Yosemite, Sequoia

Couple month ago, I went to Yosemite with my family. Most people who know me are surprised at the fact that it was my first time there. The thing is, my parents never liked going to places where it is packed.
It was in Sequoia that I first went hiking, I was with my friends and to be honest we had the craziest experience over there, the caves were pitch black, the view from a top granite can be spectacular, campfires are cool, and bears are real and something to be feared.
It was Sequoia that planted the seed of the rugged wilderness into my mind and from there it grew into the love of the outdoors that I have today. We left the camp site bunch of times, because we wanted to explore more and more. The next morning, in no time at all, we were at Mariposa Grove,cracking our necks upwards to see the wooden giants that lived in the sky lol. It was really fun and the smell of the forest was really nice to be honest. After a while, we got back on the road and headed towards the valley itself, halted at times along the way by road work. Most of the way, however was on some of the newest and smoothest road I’ve been on. We made it to The Lodge before our room was ready, so we decided to go down to the beach by the river and cool off. The weather was warm, and we gratefully splashed in the Merced River and stared at the valley walls that towered above us.

Over all it was something I will never forget, I definitely want to go on a trip like that sometime soon. 

Europe

Having to be able to experience living Germany and the United states, has taught me a lot about the differences about each country. I believe the system in Europe is very good. The reason why I believe that is because over there teenagers grow up at an early age, for example people can start drinking at the age of 18, which makes them Adults of course. And to me this is a good thing because lets say if your son or daughter becomes 18 years of age in Europe, he or she will be going out drinking with their friends. Now let's say 3 years pass by and the person is now 21, that person will already have the mentality of knowing that drinking is not good for the body, which will give the person an earlier time in their life's to stop drinking. This way people will have a better chance to stay healthier and not harm their body's constantly with drinking. Yet in the United States Of America, people are allowed to buy alcohol barely at the age of 21, which is three years later then in Europe. So once a person turns 21 he or she can finally buy alcohol which is pretty late if you ask me because that persons mind set is literally thinking finally I'm legal to drink so that person would start going out more and more then he or she did before, this way they will harm their body constantly through the years without realizing it, and once they get older it is not late because its never to late, but they obviously would have wasted more time in their life's to keep their body healthy then the people living in Europe, which therefore results in a shorter life time.