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I chose to inlcude the descriptive essay I wrote for this class. This essay is about the vacation I took last summer to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I liked writing it so I figured I would share it with all of you.

The Perfect Getaway I wake up early, morning and gaze out my bedroom window. The salmon- peach streaked sky reaches down to kiss the wild ocean good morning. Starving pelicans hover over the rough, raging water in hope of catching oblivious prey. The morning breeze whispers secrets to the reeds standing like centuries on the protective dunes. Slowly pulling on that cold, damp bathing suit from the day before, I dress and make my way down the creaking, weather worn stair case. Traveling over the high and mighty dunes, my long curly hair billows like a flag in the cool wind. I can taste the salt lingering on my tongue as I make my way to the water’s edge. My eyes follow the sandpipers scurrying back and forth like an endless dance in the ebb and flow of the surf. Strolling down the water’s edge I spot a place to rest. As I sit, the warm sand blankets my legs. The coarse sensation of the sand rubbing between my toes causes my lips to curl. Sea shells surround me taking all sorts of different shapes and sizes. The unique traits of each leave me examining every shell, finding something special in each one. Starring off into the mysterious blue sea I wonder, could this be heaven?