Reflective Narrative Paper“Smell the sea and feel the sky, let your soul and spirit fly.”The waves are crashing, the sun is setting and people are laughing as I walk along the water inGoa. My all time favorite place is the beach. Around when I was ten years old, I paid a visit toGoa. It is a small state in India known for their beaches. Trips to Goa were usually a familybonding and relaxing time. The breeze running through my hair, the waves hitting my feet whileI tried building a sand castle and the seagulls flying through the sky with a very small crowdunderneath them carried an essence of peace. It was that one time in the year when I enjoyedbeing with my parents to the fullest and had all of their attention, unlike usual, when I wouldhave to compete with their office work. Over the years, I have seen Goa turn into a morecrowded place and lose it’s calm and peace. Now the beaches are polluted with plastics and cansall over. It has become a place full of hawkers selling goods and providing services. It hasgradually yet suddenly turned into a hub for parties and local food vendors walking around theplace. It is so disheartening to see a place that is so beautiful and peaceful become polluted onthis level. The first and second picture are representing the contrast that is now,
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