A Culture Shock to Remember
It was finally the summer of 2011, the summer that I knew would be remembered, the summer that most kids would envy, and the summer that would change my life. I remembered waking up that June morning...
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S.I.M.S.A (Safe In My Sisters Arms)
It’s August 5 of 2007, the first day I went to camp. It’s was an all girl’s camp called S.I.M.S.A so I knew I wasn’t going to like it. All girls in one room together were...
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OAWV613B Wilderness Voyage
The trip I took was to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. I applied and got accepted to go to Northern Tier, a Boy Scout high adventure camp, to be a part of the Order of the Arrow Wilderness...
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A Hike of Realization
Two months ago my teacher informed my literature class that we would be taking an all-day hiking trip to a local national park. I cringed at the thought of climbing impossible hills and dripping...
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Different Background …. Same Goal
These days it can be tough to have a fun and fascinating opportunity. With the emergency of final exams that overwhelm students to get a better grade and leave a complete mark for the end of the...
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New York, New York Winter Trip
In the winter of December 2011 I journeyed to the breathtaking and wondrous place known as New York City. I traveled there as the annual trip that my dance team takes every year, our Spring Show...
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The Way I Saw the Lake
This spring for the first time in my life I went to Lake Tahoe and it was worth waiting sixteen years for. Although the trip began on a sour note it was definitely the best family vacation I have...
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Seat 16A of the Flying Metal Box Changed My Life
Thousands of miles away, across the Atlantic, lies a land called Florence, Italy. I first discovered Florence through a uniquely boring documentary in my World Studies class in high school. The information,...
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