continent other than my own without my parent’s protection. Knowing that I was going to be far away from home‚ family‚ and friends for almost one month had me with my nails in my mouth. I anxiously waited for my departure day to come‚ days‚ weeks‚ even months before. When I got trapped in the subway‚ I realized it was the most unusual trip to Europe I will ever have. Marked in my calendar with an Eiffel Tower sticker‚ June 8‚ 2008 came in the blink of an eye. All of a sudden‚ it was my departure date
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short story “The Hiking Trip” by Unknown‚ the author shows many sides of Jeff’s personality and how his personality changes throughout the story. Jeff is a kid with different personalities; he is stubborn‚ scared‚ loving‚ and humorous person. The author describes Jeff as a stubborn because he refused to hike‚ he tells his father that he never wanted to hike with them‚ “I never wanted to come on this stupid old hiking trip anyway!” ¶1. He tells his father that the hiking trip was stupid and that he
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June 2003‚ my wife Yulia and I decided to take a vacation to England touring the country. We arranged the trip through a touring agency. With a group of 5 other adventurers we boarded a jet liner for the 8 hour trip to Gatwick airport in London. Upon our arrival in England we were met by Roy‚ one of our hosts and guide who made sure we and our gear were transported to the beautiful town‚ where we were to stay at a beautiful hotel. We were met by the manager‚ given our lovely rooms‚ and after
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The Bad Trip It was October‚ 2012‚ when my uncle Dan was diagnosed with stage four cancer. Everyone was devastated‚ cancer is bad‚ but stage four is the worst. Mom was crushed‚ Dan was like a dad to her. So she went up to Batesville‚ Indiana for as long as it took for him to get better. Sadly‚ he passed two months into his treatments. The family and I suspected mom would be coming home soon‚ but that didn’t happen the way we suspected. Mom was leaving and she wasn’t coming back. I couldn’t believe
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Trip to London Ketura Delisca Here I am sitting on the plane to London for the third time. I know‚ three is an awful lot of times considering how expensive tickets are nowadays. It’s just I haven’t been able to decide whether or not I am ready to leave everything behind. Everything ‚ as in my cute apartment‚ my adorable cat‚ and best of all my friends‚ the same friends who met me the first day of kindergarten; The same friends who helped me through thick and thin‚ from tying my shoes to making
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morning‚ I watched my parents watching me walk through airport security for the first time completely alone. It was odd not having parents to ask if I should take off my shoes or belt. Once I had gotten through airport security‚ I took my ticket and walked in silence to my gate‚ surrounded by fast food chains‚ news stores with blaring T.V.s talking about world and national news‚ bars‚ and bookstores. When I finally found my gate‚ I took a breath of relief‚ this was going to be my first time traveling
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Ashley Hicks Hendren ENG 101 Essay 1 A Trip to Italy Vacation and travel is a phenomenon which strikes a chord with nearly every human being on the planet. While true‚ there are many without the means to engage in such activity‚ there is little doubt that the primal urge to escape one ’s everyday surroundings strikes all but the most reclusive of people. There are many different locales to which one may escape‚ as well as a large variety of reasons for traveling. Be it sandy beaches‚ or
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My Summer Road Trip The late June Texas sun was hot as it came through the window of my Caliber. I had begun my road trip to the lake house in Mineola early that morning. I had dressed for comfort‚ wearing my blue shorts and my favorite worn out tee‚ I knew it was going to be a long hot drive. As I drove down the road‚ I soon realized that I had never been anywhere alone before. This was a new feeling to me‚ one of strength and fear rolled into one. While fighting the traffic to get out of town
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Camping Trip Finally‚ the time was here. It was fall break‚ and I had nothing to do but sit around and enjoy life. This area was covered with dirt‚ and no matter how hard I tried‚ I would get filthy. I couldn’t wait to get home to take a nice shower. It was a nice place to sit around and clear my mind. In the middle of September‚ my mother and I would go to the store to buy tons of food for hunting trip. At last‚ after being at the store for hours‚ we would be on our way to meet
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When asked about my most significant experience‚ I instantly know what experience has shaped my life the most. My church takes an annual trip to Guatemala City; my sister and mother attended the year before and pushed me to attend the next year. Medical clinics are set-up based on the recommendation of a church missionary who resides in Guatemala City. After reading the prompt‚ I was instantly swept back to that amazing‚ life changing experience that took place in a beautiful foreign land.
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