Personal Narrative: Going To Hawaii

Improved Essays
Going to Hawaii What is a “vacation”? Vacation is defined as an extended period of recreation. Many people go on vacation for various different reasons. Holidays, special occasions, and birthdays come to mind when someone mentions a vacation. For me, a vacation would mean a chance to get away from life’s daily responsibilities for a few days. I could really use a break from school, chores/errands, motherhood; and one I know a little too well is stress. I want a chance to relax and unwind, enjoy the scenery, refocus, and recuperate. My ideal vacation would be to leave all my cares and worries behind and fly to the picturesque country of Hawaii.
My trip would begin with my husband coming home, bursting into my room like someone’s behind him with a chainsaw, waving plane tickets and yelling “Honey grab your things because we’re going to Hawaii”. Before he could say when we were going I’d already made mental notes of who would watch the kids and our family dog King. I didn’t need much time to figure out what to wear or if I needed to pack light or heavy. My mind racing, with ideas of how much fun this is going to be, I jumped up off of the bed and begin packing my luggage as well as the kids’.
It’s been 3 years since our last trip so there’s no way I was
…show more content…
Once I could see volcanoes in the distance I knew my endeavor of a memorable vacation was about to take place. A place where many only dream of going. Immediately, I began to feel querulous and eager. My palms were sweaty and my stomach was in knots. We stepped out of the plane and the very first thing I noticed was the beautiful scenery and how much it complimented the 73° weather. Immense palm trees lined the streets like Christmas in July. Some bared colorful flowers just beneath the branches while others overflowed with fruits like mangos, papayas, and pineapples. I was overwhelmed, the scenery was

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    Everyone is given a name at birth that is unique and special to each individual. This title travels with them wherever they may go and whatever they may do. Malia Hi’ilani Mae Kema was the verbal gift given to me the day I was born. It is a name that I hold dear to my heart because it carries the love of my ancestors.…

    • 569 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    I will give back to Hawaii by building connections with God in the communities and the cities of my home, not only with my two hands, but with my whole heart. I will also, donate to charities or to the churches enough money to help people in the community with their needs. I came to Hawaii from Marshall Island in May of 2011. I was only eleven years old at the time. I moved to Hawaii because my parents wanted me to have a better education which will help me get a job that can support my family and contribute to my country.…

    • 325 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    I Middle child of sibiling of 3. I Move Hawaii 1996. I left Island to go to school. I return to Island 2005. I have never been married and have no kids.…

    • 210 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Two thousand five hundred eighty-seven. I could take an eight-hour flight or a casual thirty-seven-hour drive, but no matter what, I am still two thousand five hundred eighty-seven miles away from my home in New Haven, Connecticut. Being a college freshman, trying to juggle class, homework, projects, studying, sleeping, eating, and athletics; finding the travel time to go home is an almost impossible task. Add in the cost of the $600 flights round trip and there is no chance a student can go visit home when they feel a little homesick. I on the other hand had never even fathomed being homesick from the frozen tundra I called home.…

    • 1767 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Decent Essays

    I came from Phillipines where a lot of amazing places to visit, but when I move to Hawaii it's kind of exciting because I got to meet new friend and got to visit new places that I never been to before and that time when I saw a guy playing basketball and they ask me if I wanna play but I don't really know how to play so I declined the request to play with them so what I did is I watch a video of an NBA player and then I practice around at my house so I can improve my skills. That time when I went back to the basketball court with my cousin and brother and play with the other people that are in the court and It's been a lot fun because I got to play them.…

    • 409 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Hawaii, the home of white sand beaches, pro surfing, hula dances, and warm weather. If I could move to any region within the United States, I would move to Hawaii with no hesitation. Hawaii contains a prestigious hospital and the opportunity to become a surfer. Both of which of which I have always dreamed of being a part in. Nothing would make me happier than becoming an orthopedic surgeon operating out of a Hawaiian hospital working on shark attack victims and other unlucky victims who need orthopedic repair, then go straight to the beach to surf and relax for the remainder of the day.…

    • 549 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    Journey to Florida I woke up with the glowing sun shining in my face and I realized it was time. I had been waiting for this since the first time my sister asked me to go with her, about four months ago. My sister, our friends, and I piled up in the van and we took off. It was the beginning of our journey to Panama City Beach Florida.…

    • 1081 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    A metaphor to thoroughly interpret my own cultural identity would be the coconut delicacy known as Haupia. Not only for its elegant perplexion, but for the soft clouded stature that belongs to this alien creature, which taste is only permitted to the fortunate few occupying the native islands of Hawaii. Another perplex root in the tree of my culture is Lei-making. The breathtaking row of an aligned set of flowers to form the Lei is one of the prime connections to the base of the hawaiian culture by contributing to the ancient craft itself. A more well-known phenomenon that had one of its origins among the islands of Hawaii and is still dwelled upon to this day is surfing.…

    • 936 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I never knew going on vacation would change my life forever. We where shopping and i was planning on buying a souvenir. A homeless man was leaning against one of the shops. I asked my mom for ten dollars from her purse. She gave me the money…

    • 444 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I arrived at the islands just yesterday, at the crack of dawn. I was a mess when I arrived; I reeked of horrible body odor. My clothes were soaked with salt water, and were as rigid as a board. In addition, I had sea sickness, too, so I spent most of the travel throwing up and having diarrhea. However, when we arrived at the islands, everything seemed to be perfectly pristine.…

    • 641 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Book your travel to Hawaii through vacation package The vacation packages are inclusive of the entire stay of the traveller. It begins with the stay on a hotel to air travel, rental car and all that is required for a journey. They arrange visits to the different Hawaiian Islands as each of the islands is of a distinctive personality. The experience of a travel package to Hawaii is really unforgettable.…

    • 309 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    June 18, 2015. It was a breezy Saturday afternoon and everything seemed normal. I looked out my window on the fifth story of our hotel. I saw the birds flying in the air. My family and I were on vacation in Miami, Florida.…

    • 1327 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Directly outside the entrance of the airport I was entranced. Leaving a skyline of dying trees and brisk weather and entering a bright flourishing tropic was a sight of wonderland. I fell in love immediately, the sun was high and bright, and the view was green, full of mountains in the horizon, just out of reach. I was astounded that I was in the big city, yet it was nothing like i’d seen before. The buildings weren’t tall or intimidating like back home, they second to the surrounding…

    • 1123 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Plane Ride When I was nine my family started a move from the tranquil suburbs of San Jose, California to the desert city of Windhoek, Namibia, located in southern Africa. My parents were taking myself, along with my younger sister and brother, around the globe because they felt a calling from God to be missionaries. All of our possessions were sold off, including my much beloved toys, until everything we had could fit into eight large suitcases. These suitcases are what we carried to the airport as we prepared for our journey. I felt no small amount of apprehension and excitement in what lay ahead of me in the new country, but an event I would experience in the coming flight would forever change and shape my perspective of how I see the…

    • 773 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Essay In August 2016, my family and I went on vacation. Every year during the summer we usually go on vacation but this specific trip was one of the best i've ever been on. In July, we were starting to plan our vacation, and we thought we should do something that would be fun and would be an amazing experience. So, we decided that we were going to drive to Roanoke and stay at a hotel for the night, and the next day, we would drive to Tennessee.…

    • 742 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays