Ernesto Cardona

Favorite Place

My favorite place I visited in my life was New York. I was about 9 years old. I remember my dad saying that we were going a on a road trip. I wasn't sure where we were going but I knew it was going to be excited. We packed up and the next morning like around 6 a.m we had left the house. I was tired to stay up so I knocked out in the car. I remember waking up a few hours later seeing we were still in the car. At first I thought we were going to Wisconsin I knew we had passed it already. Then I said to myself that maybe we were going to New York City. I asked my dad to tell me where we were heading and he said New York. I was so happy that we were going. I just got full of excitement that i couldn't even talk at that moment. I was fill with joy. I told my mom if he was telling the truth and she said he was. I couldn't believe that I was going to a big city. After 18 hours of driving we had finally arrived. We went to my aunts house to stay there while we were on our trip. The next day we got ready to go to downtown. I was so excited to see many things in the city. I was full of joy, as if i was going to have the best day of my life. As we  got out the train, I could hear the noises of vehicles and foot steps. We were underground because usually the trains would run underground. Once I got to the upper surface I could see a lot of people, car, stores, it was just absolutely crowed. We started walking around going to one place to another. I would see a lot of trash out in the streets. They wouldn't have alleys like Chicago. People would put their trash in the front yard and it would smell. I would go to the M&M store and get candy. I would go to the most expensive stores there even though I didn't have that much money. The stores would always be packed and busy. The time I went was an unforgettable time. I will visit the city soon again.

Jakob Lucas Creative Writing, period 1 3/31/15 “Bell Ringer Blog Post”

  We were asked, “If you were to leave home, and live on the streets, what 15 items would you want with you?” I responded with “My phone, my phone charger, my laptop, my laptop charger, clothes, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, first aid kit, basketball, shoes, a picture of all my nieces and nephews, a picture of my family, a backpack and a .44 magnum.” The reason I would take these things, is because:

1)    I need my phone in case anything were to happen to me, so I can contact family or 911.

2)    The charger is self-explanatory.

3)    Laptop so I can look up nice hotels to stay in.

4)    The charger is self-explanatory.

5)    Clothes so I don’t run around filthy, or nude.

6)    Toothbrush so I can keep my hygiene up.

7)    Toothpaste because what is a toothbrush without toothpaste?

8)    Deodorant so I don’t smell like a wet, decomposing dog.

9)    First Aid Kit, in case I need medical assistance right now.

10) Shoes, so I don’t step in dog crap or broken glass.

11)Basketball, so I can keep up my physical abilities.

12 and 13) The photos are to remind me that everything is going to be alright, so long as I have my family with me.

14) A backpack to keep all this stuff in.

15) A .44 magnum, because let’s be honest, a 16-year old wandering the streets of Chicago, he needs to be protected in case anyone wants to step.

Jakob Lucas Creative Writing, period 1 3/31/15 “Favorite Place”

  My favorite place to be has to be a little town, named Georgetown, up in the Colorado Mountains. I understand, there’s no place like home. However, this place feels like a second home. It’s so nice and relaxing there. When I went there, it was the midst of June. My father, my brother, and I were on a road trip through the states to go and see the Grand Canyon, and finally Las Vegas. Here in Chicago, it was about 80 or 90 degrees every day that June. However, as we made our way closer and closer to our destination, the city life started to disappear, and it got more rural. It also started to get cooler and cooler. We stopped off in Georgetown, as our car was left there for the night, due to an accident that occurred. It was snowing so hard, you couldn’t even see to the top of the mountains that were no more than a thousand feet from our hotel. While there, we had a delicious breakfast, and watched movies such as Full Metal Jacket, and Iron Man 3. Leaving made me sad, but happy to know that this peaceful little town exists. One day I hope to return, and scale those mountains.