College
Essay
Prompt: Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What does it mean or experience there, and why is it meaningful to me?
There are many stresses like grades, sports, and my future in the world that
takes me out of life but one place always puts me back in. There’s
something about shoes stomping on the black top court, the bouncing of balls,
laughter of friends, and the sweat on my forehead from shooting a ball just
puts me at ease. This place is Park and Ride basketball court. Park and ride is a recreational park with a
basketball court, baseball field, Dog Park, and a wide-open field for anything
your heart desires. It is only one mile away from my house so when I get
frustrated from any problem I walk down they’re alone and forget about
everything by shooting my problems away.
This place is special to me because it is always in arms reach. Also it
always creates a fun and happy environment. So whenever I go there I
always come home happy. Whenever I shoot a basketball there its like a
problem goes into the basket and falls to the ground.
The first time I went there I knew this was a great place to be. I liked
how it was relaxing and very green. It was bursting with life I knew that
I would have good memories there. Knowing that I started to play
basketball with my friends there and magically the court created good times and
made me happy. Which made it special and makes me calm.
I remember the first time I went there when I was frustrated. That day
was going well until my sister started to get mad at me. But I didn’t
know why she got mad at me. So I got really frustrated and stormed out of
my house with a basketball in my hands because I knew exactly where I wanted to
go. The court is a place that always
relaxed me. So I continued out the garage into the street. I was so
enraged when I was walking down I was talking to myself. But after 15
minutes I made it to the park. I looked around and started to calm
down. The sun on my face, the wind rustling through trees, and the
beautiful view of the sun touching the horizon, which helped me, let go a little
bit. Then I walked in and found a court in the front. After a while
of watching other guys play an intense game. I started to shoot my
ball. As I let the first one go I started to relax and let go.
After about 100 shots I got bored and started to walk around. Just the
beautiful scenery was making me happy. There’s also Dog Park that is near
so watching the dogs made me happier. Then completely happy and
forgetting why I was mad I went home when my mom arrived because of the good
memories, happy people, competitive edge and the feeling of release when
playing basketball relaxes me. Compared
to other places they don’t match up so I don’t have all of these things in
every other place. So it is very special
to me to the bottom of my heart.
That is why Park and Ride are special and always makes me perfectly content
because of the scenery and all the happy people around. So that’s why
when I am upset I always go there.
