Beach boys

learned many things about myself and how I should react in a situation like that one. The year was 2013 and my family were taking our yearly vacation that we took during spring break. That year it was Huntington Beach, California to be exact. The plan was to stay on the beach and have a fun and relaxing vacation. The first

down over her body. She sat for a moment, stared silently toward the driftwood clutched in her right hand. It was not a piece of a tree, but finished wood, nor old, nor deteriorated. Her eyes surveyed the beach reality struck her straight in the face. The pieces of wood that littered the beach, the one in her hand were from a shipwreck. She could not be sure, but inside knew it was the ship she had sailed. Where she is, how many survived, she didn’t know, but thankful she’s alive. Had she been

Pulau Blakang Mati, island behind dead, Singapore Looking at the old pictures in album, Jane found her memories of vacation she spend with her 4 friend in Singapore island called Sentosa, also referred as Pulau Blakang Mati (behind the dead) between local people. She learned that one night sitting on the sand with man she never seen before or after. He was not local, moved there with his parents when his father was stationed there before Singapore got independent from United Kingdom. He moved back

Myrtle Beach! I was so excited for the trip and couldn’t wait to put my foot in the blue, cold, salt water. After the like 15 hour drive we had just suffered through I was expecting a pretty great trip. We drove down the road and saw all of the familiar places like the Tanger mall, surf shops, Krispy Kreme, and even more of our favorite restaurants. I started to recognize the details that just seemed to tell us we made it to our destination. Like the palm trees, warm weather, beach smell, and

Lake Superior The cold soft sand in between my toes feel unique as I walk down the beach. The crisp air came off the lake as if it were an air conditioner blowing in my face. The sky is half full of clouds, as they pass the sun my arms fill up with goosebumps. The chill goes through my body like an electrical shock. When the sun is not covered by the puffy cotton candy clouds, there is a heat sensation on the top of my head indicating that it is midday. Although my prediction of the time is

Our story begins like any other love story out there. He is a country boy lives in the Midwest of the states, and I’m a city girl was born in Vietnam. One day, he decided to follow his dream, and move to Vietnam, and at the same time I had to leave my country to go to the states with my family. On that summer day in Vietnam, we ran into each other at the airport. A guy with the deep voice, looked into my eyes and asked if I was okay. Suddenly, my heart beat faster and I lost my mind for a second

it was our place, our river. It was a simple place, no paved or asphalt roads for the commotion of busy traffic, no tall buildings to block out the sunlight, no sense of time to feel rushed or anxious, no effects from the outside world. It was a beach on the coast of Lake Sakakawea called “Little Egypt.” I grew up on a small farm just east of Williston, ND, which is located on the far western side of the state. This area of North Dakota is well-known for its beautiful badlands and rolling hills

Sugar, spice, and a lack of thinking twice; young love proves to be the most innocent and fickle of encounters. The surf is always up in the latest Disney original sand sock-hop, Teen Beach 2. Viewers are invited to ride the crashing waves of a mildly emotional relationship alongside the main characters Brady and Mack. Though a bit on the shaky side, the tides of the relationship rise and fall into a steady, still rhythm of the develop-decline-growth cycle, through a mutual understanding of the need

felt like something was telling him to go back to bed, but his body couldn't comply. Ghostly pictures of the past flashed through his mind like a film, distant yet clear and honest. As he let himself be engulfed by his memories, he found himself on a beach surrounded by his ally soldiers, fighting to take the enemies position up the hill. to his left side was a young man, barely hitting his 20’s if he was lucky. It hit him like a stone, immediately he knew he was at the Gallipoli peninsula.

Floppy haired, slouched shoulders, and timid 14-year-old boy who lacks social skills. This is a story about a geeky kid who finds his way through the places and people he encounters. Although the film “The Way Way Back” contains stereotypes of a “boy meets girl” plot, it captures a teenage boy trying to find friendship and a place where he belongs. Each character’s performance plays an altering role in Duncan’s life along with the significance of the places where he reconnects to the world and himself