Traveling by my own car

Traveling by my own car

When I came to Carbondale city last week, I drove my own car, taking around 12 hours by car from Edmond city in Oklahoma. Many friends who met me at CESL were surprised at my traveling; however, I was very pleased to travel such a long time by car. In other words, I would really love to wander around in my own car because of relieving my stress, listening to music in a car, and thinking about my considerable matters.

While a driving my own car, firstly, I seem to forget my frivolous matters, concentrating on driving and being alone. Sometimes, I try to find a beautiful site and to enjoy the view there. This is one of the best reasons for traveling by car.
Secondly, I am prone to considering the stereo system in my car because listening to music in a car gives me fair pleasure. There are many kinds of genres in the CD case of my car. If it would be nice weather, I would rather choose beat music. Otherwise, I would be most likely to have ballad music. Anyway, listening music in my car is one of the favorable hobbies in my life.

Finally, I often solve my problems in my car during driving time. Whenever I have difficulties, I bring my car to an urban area because I need to refresh my atmosphere and re-think my considerable tasks. Driving a car occasionally gives me good idea for my life.

In conclusion, some people argue that driving cars would be dangerous, luxurious, and sometime unnecessary; however, it seems to me that driving gives me a lot of benefits in my life. In my experience, traveling with my own car provides relieving my pressure, being happy through listening to music, and having time to consider things by myself. So, I am accustomed to driving because there are many advantages to me.

Interesting place

People some time need to change their routine in vacation to be more comfortable. I traveled to different places and I was interested in many cities such as Chicago and Orlando because they have many interesting places. However, when I went to the Smoky Mountains I felt different. It was a great place. I was very happy there because it had what I wanted. It has great natural places and entertainment facilities at the same time. I lived in a cabin with a mountain view and river on the other side; it was an amazing view. In the morning, we were going to Gatlinburg Mountains and hiking, which is my favorite sport. Some days we changed our plans and went to the theme park or museums. At night, we were going home to our cabin, taking a hot tub in front of the mountains, and reading book. Finally, I found a place, which combined natural and entertainment; it is the best place.

My Favorite Transportation

I like to travel with my children by car. It makes my family a good memory and harmony. At that time, I usually use my car, because I like to drive a car and my children have lots of stuff. So I prefer a place, which is not far away from my home, which located four or five hours from Carbondale by car. When I travel by driving my car, I can enjoy music, snacks, and conversation with my children. Also, my children can read a book, play a game, or take a nap. These make a comfortable and exciting time for us. In addition, my car is convenient transportation in our destination. We can visit several museums, playgrounds, or beautiful scenery. Finally, when I try to come back home, I listen to ballade music and my children usually sleep during the driving time. My car is a relaxed and easy way to travel for my family.

Fluency ex. 2

Bicycle for me is the best system of transportation, because of a lot of reasons. First of all and the most important point is the environment; bicycles do not use gas, so there are not repercussions in the environment as pollution or gas needs. Moreover, bicycles are good for health; for me that is my biggest reason for using bicycles. Even though I get tired every time when I use mine, I feel better after ride it because I work out. The worst part is when I have to decide when to use it because sometimes the distances are too near for driving but too far for using a bike; my decision depends on my mood. In Chile, I can not use my bike very often, because I live in the city, which implies that the distances are big; for example my university is 15 minutes away driving from my house, so the chance to use my bike is zero; I am not athletic enough to ride my bike more than 50 min. However, now that I am in Carbondale, I am trying to use my bike every day, but recently the weather is not helping me. Storms, tornados and intense rains make me too lazy to ride my bicycle. But I don't have chances though, I do not have car, so if I do not ride my bike I have to walk and I do not know which is better when the weather is not being “nice”, I just know that I have to go school every day independently of the method of transportation.

Fluency Exercise #2

My prefered way of travel is plane. Traveling by plane gives you good landscape. When I was traveling from Chicago to New York by plane, I could see Manhattan from the sky. It was so wonderful and I still can't forget it. Also, I like looking at the clouds. Traveling during a day, I can see clouds and it is also nice. One of my favorite clouds is a cumulonimbus. It is an enormous size cloud and looks beautiful. Traveling plane is the fastest way of transportation and safe. It just takes a few hours if you want to travel within the United States. Also, plane is the safest way of transportation, because it has a lower rate of accident than other kinds of transportations. So, traveling by plane is safe, fast, and has good landscape. -Moon-

Planes, The Biggest Change in Transportation World

As is known, transportation has been progressed throughout history; and people were usually concerned about what the appropriate way that to transport themselves quickly and safely. In fact, for the long journeys I do prefer to travel through the air by a wonderful plane rather than use other ways. Indeed, there are several reasons that encourage me to choose traveling by a plane. First, there is no doubt that the fastest way for people to reach their destinations in our era is to travel by plane. Next, although the world has faced number of dreadful planes accidents, the rates and studies show that the planes is/are still the safest transportation recently. Furthermore, one of oldest dreams that a human is still works hard to achieve is to fly as birds; therefore, I believe that traveling by plane might be considered to be the key for this dream, through the points of view of some people. In conclusion, all the above is applied to me, and I would add something is important for me which is that I am crazy about terrific images and visuals, and being in a plane that gives me what I am really interested in.

