Personal Narrative: Surviving Summer

I hate summer. I hate the disgusting wet heat that lingers the whole day and night. I hate that you can’t be anywhere near anyone without sticking to them. I hate that every summer I find new places I did not know I could sweat from. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. But . . .

My summer of 2015 was pretty amazing. I mostly played baseball, went to Helen, the beach, and a whole lot more ! This was one of the best summers I ever had .

I met Sam two years ago, through mutual friends. We were both invited to dinner by our friend Marissa, so we could meet her new boyfriend Scott. We hit it off right away, as we both had the same sense of humor, and both immediately hated her new boyfriend. We all decided to go out for a drink after our meal was completed, and over beers, we both listed the many things we already hated about Scott, although we had just met him. I normally don't click with people right away, so this was surprising. It didn't hurt that he was gorgeous as well. But, mainly we liked each other due to humor and mutual hatred of many things. He called me up the next day, and asked me if I would be interested in meeting for dinner later that night. I said yes

Once upon a time there were two twins, Summer and Winter. They were always up to date with current events but most importantly with each other. It may sound like they have an inseparable connection but society says otherwise. Existing in a time where the LGBT community is being dismissed by non-LGBT members really bothers Summer. Being born and raised in Atlanta was not always easy-going. The HIV rates are constantly going up with millennials not giving a care in the world who they exposed their body to. She cannot put herself in a place to be able to forgive the world and their horrendous riots. She is not able to forgive herself while she deals with monogamy, being that she has commitment issues, and is attracted to any living being that walk on earth. Winter always gets on Summer about her well being and what she does to her body. That’s the main reason why they haven’t spoken in months. Jamel (Winter’s Partner) has never met Summer and Winter is afraid he might do or say something out of line to her once they meet. His past is as hateful as

During a hot summer day in California my family and friends went to the coast to spend the weekend at the beach. The hotel we were staying at had a balcony that overlooked the ocean and the little town below. We could smell all the restaurants around us and it gave the room a nice aroma. Once we got settled we decided to go down to the beach and relax. We noticed quite a few people had the same idea we did and it was hard to find a spot to lie down.

My summer break wasn’t nearly as fascinating as some of my friends’ were. Many of my friends traveled out of Indiana and went to water parks, beaches, or went camping. I didn’t even leave Indiana. But I’d have to say that I did a few things over summer that I won’t ever forget. On the last day of summer, I realized that what I did over those eight-and-a-half weeks were things I would be able to tell as stories to my kids. My summer break wasn’t fantastic, but it sure was exciting.

The summer of 2015 was a good summer… it was one to remember for sure!!There wasn’t very many days when I had nothing to do. Over the summer I had tons of things to do. My favorite things to do where fair week, play softball and going to the lake. Sounds exciting right?

My initial plan for the summer was to finish all my summer assignments in the first two weeks so I can relax for the rest of the summer. I have already failed this goal because I haven’t touched any assignments due to all the lovely homework given by my early morning math course at MA. I am a indoor person so I rarely go outside during the school year. However, every summer my family and I take a two week trip to some out of state destination. This year we are going to Oregon to visit several National Parks. Because of my father’s deep love for nature, unless I persuade him to put other destinations in the schedule he never plans to go to famous places other than parks. So it is my responsibility in the family to google other places that we

Spring break! Always the time to lay and relax, but the deadlines are approaching rapidly that I can barely have some time do so.

What makes me most happy during the summer is traveling. Great distances or daytime trips, I enjoy every minute of it. I love to see new places, try new things, and meet new people.

This year was my fourth year working as a lifeguard at the Winner city pool. Every year I have worked, we only had to jump in for kids around three times the whole summer, and this year we jumped in over ten times. I had to jump into the deepest part of the pool, which is twelve feet deep and grab a little boy who started sinking after he jumped off the diving board. It was not hard because he was light and I could just grab his arm and pull him to the ladder but it was very scary, and I was a little shaken up afterwards. Also this year I did my third year of private swimming lessons. Usually I give around ten to twelve lessons a summer and this year I doubled that and had twenty-seven kids for lessons. Lessons were very hard to schedule this year since I was so busy so working at the pool and teaching kids basically consumed my whole summer.

Some summers pass by and you barely notice, while others make an impact you may never forget. It happened to me this past summer while I was away at Louisiana Technical College before my senior year of high school. I opened my apartment door on that first day and I knew this was perfect for me. The apartment, the gym across the street, the classes and the independence were all so perfect for me! Those 36 days I spent in what felt like a different world taught me priceless lessons I'll never forget.

Hi everyone, I will be talking about what I did this summer. This could take a while because to tell you I been on heck of a journey. Well with that being said let me remember want I was doing when school was let out!

Be Intentional: Summer is an awesome time to rest and reflect. It serves as a time to research and work to stay ahead of the curve in our practice. My goal is to be intentional with home life and work life. Keep each in their place and give each a sacred space of time. With a full first half of the school year ahead of me, like most busy

From elementary school to high school, my summers have consisted of intensive training to prepare for