My favorite
winter holiday
2005, my
family decided to take a trip to the Dominican Republic. This was the first
time in my short amount of years that we went to another place after Christmas
besides our other home in Kelowna or just simply staying at home. I remember
the flight and looking through the window at the long and vibrant blue ocean.
When I stepped out of that plain that was the first time in my life that I had
valid memory of in which I was able to experience true humidity. It felt like
being in the rainforest. I also remember the uncomfortable yet remarkable
feeling of dodging the crabs that scattered the ground like land mines. My
youthful mind fearing of them grabbing at my feet. I remember the first time I
could recall the feeling of sand trapped between my toes and the sight of being
under the ocean, surrounded by fish. One prime moment I remember was the look
of confusion on a bartender when I asked him for a daiquiri, not realizing
there there was a difference between the ones that I had tried earlier. Later
that night me and my sisters had just left the buffet and decided to go jump in
the ocean with our clothes on. But the fun only lasted until my sister got
scared from stepping on one of the many wandering crabs on the shore. Although there was always a significant
amount of rain, the humidity is something that I really enjoyed. Unfortunately
it all came to an end and I found myself back at the same airport fearing the
crabs invading the sidewalk, and looking at the same seagulls flying in the sky
over the ocean when I was in the plane. That was my favorite winter holiday.