Travel

When I stay in Korea, I usually use train for my travel. Because Korea has the smallest land in the world, people can go everywhere they want by train. The most important reason for using train is that it is comfortable and fast. Since 2004, Korea had a high-speed train, which is TGV. When people going to Bu-san, which is located on the south coast, if they took normal train, it would take 6 hours on the train; however, taking high-speed train, they just spend 3 hours. Actually, a plane is faster than train, but the cost is expensive, so most Koreans use train for their travel. But in U.S.A I mostly use airplane because it reduces time. The U.S.A is the biggest land in the world, so if I take train, I thought that it is a waste of time

Travel

I like to travel by boat because I like the sea. The sea is a big world that many people do not know about. You can see many different things when you travel by boat in the sea. You can see the different kinds of fish in the sea. When you travel by boat you could waste your time fishing, and in doing many different things. You could walk and see the people who are with you in the boat. The most important point that makes people like to travel by boat is that they can walk, but when they travel by other things like car or train or plane they could not walk because they have to sit on their seat. People enjoy their time when they travel by boat more than when they travel by other things. They could choose any way that they like, but for me I like to travel by the boat. The most important thing for me to travel by boat is that I love fishing and I love the sea.

Travel

First of all, this Earth is the nicest place in the world, and my biggest habit is to travel around this beautiful world to enjoy the nice places. I would like to spend my summer for visiting many countries. I am very interested in travel and spend my vacation on the beach, mountains and warm weather. However, I am scared of traveling by boat because I had a really bad experience, so I prefer to travel by airline or by car because I enjoy it by listening to music and talking with my friends. I feel when I travel by car it is more comfortable and safe than traveling by boat. On the other hand, every year my family and I when we went to any countries, we like to visit new places for fun, but sometimes it is risky.

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The Most Interesting Place ...

I have been to visit a couple of different countries, but the most interesting place that I have been to, is Los Angeles, which is located in the United States of America. This city has different people from different countries. Also the malls and the beaches are available to find there. Moreover, Los Angeles is a big city that helps society become more knowledgable about other cultures. This is one of the most interesting things to me, when I went there, because people were friendly and had some information about our culture. In Los Angeles there is a street which they call the stars street; at the time when I went there, I saw many people walking on the street and having fun; also, there was a big concert of one of the famous musicians in the United States and there were a lot of people who went to this concert, but the thing that was also interesting to me is when I looked at how many people were walking there. These are the the most interesting thing to me when I went to this city.

fluency exercise 1

My favorite place where I have been is India, especially Calcutta. I went there during summer vacation in 2007. I was really surprised, because India is totally different from my country, Korea. First of all, India is hotter than Korea. Even though I like summer, the fierce hot weather made me exhausted. And India is full of the smell of spices. When I stepped out of the airport, I could immediately feel the smell of spice. And I was impressed with people and their unique culture. I think people in India have an easy attitude in their life. For example, when I took a taxi downtown, the taxi driver suddenly stopped the taxi. I surprised because the place where the taxi driver stopped was not my destination. And finally I learned the reason the driver stopped in the wrong place. He saw his friend his friend on the road, and he wanted to talk with his friend. Even though I could arrive at my destination after one hour, it was the most interesting moment of the trip. And I want to recommend India to other travelers. If they visit India, they can learn the easy way in their lives.

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Have you ever wondered about exploring the world? Finding out what other people in other parts of the world are doing? Or do you just even imagine how the lifestyle is out there? What is different there, and does not exist in your country, nor does it in your continent? Have you ever traveled abroad? Do you know what you can gain and experience? What are the pros and the cons?

Well, if we keep writing about traveling, then we will never stop, and you will keep reading for hours, days and maybe nights. Maybe you have experienced such moments, when you are planning things out and arranging things with your wife: “Darling, where do you want us to go? Do you prefer the sun and the beach, or the mountain, forests and adventures?” And finally, you decide! You start booking a ticket online where you can find a variety of options. Some people decide to take the plane which they think is safer and faster. Others enjoy reaching their destinations other kind of transportation, e.g. ship or car. Now, when you decide how to travel, you start planning for the stay where you can find different offers, also online, or through travel agencies. Some couples prefer to stay in a 5 star hotel, where they can spend hours at the hotel’s spa, maybe its resort, the comfortable beds in the hotel rooms and the marbled toilet – what I personally do. Other couples prefer to go with a 3 star hotel where they just sleep and leave early in the morning to explore more places and more culture.

In the end, you will decide which is more convenient for you and stick with a choice before the holiday ends and you get back to work! So hurry up! Time is running out!

