February and I had been on a pair of skis all morning. I had progressed fast enough throughout the day that I had built up a false sense of confidence‚ as it was only my first day of skiing. Confidence that was short lived when faced with the biggest challenge yet‚ an intermediate level ski run that required a controlled precision I had not yet developed. Down the slope I went quickly accelerating to a blaring speed‚ I rounded the first turn and could feel my legs struggling to keep up with the pace
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was around. I can easily relate to the essay because at my home English is a second language to my parents. Though it wasn’t as noticeable as Amy’s mother‚ but there were times where I heard my mother have a hard time speaking to people because she could not get her point across. There were times where I had to step in and just say “she means this‚ not that.” Growing up in a home where English is not the first language to me becomes your first Language because at the home everyone uses it to communicate
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thought I might as well turn in. I was just about to go and get my bed-linen when I saw the attendant coming along collecting the tickets. So I opened my bag to get mine ready for him. I got my ticket and gave it to the attendant. She read the ticket very carefully then surprisingly looked at me and said that I had set on the wrong train. This train was bound for Murmansk. I was shocked at this. I must be in Moscow next day and my plans went to smash. The large company offered me a job‚ so
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adventured on a family trip to the Bahamas. During the time‚ my sister and I were twelve and eleven‚ respectively. Due to the fact that it was our first trip outside of the United States‚ it was imperative that we obtained passports. Because we never journeyed outside the country’s expansive borders‚ we were negligent to other ways of life. In the Bahamas‚ my family became exposed to a culture we never acknowledged. Although I nearly died‚ I carry an enduring memory from the trip: the Leap of Faith water
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My 8th grade trip to New York and Philadelphia on June 2‚ I woke up at 4:30 A.M for my 8th grade trip I got to the school at 5:20 A.M everybody who was going on the trip loaded our bags on the bus. We left around 5:50 off to Philadelphia We go. on the road everyone was looking out the window looking at the scenery as We passed on by we stopped at a little station in Rhode Island there was a statue of a bear and an Indian we were there for about 20 minutes then we were back on the road. About
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reflect on the last fishing trip the two of us young bucks spent along the secluded shores of the Little Manitou River. In many ways‚ this last trip spent in the coniferous forests of Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region‚ really envelopes who Tim was and why I so looked up to him. The whole trip began with a simple phone call. I was engrossed in marking up the many pages of a poorly worded sophomoric essay on the virtues of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby when the phone shook my caffeine-laced nerves
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Volunteering The first time I volunteered was at a humane society‚ and they had me cleaning out cages‚ and kennels. While I was cleaning‚ I was wearing gloves and a face mask‚ because the feces were so gross! A few of the dogs had actually gotten sick‚ while I was there‚ so I was cleaning up vomit. Breathing almost made me hurl every time I went into a different cage. When I was done‚ I had to go around outside in the running area and pick up poop. And after I was done with that‚ I went straight
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One of my first and most enjoyable trips would have to have been my trip to North Carolina. Our family had gone down north for a wedding‚ our uncle was having. I was happy to attend and saddened when it was time to go back home. As we were packing I decided to take a walk around the area. When heading back I happened to spot something surring in the grass‚ thinking it was a rat I didn’t want to get any closer. To my surprise it was frog and I just knew he wanted to be friends‚ I named him Rocky
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How many people have the good fortune to travel by plane? I was one of the fortunate few. My first flight in the air was the most exciting experience in my life. I was travelling from Delhi to London by air. I entered the aeroplane in the morning. It was like getting into a car or bus but the noise of the machine made us feel that it was different. Soon the plane took off and rose in the air higher and higher. The buzzing sound which had fascinated me continued. When I looked down‚ things looked
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grade at Peterson elementary there was a field trip to Yosemite‚ and while I was getting the paper so my mother could sign it. “Hey mom‚” I said. “I need you to sign this for me‚” “Sure‚ what is it for‚” she replied “It is for a field trip to Yosemite‚” I said. “Well lucky you‚” she said. After she signed it I immediately began planning out the trip and figured out what I would bring. I couldn’t stop thinking how much cool things I would see. My backpack was packed with nuts‚ water bottles‚ a
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