Descriptive Essay: My Winter Break
Winter break for me was from December 19 - January 12, 2015. This break is given to students in celebration of the holidays. Two of the most important holidays, in my opinion, include Christmas and New Years. It is a time for relaxation and recovery from the year. My break brought many adventures along with new memories that I will have forever. The Christmas break was both good and bad. The thing that made my break enjoyable was hanging out with my friends and going on trips. However, there are some regrets I had during my winter break.
During the first week of winter break, I had alot of fun, especially when I spent time with my best friends. On Christmas Eve, I went to Six Flags with my three other friends. We decided to go on this day because Rachel and I had a chance to take two other friends for free. So we went with Matthew and Bart. Since none of us have cars, we took public transportation of subways and buses. Although it is kind of annoying that it takes a long time to get there, time flies when you’re with good company. A soon as we got there, my heart started to race with excitement. We spent 10 hours just having fun and riding roller coasters. Luckily for us, the lines weren’t very long as we expected so we got to ride some ride twice. By lunchtime, we were starving from all the walking and talking, so we ate chicken strips with fries. And let me tell you, it was the most delicious chicken I’ve ever tasted. After that, we all bought similar key chains as a souvenir of this special day. We rode several other ride and took hundreds of pictures under the Christmas lights before heading back home. We ended the Christmas Eve with dinner at Denny’s.
Another fun experience I had during the break was when I went to retreat with my church. It was a last minute decision for me because i had not been to church in months so I was a bit nervous. It was a four day trip to Big Bear Mountains without my phone. When I got to church that morning, I was timid of approaching others until i realized i had nothing to worry about. I was able to connect with my friends who i hadn’t seen for ages and soon became more relaxed and comfortable. One thing i was really hoping for was snow in the mountains. To my disappointment, most of the snow had already melted and turned into rock hard ice. But the good food and fun times made up for my disappointment. Also, on the third day, it started to snow non-stop. By the afternoon, the ground with probably covered with about 10 inches of fresh, powdery white snow. I played in the snow until I got soaking wet and again the next day. The camp was probably the highlight of my winter break.
Not everything goes well during the break. On the last week of my break, my family and I planned to watch a popular korean movie that was recommended by my friend. Since its release, everyone has been going to watch it. On a Saturday, we went to the theatres to buy the tickets after my mom ended; however, the tickets were all sold out. We didn't want to waste the night so we went to grove in search for an American movie. The trailer for “ Into The Woods” seemed pretty fun, so we watched it expecting to be amazed. Sadly, it was the most annoying movie ever. From beginning to end, there was non-stop singing. It was a waste of my time and money.
Overall, my winter break went well. Despite the small disappointments, my break with filled with excitement and new adventures. My break was the perfect way to end the year 2014. I can’t wait for what this new year will bring.