Orlando

I went to Orlando with my friends. I like that place very much. In Orlando, we went to Disney land, Universal Studios, and Sea World. On the first day, we went to Disney's land and took a guitar on a roller coaster. On the second day, we went to Universal Studios. In Universal Studios, we saw a lot of 3D and 4D movies. It made me feel movement. We also went to Sea World to see the Shamu show. It was very interesting.

My interesting Place

When I was a university student in Korea, I went Europe; that was my second time to visit other countries. While traveling, I liked all countries, especially Spain. I didn’t have any expectation for Spain. But when I arrived in Madrid, which is the capital city in Spain, I was surprised because it was such a beautiful city. Actually, I don’t have any information about Spain. I just knew that Real Madrid was a famous soccer club in the world. It was a very comfortable feeling in Spain. During my trip, I visited lots of countries. But the most impressive country is Spain. If a traveler has a chance to go to Europe, I recommend going to Spain. Spain has fantastic cities and you can have a fun time.

Cape Town In South Africa

I once went to Cape Town in South Africa for six months, participating in missionary work, performing, and travelling in all over Africa by land; besides, my particular interest where I tended to visit was to learn more about Nelson Mandela, who I have respected so much in my life. I wanted to wander around Mandela's historical places. As I expected, when i got to Cape Town, I could not help falling into its beatiful landscape, for example, Table Mountain, lIon Hill, and Rdose Island, where had been in prison for 18 years, and many fantastic coasts. Furthermore, i met a lot of South Africans of various sex, age, origin, or color. Most of them were very kind. Actually, I had never been to such a beatiful country before in my life. Iwas stuck there. However, Iwas a little bit disappointed in South Africa, coming up against some troubles. I met robberies with guns twice, and my accommodation was broken into thieves. i could have died there. Even though South Africa is one of the most developed countries in the African continent, many people - especially black people - have lived below the poverty line. Anyway, I have learnt a lot of things for my life through the experiences and i would like to visit Africa again. I still love it there.

Minneapolis, The North Star

Since I am not going to complete my study at SIU-Carbondale, I decided to visit several places around the United States in order to explore them and find the most appropriate for me. I have visited St. Louis, Denver, Seattle, and other locations. Indeed, I haven’t found such a wonderful place to live in as Minneapolis, MN. First of all it is a grand city, so you have a good opportunity to meet many people from different nations and races. Next, now that Minneapolis is a large city, a visitor would have many housing, food, shopping options; also there are many interesting and tourist - related places that a visitor would like to see and take pictures at. Moreover, the city provides a lot of fun places that a family might like, such fun lands and six flags. On the other hand, what I didn’t like about Minneapolis was its weather; it is extremely cold In the winter and most of the year is still cold; however, for those who usually take their vacations during the summer, they might not face any problem with the climate, since it is wonderful in that season. Finally, I strongly recommend my friends to visit Minneapolis, without doubt it is not as gorgeous as Hawaii, but for those who seek place for tourism place while saving their money at the same time, Minneapolis is one of the best places to achieve this dream or this hard formula.

Travel

My interesting place is Chicago. Actually, Chicago is the only place I've been U.S.A, but I like the city. The first reason is that when I watched American movies in Korea, I imagined America like Chicago. Especially, I can't forget Michigan Avenue, because the street has many beautiful kinds of architecture,parks and museums. So, eventhough I just walked on the street, I could feel like I had become a movie star. And the second reason, I like Chicago's foods. I tried to eat deep-dish pizza and cheesecake. These taste are the best I've ever eaten. Especially, I can't forget deep-dish pizza, because it is different from Korea's, so when I saw deep-dish pizza for the first time, I was surprised. So finally, for all those reasons, I like Chicago, and I want to recommend it to my friends.

Is Hawaii a dream?

Hawaii probably has been the best place that I ever visited because it is not a common place to go, for the only reason that it is too expensive; also, going to Hawaii is like a dream for anybody. One of the most interesting things that I saw there were the beaches; all of them were warm and clear. I could see almost everything from the beach, corals, fish, the different colors and more. I meant Hawaii is the best place because maybe I am not going to go back again, and the view was amazing. However, tropical places are not among my interests, because I think that is for when you are older and the only thing that you need is to rest. For me, I would like to go a place where I could walk more, and see more contrasts, like culture, society, and sights. A couple years ago I went to Bariloche, Argentina, with 8 friends; we camped, hiked, and walked extensively. In my experience, the biggest difference between a tropical place and a “cultural” place is your goal; maybe tanning, drinking on the beach, and swimming are the most common activities when you are in the tropics, but when you are in a “cultural” place you can pick what you want to do; even if you are bored you can change your plans easily because probably there are more options than beaches and mountains. Probably Argentina was my type of trip that I would like to repeat, of course not in the same country.

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Things done below this picture were done by an EAP2 class in 2004.