Road trip
Beginning of summer 2013, my family; which includes my mother, aunt, little brother, and myself, decided to take a trip to Texas. During our little vacation we went to Dallas and met the people off of Gas Monkey Garage, the TV show,and got pictures with them as well, they all smelled fantastic, like fancy cologne. Also we stopped at a mall in Dallas where they have a ice skating rink! I’m pretty sure we need malls with ice skating rinks in Utah! Anyways we ended up leaving with 6 pairs of flip flops from a little shop that reminded me of Hawaii. We went to Galveston Texas and rode a four person bicycle on the street next to the ocean, also in Galveston I learned how to catch little crabs with a net and a piece of bacon, we went to an amusement park on a pier; not just for rainbow flavored dippin’ dots, but also for the insane roller coasters that go over the ocean. While in Texas I learned many
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things other than catching crabs; I learned how to change the belt of a truck with my aunt’s, father in law,which mainly consisted him telling me “Rivers, hand me that tool closest to that wrench,” how to create new desserts with pecans and pretzels, and how to feed seagulls off of a ferry. I even tried fried pie, which by the way is very delicious and smells like heaven. The whole experience was just amazing to me. Never in my life have I felt so open, and excited. My favorite part of the whole trip was going to the beach, my whole life I have had the strongest connection to the ocean; it makes you realize how small you truly are. And while standing next to the ocean I am bereft of all tension and negative feelings, I feel like that is where I belong. I don’t know what exactly about the ocean I find so intriguing, perhaps it is the salty yet fresh smell, or the way your hair curls in its own fancy way, I just love it. Texas was a blast, but also full of little embarrassing moments, for example: as soon as I got out of the car on the ferry, a seagull pooped right down the front of my brand new shirt! It was pretty hilarious. Or the time where my mom almost stepped on a toad because she thought it was just a leaf. But I think the funniest moment was when I was scratching my brothers back and I found a tick on him, I tried to tell my mom quietly so it wouldn’t scare him, anyway my mom tried to tell him it was just a flat bug hoping that he would believe her, till my aunt’s mother in law, Momma D insisted that it was really a tick, she didn’t understand that we knew that and we were trying our best to not make him worry about it, it was incredible. My best memories have been with my family, those times I get caught in the moment and make a complete fool out of myself are the moments I live for. My aunt’s, mother in law’s house is where we stayed, there were train tracks fairly close, and during the night you would hear them pass, blowing their whistles and whatnot, but it made me feel alive, also we would walk down to the train tracks and put pennies on them to create our own smashed pennies, then the next morning we would go back and collect them.
Right after you hear the trains you would hear the grandfather clock in the living room *tick tock, tick tock*. That trip is also the same trip I met my cousin Vera for the first time, you know those awkward greetings, for example where you both just stand there awkwardly not knowing what to say so you hide behind your mom trying to escape the nonexistent conversation? That is the opposite of what happened, we automatically became good friends and it started with a simple “Hello”. On our way home we had this conversation of everyone saying a quote off of the movie Shrek, I said “On the road again”, then my mom said “We can stay up late, swapping manly stories, and in the morning, I’m making waffles!” my aunt responded with “Well she’s married to the muffin man..” then my brother finished it with “Hey, don’t look at me, I didn’t invite them.” In conclusion even though our road trip to Texas had some minor bumps and bruises, it was one of the most memorable experiences of my life, and one day soon I hope I can go back there again and try to relive
those moments.
El Paso, Texas is a relatively large city with a small town attitude. It is one of those cities that grows on you. I embrace the laid back lifestyle and bi-cultural environment - it’s given me an opportunity to develop a unique bicultural identity that influences my motivation to succeed. Especially, being the daughter of an immigrant that upholds Mexican culture. The majority of the population is hispanic, which gave me the sense of mexican traditions that I would share with my family in Mexico. Growing up bilingual ironically provided me comfort in the community. Also, the efforts of the community are being made to modernize and improve the city.
