A Wave to the Presidents
A road trip to South Dakota did not seem ideal. My dad, a salesman, had multiple appointments in the state the summer before my sophomore year. I decided to join him in the chance that I would experience...
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Snorkeling in the Reef
July 24, 2009 started bright and early. That Friday morning, my family and I woke up just in time to watch the sun rise in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It resembled sunset, only the sun...
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My European Adventure
I remember the days as a child when my mom used to tell me bedtime stories about the various trips she took to Europe. Every trip that she took, she would bring me back a snow globe. Soon my room...
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Boring Ol’ Oklahoma…A Brand New State of Fun!
When my parents told me that we were going to Beavers Bend State Park in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, last summer, I wasn't too excited about it. I was thinking, “What fun can you...
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A Place Never Forgotten
Towering, white historical doors awaited us on the other side of the glass windows of the bus. Peace met us at the doors along with our tour guide. Two steps and there I was...
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Lessons From Tiananmen Square
Although nothing special at home, walking in a large group through China's streets, we Americans learned what it was like to be celebrities: people stopped in the middle of their daily activities...
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Uncharted. Unknown.
It was in third grade when my classmates and I learned in-depth about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. From learning about the foods that sustained them to the Native Americans that cared for them,...
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My Spectacularly Unspectacular Summer
Last summer I went on vacation with my family. Our trip was not some huge ordeal; instead, it was a trip to Utah in order to drop my brother, Taylor, off at BYU. On the way, and once we arrived,...
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