Journal #28

Being in a different area or culture from what I am in now would be very strange.  I think I would be scared for a while not knowing the customs of these people.  I would be nervous of offending someone or not understanding something that is super important to them and their culture.  I know that this summer I would love to go to a different country for a mission trip just to help them out and also to get knowledge on their culture.  My options right now look like Mexico, to help on an orphanage.  I think that it would be great to learn about their culture also while helping them with whatever they need.  I already know the Spanish language, I think it would be easier to go to this area as opposed to a different country who spoke a language I had no idea how to speak.  It would be awesome to travel to world, in my opinion.  I would love to travel around Europe to experiences all the diverse cultures in the area.  I would love to have bag-gets in Paris, see art and culture in Venice, and also  see Big Ben in England.  It would also be a dream to see Ireland because my Irish heritage and to see the places that my family has seen.  I would not be as worried going to Europe because there are many people who speak English in these areas.  I think that it would be great to see all these places.  I would try to look up the cultures and customs of the places I go to prevent any mistakes I might make while being there.  I think that it is a big culture shock as an American because we are allowed to act so many ways.  In other cultures, the way we act would be insane in their opinion.  I think that it why it is important to know the customs of where you would like to go before you travel there and commit.

Journal #27: Miles from Home

If I was miles from home I would be very homesick.  While it is my dream to travel, I will never want to stay away from home for too long.  I think maybe a month or two is my max.  I am the baby of my family, so I have been spoiled and protected by my family.  I would miss my mom and dad so much.  My mom and I are very close and we tell each other everything.  If I could not talk to her every day about what happened, I would be very upset.  I would miss my dad too.  He makes me laugh and also cares about what is going on in my life.  If I couldn't talk to him either, I would be so sad.  Also if I was miles away from home, what would I do during a Zombie apocalypse?   I need to be with my family so I can save them from the brain sucking zombie creatures.  I am very experienced in killing zombies due to my hours spent crushing the un-dead's  corpses.  I am very good at killing zombies, and I think that my family needs my talents.  Also, if I was in a different country I would be all alone when fighting zombies.  I need a close clan to fight with just so they can have my back in my few moments of weakness.  I need to stay close to home in case of a zombie apocalypse.  However, everyone knows that America is the best place to live during a zombie apocalypse.  Due to a majority of the population being either lazy, stupid, or obese, it would be easy to survive due to the hunger of zombies being satisfied by the first people to go.  Also, America has many grocery stores flooding with overly processed foods that can live through an apocalypse.  This will give the few American survivors food for a while.  This is a positive of living in America.

Journal #26

I was really excited to go to Florida two summers ago.  My mom said that it was a good possibility that we would be able to go during the month of June.  We would be able to go for a week and we would also get to see my Aunt Sally who lives in a town close to Destin, Florida.  I was so excited and I started to pack my bag the day after school was over for the year.  Nothing could be better then spending time on the warm Florida beach and sipping tropical drinks.  I also bought new swimming suits and also cute summer clothes ready to be worn in the hot Florida sun!  I love being in the warm sun, and also I was so excited to see my Aunt who I had not seen for a few years at this point.  I also am friends with my aunt's neighbor, who I was looking forward to seeing as well.  However, my mom said to me a few days before we were going to leave that we had to stay home because Jake had to do football practices.  I was so mad.  Also, my brother in college could not get of work and so he could not go as well.  This was such a disappointing event for me!  I love Florida, and not being able to go made me really upset.  I wanted to see my aunt, and I also just wanted to go to the beach and see the ocean.  Disappointments are normal to experiences throughout life.  If everything turned out the way we planned, life would be very boring.  "Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans" -John Lennon.  This quote shows that planning everything will not make it certain that things go the way you want.  Bad things happen and plans change, but mostly disappointments can be turned around in a certain condition.  Disappointments are just an accepted part of life, but it is what comes in reaction to these disappointments that makes you a good person.

Journal #25: Giving

Giving is an important part of life. If you do not give enough in your life, then you will not receive much from your life.   There is balances within life, and I strongly believe in karma and such.   For Christmas, I gave my mom a scrapbook.  It bookmarked all the important moments in her life including the birth of her lovely daughter Allison Christine McNamara.  This was something that I enjoyed giving very much.  She said it was her favorite gift of Christmas because it was something unique and made from the heart. I like giving because it makes you feel good about life.  It is also nice to receive.  I think that giving is better for your moral, but I think receiving boosts your mood for a little bit.  While receiving and giving is lovely and is the theme of Christmas rather than our holiday named THANKSGIVING, we should do it more often.  We should give people love and kindness and take it if they give it as well.  In a world without giving and receiving, life is rather drab and unemotional.  I think that these are important things in life.  I like to get things because it makes me happy to wear a new shirt or write with new pens, but I think that giving someone and seeing their face light up makes every heart melt.  Giving, giving, giving, is the thing that makes the world go round.  Actually, gravity does that.  One day, everyone will live on the moon and we will see the American Flag planted by Neil Armstrong not waving in the non-existent wind on the moon. I hope our government gives money to NASA so that every boy and girl can dream about looking at the zombie ridden Earth safely from the moon.   That way nobody will have to worry about eating the brains of your lovely family members.  That would be quite a relief in my opinion.  I am actually very good at killing zombies on call of duty, but that is irrelevant   I hope we give the gift of money to NASA so we can all be saved.