For years I’ve been planning a family vacation but had never decided a pleasant and fascinating place to visit. A lot of people relate the adventures in San Antonio for tourists. To mention a few, The Riverwalk, Sea World, Six Flags Fiesta, and The Tower of the Americas are the main attractions that would be perfect for a family trip. I was so enthusiastic and explored more into it. I gave my family the great news of going and exploring this amazing city on our own! San Antonio offers the best of attractions and activities in all Texas! Whether you’re looking for popular entertainment for the whole family or to spend time with your friends, I was so positive I had made a superb decision!
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Third, we left Friday on December 29th, 2017 to Nashville for all the family to meet up the next day to leave for the trip. My mother and my sister and I left one day early to stay with our grandmother and uncle until the rest of the family came so we could leave for our trip. On the road to Nashville, we listened to music such as R&B and Hip Hop. While we were sitting in the back of the car, we laughed at some jokes my mom was telling us and listened to some stories she told us. My sister and I were taking pictures in the back of our hair because, our mom just did
Thud the car door shuts once we have all of our luggage in the car and then we started our long journey south to Dolphin Island, Alabama.We were not the only car on the trip we were accompanied by our cousins and uncle and aunt, I would say we made about 10 whole stops on the way down from northern Michigan because of the two babies it only takes me and my dad three when I go to Florida to visit them but after the 10 stops and 21 hours of a foul smelling van because my sister got car sick we finally arrived at our beach house that was on twenty foot high stilts.Once we got to the island we unpacked and hung out on the beach for an hour and then went to bed because it was
Have you ever been on a trip that you knew from the start it would be the best? I have been on many trips in my life, but one has stood out to me and I am sure you will understand why after you hear about it. The start of the day was just like any other, wake up, go to school, come home from school, but then the ned was different. I was in fourth grade and after dinner my parents surprised my brother and I with a trip to Alaska! It would be a cruise, the first ever cruise I would be on. When my mom and dad told me about this trip a smile popped on my face and I jumped a little as I mumbled, “Really”? My family was going to go on the cruise with my Grandpa, grammie, Aunt Alice and Uncle Jerry, these people were from my mom’s side of the family.
Journey to the Lone Star State What is it like in the heart of Texas? Well, it is mostly hot more than it is cold down there. There are a bunch of cool things that have incredible like seeing horses, driving past stadiums where sports teams play or going to concerts. But that is not why Texas is my favorite vacation, the reason why Texas is my favorite vacation because I get to play sports, take airplane rides, and most importantly, visiting my family.
The year before kindergarten, my family went on a road trip. We went to Mall of America in Minnesota. My mom used to do Creative Memories so we had to go to Minnesota for her showcase. We picked up my cousin Mark, and we were on our way. We went to a huge hotel with a pool slide that looped in and out of the building. The pool was also very large.
In 2015 we took a trip out to San Diego to visit family, while this year we visited Pensacola for no reason other than just a vacation trip. Let me get started with our updates: Family Another year past and so much happened so what
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Some of my best family experiences were on family trips, but sometimes it was not in fact the activities at the place we were going but the journey there that held the learning experiences. Most of the family trips that we take are over eight hours long. There are many things that come from being in a cramped car for that long. One of which is you get bored unless you talk to other people, so that’s what you do. Sometimes you can find out a lot about a person by talking to them for that long, even people that you thought you knew completely. On one of my family trips my brother told about a time that his friend almost suffocated on a snow caving trip. It happened when they were crushing in the snow caves and it wasn’t working, then the last time that his friend tried jumping on it, the ceiling broke through and he was stuck halfway with his face buried in snow. My brother finished by tellin...
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My most memorable family vacation took place two years ago. We went to Corsica, a French island situated in the south of France right next to Italy. I remembered waking up early excited to visit this new land. Used to take long flights, I was surprised to arrive to the destination after a one-hour flight. Even though the flight was short for me, it was stressful for my mom, she has never felt secured in a plane, probably due to the fact that she is afraid of height. When finally arrived at the destination, the dry and warm weather was there to welcome us. We all felt relief, and knew that this was the beginning of the summer. Excited, we had a lot of activities planned for the few weeks, me and my father could not wait to dive in the clear
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