Sea World-Personal Narrative
People who are really good friends of mine or good observers have noticed that I wear a dolphin ring on my left ring finger. I have had this ring since the summer of 2007. This ring is a souvenir from my favorite family vacation. Nine years ago, my family and I traveled to San Antonio, Texas. While we were there, we visited the river walk, the mall, the Alamo, Sea World, Six Flags, and the zoo. All of those destinations were fun and each has a story to tell, but my favorite one was our day at Sea World.
While we were at Sea World, we visited with dolphins, whales, sharks and even non-aquatic animals such as flamingos. At dolphin cove, we bought some sardines to feed the dolphins. Basically, we dangled the food over the pool and the dolphins would rise to the surface with their mouths open. We pet the dolphin, then fed it the fish. I was a little scared at first due to the fact that the only live animals I had touched were not aquatic, but I warmed up quickly. The dolphins were very smooth and friendly as long as one did not put their …show more content…
I made sure to have anything and everything that had a dolphin on it. Whether it was a shirt, necklace, or ring, I begged my mother, father, or grandparent for it. I do not have much of the merchandise now because I grew out of the shirts and my interests had changed once I entered junior high, but I still keep a pair of earrings, a necklace and my ring as reminders of my love for marine life and my childhood. The dolphin continues to be my spirit animal as time passes. It is a symbol that represents intelligence, playfulness, protection, resurrection, strength, and cooperation. A dolphin’s playfulness reminds me that life is not supposed to be perfect, it is full of twists and turns, and that I should learn to have fun even in my worst times, which also demonstrates strength in difficulty. Like a dolphin, I am also very intelligent, cooperative, and protective of the people I
While we were at Sea World, we visited with dolphins, whales, sharks and even non-aquatic animals such as flamingos. At dolphin cove, we bought some sardines to feed the dolphins. Basically, we dangled the food over the pool and the dolphins would rise to the surface with their mouths open. We pet the dolphin, then fed it the fish. I was a little scared at first due to the fact that the only live animals I had touched were not aquatic, but I warmed up quickly. The dolphins were very smooth and friendly as long as one did not put their …show more content…
I made sure to have anything and everything that had a dolphin on it. Whether it was a shirt, necklace, or ring, I begged my mother, father, or grandparent for it. I do not have much of the merchandise now because I grew out of the shirts and my interests had changed once I entered junior high, but I still keep a pair of earrings, a necklace and my ring as reminders of my love for marine life and my childhood. The dolphin continues to be my spirit animal as time passes. It is a symbol that represents intelligence, playfulness, protection, resurrection, strength, and cooperation. A dolphin’s playfulness reminds me that life is not supposed to be perfect, it is full of twists and turns, and that I should learn to have fun even in my worst times, which also demonstrates strength in difficulty. Like a dolphin, I am also very intelligent, cooperative, and protective of the people I