Winter Break Research Paper

Winter break of my eighth grade year my parents decided to go on a cruise. We would go on the cruise and visit Progresso and Cozumel, Mexico. I was less than excited because I did not want to lose wifi. I know I was a vain just fourteen years old. The port was in New Orleans so we ventured the eight hour drive to the port. We arrived and the luggage checks took forever. The lines were so long and I had just been in a car. I was already mad and then we took a family picture and I looked a mess. I became angry that we had to take our I.D. picture too. I wanted to look my best. I know I was a vain just fourteen years old. We get to our cabin and turn on the T.V. and there was breaking news. We were on the ship the day Sandy Hook took place. I was in utter shock. I still

remember that moment when I realized how tragic the events were. We set down our bags and toured our crammed courters.

I had just got my camcorder for my birthday, so I filmed everything I saw. My family and I went up to the top as we watched the ship sail off. They pushed us off the dock and we said our bon voyages. The first day was a sailing day at sea. I was used to the thirty degree Tennessee and now we were in seventy degree weather. We lay out on the deck and I swam in the pool. Dinner was my favorite part. You can order whatever your heart desires and the dessert was splendid. Though the dessert cleansed my sweet craving I enjoyed the bread just a little more. The French bread on the cruise is the part I miss the most to this day. The first port day arrived and our adventure was touring the Mayan Ruins. I was an unhappy child, so I was not amused with the tour. It was extremely hot and we just looked at these pyramids. I was uninterested for sure. My favorite part of the tour was being able to swim in this hole. Apparently the hole did not have a bottom from what scientist have found. There were the little menos who sucked your feet. It felt weird, but the water was refreshing. Our last port day was in Cozumel. We planned to go zip lining and

snorkeling. One of those was a horrible idea. They drove us to a shopping center where for an hour or so we were able to find little items. Then, zip lining was next. I was so excited. It turned out we were not zip lining in a forest, but instead on a zip lining course. I was still pumped and it took so long to set it up. The zip lining adventure took no time at all. It was like a flash because the course was short. Most of the time you spent waiting for your turn. We hopped in a cab and they took us to a resort where we went snorkeling. This was the bad idea. There were not professionals helping; they gave us the equipment and you did it on your own. I did not enjoy it because it was hard breathing through the tube. I instead just looked at the baby Barracuda. You could swim and play beach volleyball. We took to the hot tub and used up most of the time there. It was a beautiful cruise for amateurs. We defiantly learned our lesson: less adventure, more cruising.