Snapshot Four: Travel from Maci

Zoombezi Bays Cyclone water slide

     When I think of a place I traveled to, I think of my first time getting to go to Zoombezi Bay when I was about 9 years old. This place is monumentally important to me because it’s the only memory I have of my entire family (Mom Dad and both sisters) together. We were never very close of a family, and we never went out to a restaurant together let alone traveled anywhere. We were fortunate enough to get tickets to Zoombezi Bay from my moms work, otherwise we would have never went at all. It was a busy day and I remember all of us waiting in line for the Cyclone. It was so hot that day it was almost as if you could catch on fire and the sun was so bright it was blinding but we were all so excited to get on the ride. We could hear the screams of people going down the slide getting louder as we got closer and closer to the top of the ride and the smell of chlorine getting stronger made everyone more anxious. We finally made it to the top and everyone climbed into the raft and I remember everyone smiling and laughing the whole way down. I remember my dad complaining that water went into places he didn’t want it to, and everyone bursted into a laughing frenzy. We all got slushees afterwards and I remember the blueberry slushee being so cold it was like it came from Antarctica and it gave me a brain freeze. The drive home later that evening was peaceful. My sisters, Summer and Mariah, as well as my mother fell asleep and it was just my Dad and I awake the whole way home. I remember the cool sensation of the air conditioner on my sunburnt arms as I listened to my Dad sing quietly to whatever was on the radio. I would do anything to go back to this day full of laughter and having everyone together. We never went anywhere as a family after this. This day gave me what if felt like to actually be a family, even if it was only for a day.

Image of Italy

  I have not traveled enough in my lifetime to develop a full idea of my dream adventure. I guess a place I have always wanted to travel to would have to be Italy. I would love to go their to meet different types of people and to learn about their lifestyles. To figure out how different their lives are from ours. I have always taking a liking to the boot-shaped country, I’m not particularly sure why. When I would see images of Italy I always thought of how much I would love to travel their and walk the streets of Rome. One day i hope I do make it there, and I hope that I meet people and make memories that will last me a lifetime.