Looking back at all the trips I’ve taken, I wouldn’t say I have a specific one that was my favorite, as I enjoyed every single one of them. But, I would say that I have a most memorable. One of the more memorable trips for me has 2 parts to it and it occurred over a 3 week span. The first part of this trip was spent with my family. My Parents, two brothers, sister, brother-in-law and myself all made a trip down to Hilton head as for a family vacation. This already was a special event as my sister was a few months pregnant with her first child (and families first next-gen child) and it was the first time we had all been on a trip together in years. Normally, someone has to work or had school which prevented them from coming, but everything lined up for this trip which made it extra special. It was also a much needed trip to the beach as I hadn’t been to a beach in years. Throughout the trip, it was mostly just relaxation and hanging out with my whole family, which we don’t get to do often as my sister is a nurse in Cincinnati and my older brother manages a bar in Grandview, so both are extremely busy and can’t really take time off. It also didn’t help that I was in college and my little brother was still in high school, so I didn’t see him or my parents very often either. So being able to hang out with family that I didn’t get to see as often as I would like already made the trip better. Looking back, that’s the best part about this trip, was the amount of time that i spent with my family. The second part of the trip was both good and bad. This trip occurred right before I had Air Force training in Alabama. In fact, I actually flew out of an airport near Hilton Head to go to this training, as I didn’t have enough time to come back to Ohio. This training was to evaluate me and my potential as a future officer in the Air Force, and even though it was very stressful both physically and mentally, I actually ended up having fun. The thing I enjoyed the most was the bond that i formed with the others that were down there with me. We were from all over the country and had just met when we got down there, but we bonded pretty quickly and I actually talk to them pretty regularly. These three weeks provided huge contrast between them. Going from laid back to an uptight military setting, being surrounded by family to not knowing a single person then back to being surrounded by “family”, and the vast difference between my wake-up times (10am to 4am) have all made these three weeks the most memorable “trip” I have been on (even though I really wouldn’t want to do the Air Force portion again).