important due to all of the locations I got to visit, all of the knowledge I now have from this trip, and all of the memories I made with my family.

Trying to find memories is like looking for treasure. You look at the surface and see something mediocre, but you dig deep and find something cool, pretty, and meaningful. It took a while to think of a fond memory, but once I thought of some, it was hard to choose a favorite. Growing up I have had many great experiences in the form of vacations. Between going to Disney World, owning a vacation home, hanging out with my grandparents in Arizona, traveling to Canada and more. They all make amazing memories that I will forever cherish. The vacation spot we go to the most, though, is Wisconsin Dells. A few times I have been allowed to invite friends to come with. When I am allowed to bring friends, it is always a ginormous amount of fun. We goof off in the hotel room, play in the arcades, and swim in the water parks.

How is everyone doing and did anything change? Hawaii has very warm consistent weather, but I miss our home cooked meals and the different types of weather. Especially the springtime when the whole family would sit under the cherry blossom tree and gaze at the beautiful pink leaves as they would fall. 10 years ago, when I first arrived for my marriage, I thought the pay would be wonderful because there were so many rumors around the neighborhood and everyone was talking about it. I was excited that life would be like paradise and that is why I thought it would be completely fine to sign the contract that I didn’t even understand, to work here, but we were completely wrong.

Life in Hawai’i is a fascinating journey that has enriched me with knowledge and the audacity to pursue on to greater achievements. All the seventeen years I have been here has sculpted an individual determined and interested about life. Eager to explore the world around me, I seek onward to find a sense of contentment. High hopes and big dreams drive me to push on to a higher education. Family, friends and teachers encourage me to strive for excellence, without them I would not wish to discover the outcomes of one's hard work. Furthermore, I am grateful for my parents, closest friends, and a few of my dearest teachers that formed me into an astonishing person prepared for each obstacle I encounter. Therefore, I am most certain to attend Northern

In the year 1998 I was sent to Hawaii to serve three years Naval duty at the Makalapa base about two mile south of Naval Station Pearl Harbor. During my three-year stay there were many adventures, from swimming with sea animals to travelling to remote Island, but one weekly adventure always replays spectacular scenery to mind. Too earn extra cash I had a part time as a lifeguard and on Saturday morning I would always ride my bike from Ewa Beach to Pearl Harbor swimming pool.

I once had a fear, a fear that could break me down, a fear that would surround my whole body and squeeze the light light out of me every time I thought about it. Alone . . . or surrounded, my mind would subconsciously, repeatedly, irritatingly remind me that Death once said, "You have to believe in God like you believe in the sunrise. Not because you can see it, but because you can see all it touches." ~C.S. Lewis

I lived in Riverview till I was 3, the house was as small has a fly compared to the house we live in now.

It was our first time going to California. My family and I were very excited to go to California and it was our first time flying United Airlines, It was also our last. When we got to the airport, we waited for the plane and it took off a bit late due to mechanical problems. We thought that we would be fine for getting on the next plane, but we had to wait because Air Force One was in the air. Due to that, we missed our next flight in Chicago and had to wait about 6 hours, until 12:00 am to get to on our next plane to San Francisco. At this point I was as tired as a Marathon runner after running 3 marathons. This was the worst part of the whole trip because we were running through the airport just to miss our flight, and then we had to wait hours in the airport with the disgusting smell of McDonald's and airport Chicago dogs. We finally got on the plane and took off for San Francisco.

When me and my grandma got our tickets to go to California it was so exciting!!! We packed our bags to days early. It was hard to decide as we were packing so i had my grandma pack my bags for me that made it really easy. It was funny what we packed my packed me close to last a whole month, it was crazy. So we were done packing so we went to bed early because the next day we left. We were so excited it was hard for me to fall asleep but somehow, i managed to go to sleep. I slept on the way there it was a long drive so packing was pretty fun.

Like it was yesterday I remember my first vacation on a cruise. My Dad and I went on a three- day long cruise to The Bahamas. I had never been on a cruise, so it was a new experience for me. We needed to be in Tampa for our departure, so we drove the two hours from Orlando, Florida to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. My Dad and I used this time to talk, make plans for the trip and think about our upcoming adventures on the cruise.