Personal Narrative: My Trip To Honduras

The 4th day we were there a tropical storm happened, no one was allowed in the ocean pasted their ankles, so instead of swimming we went crab hunting, but because they would pinch our fingers we decided to hunt for seashells instead.

While I was a kid my family and I used to go on bike rides all the time to anywhere you could think of. We would go boating everyday in the summer. We would ski, wakeboard, go tubing and many more. Go tubing was one of the funniest memories I have boating because the thrill you get is unbeatable trying to hold on for dear life. Anothering thing we did as a family was go on vacation everywhere. The road trips were always fun because we would bring our dog turbo. The one trip that will never be forgotten is North Carolina. We go there every year with family friends and it will be a trip on go on with my kids.

We left after my parents got off work one night. Our camper was all packed and we were ready to set off on our journey to New Mexico. Before we got to New Mexico we had to make a stop at my dad's cousin's hose to get the jet ski and then we were on our way to Ute Lake. We finally got there late that night.

Everyday we ventured to the different beaches in San Diego, La Jolla, Coronado, and Pacific Beach. At La Jolla we got to see the fascinating seals, which smelled horrific, and you could walk next to them while on the coves. While we were at Coronado we relaxed on the beach, took a dip in the water, and played paddleball. Pacific Beach is where we had the most fun because that's where my sister and I spent most of our time and we got to boogie board and

Traveling can be enjoyable and frightening at the same time. Being from Honduras, my family would travel back in forth from the U.S. to Honduras every summer. Being able to experience living in two different cultures was a good experience and allowed for a more understanding approach of different societies and how the identity of the people living in those Society’s is unique.

“Mangos, mangos, 3 Quetzales !!”. This is the first thing I heard and saw on my trip to Guatemala this past summer. I saw a 9 year old barefoot boy struggling to walk through the busy streets of Guatemala carrying a woven basket that contained ripe and bright orange mangos inside of it. I turned around to my dad and said, “Dad look!! Oh my gosh!! Shouldn’t he be in school?”. My dad always told me about Guatemala and the continuous struggles that he and others faced on a daily basis when he lived there. For the first time I actually saw what my dad talked to about with my very own eyes. What I was seeing was crystal clear and not what I hoped to be a dream.

My family and I left for Panama city, Florida in June of 2011. The trip was so fun; we sang songs and laughed hysterically during the whole ride there. When we arrived we were all ready for the beach warm sand and it’s cool waves. We stayed at the beach until about nine and everyone prepared for dinner. Once everyone settled in we sat and ate dinner, as always the dinner was great with my family. Everyone talked about any and everything; we even cracked jokes on each other.

world we need each one another. However, sometime it’s better to make your decision alone. If you make your own decision you will be responsibility for your own mistake.

We came and checked in and we got our rooms. We were very hungry so we went to a fancy restaurant. Our experience there was very amazing. We went to our hotel room and changed into our bathing suits. Into the ocean we went. It was a little bit of a walk, but it was worth it. We swam the whole day and eventually it got to nighttime. Then we moved on to our nightly

Every year we try to do some type of activity or to go see something that we have not seen before. We have tried surfing, paddle boarding, and boogie boarding. We have such a great time as a family doing these activities that it has become a contest to find new and different things to try out. Our most favorite activity has been paddle boarding and we make sure we do this every year. This year was no different.

Sometimes in life you don't understand what you have until you see others who don't. I was with my family in Honduras, which is a very poor country. As we drove to my abuela's house on the side of the road hundreds of people were living in tiny huts even what appeared to be cardboard boxes. I learned that I benefit from giving back.

The past two semesters have been difficult for me. Around the end of October my mother travelled to her native country, El Salvador, to be there supporting my aunt through her eye surgery. It had been 20 years since my mother had visited her country and seen my older brother she left back in El Salvador. Three days into her trip my mother got really bad of health, she had fainted in shock and would not eat nor drink anything. Later on she was hospitalized in a hospital; the doctor stated that she could not come back by herself. I, as her daughter, was the designated person to go pick her up. Before leaving I indicated to my professors that I had a family emergency and that I would be traveling out of the country. So I traveled to El Salvador

We also swam a good distance into the surf and then climbed a huge rock formation. From there we jumped into the ocean. It was very scary however very exhilarating once we were submerged in the cold Pacific Ocean. The waves were gigantic and very fun to swim in. We then returned to our rental car and began to drive around the island. Our next stop was the Dole Pineapple Plantation. We were able to tour the pineapple fields and learned how they were grown, harvested, and processed. We learned at that time the Pole Company were planning to relocate the pineapple operation out the State of Hawaii. This decision was sad economic and employment news to the state. After we left the plantation we then began to drive around the remaining part of the island. Our last stop was to tour a live and active volcano which was very exciting.

As the Honduras trip slowly approaches, I cannot help but think of what I will come across during this adventure. I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to even consider making this trip. I chose this program because it allows me to complete seven credits in three weeks. This is amazing because not only will I be taking two courses but I will also get an experience of a lifetime. Being able to take these credits during the summer means that I am able to fit in some of my minor courses this coming year. This also means that I will get the chance to et ahead on my major classes so the I can further focus on completing my minors. I also chose this program because it was going to give me the opportunity to observe a bilingual school setting.

Firstly, I went zip lining which was my favorite out of all. Luckily, down by the hotel I was staying at, which was Sea glass Tower, there was just the place. I had asked my parents a few days earlier if I could go and they gave me permission to go with my brother and cousin, Jessica. So, sense it was not too far from Sea Glass Tower, we decided to walk to give us a little time to actually think about what we were doing. When we got there we decided to go through with it and payed