Like a drill sergeant proficient at her job my mother interrogates us making sure we have passports, money, clothes packed, gear and my diving bags. Like a polished machine my father loads the vehicles. Like a jig saw puzzles he finds the right place for every piece of luggage. Filling up the back of the vans and even fasten luggage on top of the vehicle, it is now time to disappear a rushing might wind. The ship leaves at 1:00 pm but check in is 12:00pm. Flying down the high way with grace and ease my mother pilots the van like she is born to do this very task. After fours hours of travel, we make it to Houston. Locating the port was next. Driving for an hour we reached our finial destination.

With my heart beating like the drums of a marching

When E was two, my parents took us to Arkansas for the holidays to enjoy the hot springs. In the hotel room they woke up and could not find E. They looked all over the room still no E and the door had not been open. E had gone under the bed and had fallen asleep. My father is remembering those emotions of anger, fear, helplessness and what do I tell my sister about her child. It is up to my bother and me to deal with the issue at hand. My brother takes E in the cabin.

I explain to her that last time I saw him was around 11:00 pm. Emotions begin to run high; first anger then fear races across our minds. We contact the captain to start a ship wide search. There are eight decks to search starting with restricted areas then the rest of the ship. We track down the kids that were with him, but they lie to our faces. My brother and I being street wise realize something is going on. Our parents try to come up with explanations to give to his parents. Do they call and say what? Do they send a letter, e-mail, or telegram saying, “By the way we are having fun on the cruise, but your child is missing?” What is the right answer to this question?

band, I see the enormous vessel with flags soaring above her. This is going to be my home for the next seven days. We board the Norwegian ship and located our cabins. The cabins feature three beds, shower, 13’ TV and small desk area. A knock on the door it is my brother “you going to stay in the cabin all day Darlene, it’s time for exploring the ship�

Some topics in this essay:
Out” It’s, Houston Locating, Cruise Line, , CancuÞn Mexico, Media Design, seven days, tug boats, anger fear, cabin day, people coming,