“Walking on Ice” In the calm and chilling winter of the end of the year. My friends and I were walking back home from Friday prayer at the Masjid. We walked on down the road until we approached the river bank where it was arctic and barren along the shore. Suddenly‚ my friend had the idea of crossing the river to getting home faster seeking a new experience of adventure. I already assumed the situation could be a lot worse than that‚ but we shouldn’t live in fear‚ I thought. Before I knew it‚ I was
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Some people think that Haiti it is not a good country to live‚ that it Haiti has beauty in but it but those people are wrong. They never go a chance to live in this magnificent world that I live in‚ to experiment it‚ to see what’s on the other side of it. In my prospection‚ Haiti is a nice country beautiful with interesting historical facts. I see beauty in what I know is called Haiti today. As I stepped outside my porch‚ like any other day‚ to attend my morning quite-time. This day wasn’t just
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water a chill rushes through my body. Looking straight ahead I can see the rocky mountain range; the sun peeking through the tops; the dusty mess escaping in to the wind and all of the dirt bikers doing crazy tricks. Along the water mounds of people in inflatable inner tubes pass through the water‚ getting as red as lobsters and not caring about the risk of getting sun burnt. The smell of strong gasoline now enters my lungs; our neighbors getting ready to put in some jet skis in the water and
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Long Beach Island. The first time I went there was in 2007. The view from when you walk in there is the ground is covered in shells‚ there’s a big lodge with lots of apartments where people stay and a gorgeous dock with beautiful sunsets to see. Last of all you see the beautiful sand with the volleyball courts and people talking and kids playing and occasional dogs running around. When I was old enough to remember and do activities at Harvey Cedars it was an absolute blast for me. Two of my fondest
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Annie Normile 11/22/14 College Writing I Professor Liddle Exploring Authentic Experiences The ground beneath the stiff leaves is frozen. The cold‚ brisk air invades my lungs‚ I exhale‚ my breath visible. I step over fallen branches and get tugged on by thorny vines. The untrailed path I forge to the top of this mountain is steep and difficult‚ but worth the work to be a new explorer on the fresh‚ dewridden ground of this lonely mountain on this brisk morning
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The hot water pulsates on my back like a heart beat after a dynamic performance. My shower is over and my fun will soon begin. My girls called me frantically on the phone screaming about the hottest party in town and I am definitely going to be seen there. I search through my closet to see what I can wear. I pick out one of my favorites; it’s a sleeveless floral chiffon blouse. It has this beautiful pop art design of red‚ yellow‚ green‚ and purple flowers with a ruffled detail at the waist. It’s
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Beneath the Ice It was a cold snowy morning on the frozen shores of Lake Superior. I unloaded all of my ice fishing supplies from my truck and back my ATV out of the trailer. The ice was at least a foot thick by this time of year according to the people in town more than safe enough for the trip out on the lake. I gassed up my ATV and strapped down all my gear and headed out to my shanty. Trying to navigate in these conditions is very treacherous having only a general idea on the whereabouts of my
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For a guy who had just recently got used to waking up at 10 AM‚ and spending the entire day playing soccer and video games‚ it was quite a challenge to wake up at six in the morning and take the metra to downtown by seven. My visit to the Chicago History Museum was an opportunity to discover the wonders of history of one of the biggest cities in the world. The spectacular exhibits from all over Chicago offers a remarkable insight from the era of gangsters and mobs to the era of the city’s becoming
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Silver Bracelet It was selfish‚ I knew in that moment that it was selfish. My sister‚ Bridgette‚ was only six years old‚ and I took advantage of being only a year older than her. She was oblivious to what I was doing in that moment. We were at the arcade in the middle of July in Stone Harbor‚ NJ. We decided that after we were done playing all the games‚ that we would combine our tickets and split it. After about an hour‚ we came together to add up our tickets. To my surprise‚ she had won more tickets
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The Japanese say that each person wears three faces. The first face is shown to the strangers in the world. The second one is shown around close friends‚ family‚ and people one surrounds their self with. The last one is only shown to the mirror‚ where the true reflection of one lies. For me‚ these three faces are find better adjectives thick‚ heavy masks that I wear in my everyday life. From speaking Vietnamese to painting a portrait to competing a swimathon‚ these three faces are buried behind masks
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