accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family. (650) I just stepped off the school bus. The ground was muddy. The sky was gray. Rain was pouring down on my head like I was standing under a waterfall. I had only been at Algonquin Park for one minute and already, I missed home. This was to be a four day excursion where the class would learn about science in “the real world.” The plan seemed simple, learn…
. I took a road trip with my family to Pensacola, Florida in the summer of 2016. It was one of the best vacations ever. What made it really exciting is that it was a road trip with Street Made Motorcycle Club. There were over 20 bike clubs and 200 motorcycle riders that participated. My brother-in-law is actually in the club and he’s a bike leader. June 24 was the first day everyone gathered together to take the BIG 10 ROAD Trip to Florida. My family and I woke up at 8 o’clock in the morning…
on a road trip to Colorado with my church group. It was supposed to be one of the best weeks of our lives, and it was. We still reminisce about Colorado and talk about going back and visiting almost every single day. The experiences we gained while working with others is one that taught me valuable lessons. Up until I went on this trip, I was a sand-in-your-hair, sand-on-your-feet, salt water type of person. I could have lived on the beach my entire life and still never feel as if I’ve had my fill…
“What do you think?” I said to the man as he analyzed the car in my driveway. He was doing this for the past half an hour, asking every question there was to know about the car. I knew everything about the cars that I dealt with and I answered every question more confidently than the one before. This chat went on for another fifteen minutes and by this time I knew in my head, if he didn’t like the car, he would probably have already left. Finally, he said to me in an eager tone, “What’s your final…
by their side. Not I. I fight for freedom for a living. My heart is drawn to the hard work of freeing my people from the bonds of slavery. This time, my 19th trip, I agreed to bring eleven slaves that wanted freedom all the way to Canada. Their hopes and dreams of a life of freedom is in my hands, under my care. I am responsible for them. A life without beatings, whippings, and discrimination is our goal. As I sang the arrival song for my passengers, I knew I had an arduous journey ahead of me…
It was a hot beautiful summer where 6 friends wanted to take a road trip to Miami, Florida and stay the whole summer. Cody, Tracey, Blake, Stacey, Aaron, Rebecca were all grad students at southeastern university and were hoping that Miami, Florida would give their summer a great spark. The say finally came where they started loading up and getting ready to leave; all of them were very excited that they were speechless while loading up. Cody booked a hotel room for them so when they get there they’ll…
observed on my road trip to California during the summer of 2015. Once I arrived at Santa Monica beach in California my perspective and experience of my surroundings only became more fascinating to me. All of my activities that involved my surroundings were performed without texting or using social media, only the admiring of the environment around me and simple picture taking for memories and future reminiscing. My mind was overwhelmed by the drastic change in surroundings I was experiencing. My delicate…
event that stands out is the family vacation I took to Toronto, Canada. It took place in middle of the hot month of July in 2007. It was a family trip that I went on with my church, Brown Missionary Baptist Church. I had never gone on a trip with them before but was filled with so much excitement and anticipation as well as curiosity and being very nervous as time winded down. I guess it had something to do with me really getting to know my church members. You would think that we would want to travel…
we were ready for our stomachs to drop to our feet, adrenaline pumping. Then all of the sudden we were in a situation; death or survival? On one normal day of school my friends and I (Bri, Keishon, Chaniece, and Datasia) were sitting at the lunch table eating our food. Then Bri brought up the idea that we should all take a road trip to Six Flags. Keishon agreed, “sounds like a good idea to me.” Everybody else then agreed with Bri that it was a good idea. After school we all decided to meet at Bri’s…
2017. The road trip to Virginia Beach was a long drive the first and the second time going up there, but the drive back wasn't as long as the drive up there. While driving up there I thought the sights of everything I seen was beautiful because everything was so different and new to me than what I usually see in Rockford every day. My opinion on traveling for me is fun, I love going to different places I have never been before, and experiencing new things in new places. Let me tell you my experience…