Myers FCST 2/19/2013 Service Paper For my service I went to Atlanta with my mentor and some others and fed the homeless. My mentor prepared sandwiches‚ chips and water the night before. Saturday morning after he picked us up we went to the Quiktrip and met a homeless man that was on a journey to a shelter in Atlanta. He told us he had come from Houston all the way to Georgia. Meeting him and hearing about his life made me appreciate life and be thankful for my family. On the way to Atlanta he told
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was replaced with a sharp pain shooting from my foot‚ which was the result of sharp seashells on the beachfront. Prior to going to this beach in Cozumel‚ I have only visited local US beaches that are known tourist spots. This was in a foreign country‚ and I assume the beaches have not have not been manicured to make the sand free of sharp objects; and my foot was destined to step on the largest and pointiest ones. Once I reached the water and put on my scuba mask and submerged in the water I realized
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My Fathers Journey To America. The plane was taking off. Gravity pulled me lean on the back of the seat. Seeing the trees‚ roads‚ cars and buildings became more and more blurry in my sight‚ I felt my brain was blank. "Hey‚ I’m really going to leave tomorrow…" I called my best friend the night before I left. "Don’t forget to swim across the Pacific Ocean to visit me." She said after the long silence. Yes‚ for me at that time‚ America was truly just Hollywood and Disneyland on the other side of
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can go see my favorite professional soccer team play which is FC Barcelona. I was so eager to go I could almost hear the sound of the ball swooshing through the air or it hitting the cleats of the player‚ but the most I could imagine is the crowd going wild and crying with joy as a goal is been scored. It was then in mid-July were my parents surprised me that we were going to Spain for a family vacation. As soon as I heard we were going to Spain I couldn’t believe it my heart sank
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I awoke with a pleasant touch on my shoulder. My blue cotton shirt was all wrinkled and my pants were wrinkled up‚ too. Then it came to my mind that I slept in too long. We needed to catch the 6:30 a.m. fly to Florida. Because this destroyed our plans‚ my mom and dad were making scrambled eggs with pancakes and some yummy bacon. I felt horrible about what happened because all of the things that my mom planned was gone. The whole reason we were going to go to Florida was to see our family that we
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English 10 Mrs. Campbell February 21‚ 2014 My Adventure to Canada Have you ever seen one of the Seven Wonders of the World? Well I have and being able to go see one of the Seven Wonders of the World was an experience of a lifetime. I got the chance to visit Niagara Falls and had an amazing time with my family. Not only did I see Niagara Falls‚ but I was in a completely different country. Most people want to have excitement in their lives‚ something they will remember for a long time. Well
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Since I was a young child my family has traveled around the world to see and experience new places. My favorite experiences have been in Italy‚ Austria‚ and the Czech Republic. In Italy most of the time was spent sightseeing and moving through museums and ruins that were thousands of years old. When we first arrived my mom‚ my brother‚ and I hurried into the big taxi with all our luggage in the blistering heat. Before long we had pulled off the highway and were amongst a winding road with trees
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summer of 2016‚ I organized a venturesome trip for my dad and I to share in the Florida Keys during the weekend of our birthdays. Our trip was scheduled for the end of July‚ which happened to be the hottest and the most chaotic time to go because of lobster season. As a Floridian‚ I have traveled to many destinations throughout Florida; but never before have I gone as far south as the keys. Recalling the first time I visited the Florida Keys is one of my fondest memories. Ultimately
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Heaven How much would you like to visit your favorite place in the world? During my senior year‚ my parents came in with amazing news for me. They had told me I was going to a trip to Italy with them. The plan was not initially with me going on the trip‚ but my little sister was‚ since she could not assist on the trip‚ I was the lucky brother that had this opportunity. Most of my concerns were school‚ but this trip would definitely pay off the hard work keeping up with school. One of the places I
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The best trips that my family has taken‚ would definately be to Disney World. Planning each detail six months in advance and having the children involved always made it an adventure. A couple of weeks prior to leaving‚ a party was planned for the children to provide motivation for the upcoming trip. Also‚ as a parent having the satisfaction of knowing how exciting these vacations were for them‚ was worth it all. Although‚ the children have grown older‚ they still speak of the enjoyment they received
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