Every summer, my family and I go to Florida for vacation. In particular, we go to a beach city named Clearwater Beach. Here, there are large tourist areas filled with restaurants, bars and tourist gift shops. However, there is another hidden gem in this beach town called the North End. This is where the locals stay and the lucky people that find a place to stay here. In this area, I find my solitude.

Here, I can go to a private beach where only you and the ocean exist for miles. The ocean breeze is light and the waves ripple against the pure white sand. You hear the occasional seagull in the distance, and you sit under the umbrella enjoying every minute. You don’t say a single word, it is pure silence. There is nothing that needs to be thought about, nothing to worry about, nothing to do.

Coming back to the house, you can enjoy the pool in the bright heat of the Florida sun. You can see the occasional gecko go across the pool area as you sit in your baseball cap and sunglasses. Iced tea never tastes so good, but in this special kind of summer heat. Nothing can even compare to Florida.

I feel so at ease, so calm and collected in this environment. I am so far away from the nursing knowledge that clouds my brain, nothing is stopping me from clearing my mind. I enjoy this place with my favorite people and my favorite weather.

The best part of my favorite place is at night. I walk back down to the beach in my pajamas with a diet coke and a lawn chair. I sit on the beach, looking into the pink and orange sky and reflect on my day. I love every minute of day, and wish to never go back to my home, because to me, this is my second home.

I love this place with all of my heart, I never want to leave as soon as I arrive, and when I go back home I want to go right back. One day, I may move to my favorite place, or keep it my treasure that I only go to once in a while. But forever, Clearwater Beach will be my favorite place and nothing will ever change that.