Nicole Randall
Professor Rowley
English 101
11 September 2013
Description Essay When all the pressure and worries about life are on my shoulders, I always like to escape to Hawaii. Just by going here relieves me from all my troubles and stress. For me, going here once a year takes away my problems. When I stepped out of the hot, stuffy plane into the bright sunlight beaming down across the burning pavement, I felt excited. I heard the screech of the sea gulls and the chatter of the small fluffy birds in the trees. The Hawaiian sun beat down on my skin, warming my arms in its radiance. With my eyes closed, I breathed in the smell from a little white flower I found. I asked a little old lady with wrinkled skin what type of flower was this , she told me that this particular flower was called the tuberose. My friends and I push our way through the crowds of tourists at the market in the city. I saw many wonderful things. All of the tress had bright pinkish-red flowers. Also they were many tress covered with mangos, papaya, and star fruit. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The atmosphere is absolutely amazing and takes my breath away.
Randall 2 The water is cool and refreshing. The waves gently crash along the shore and roll back out into the sea. With that, I take a huge deep breath and plunge into the salty water. I swim deeper and deeper into the deep blue water. I swim to the top and thrust out of the water taking a huge breath, filling my lungs with fresh air. I could taste the strong salty water as it ran down my face and over my lips. The ocean dances beneath the sunlight which was sparkling on the rippling waves. The color of the ocean was a rich deep blue in some spots and in others a bright, aquamarine green. We drove down to a beach called Sandy’s. The warm sand squished under my feet. I stopped just before the water touched my toes. I stood there taking it all in. The sun on my bare white shoulders and the warm cozy sand beneath my