The Foreign
Country I’d Most like to Visit
In my imagination, there is a place full
of wonderful scenery that fills me with passion. You may know of such a place,
too, but if you don’t, it would be my pleasure to share mine with you. The
place is the largest country in South America – Brazil. For its succulent
rainforests and ecstatic Carnival, Brail is the place I would travel to
overseas.
Brazil’s rainforest is a paradise where
exotic plants and creatures can thrive. Just imagine for a minute bathing in
the sunlight in a lagoon near where the serpentine Amazon River winds. There,
in the Amazon rainforest, you can see the source of tens of thousands of living
things in the waters and mangroves. Monkeys with light-brown fur swing on vines
and branches between trees to reach for their meals. Perhaps while eating a
fruit, it drops a piece where tiny birds swoop to catch it before it falls to
the forest floor where creatures scurry to reach the morsel. Animals and birds
with shining red, blue, and green feathers leave droppings with seeds in the
soil where rain water to washes it along to take root. They grow into trees
bearing plentiful fruit of their own. The cycle continues for the next
generation of monkeys and birds seeking out meals and dropping new seeds to
grow again. The cycle of life goes on amazingly. Doesn’t this sound like a
paradise to you? Surely it does to me, and I would love to witness it with my
own eye, in beautiful Brazil.
Besides the Brazilian rainforest’s celebration
of life and renewal, there is a yearly event that nurtures the people;
Carnival. Carnival is a five-day street party that happens in February or
March. It is known for its freewheeling passion and a dance called the Samba.
When Carnival comes, no matter if you are a practiced dancer or a common
person; if you have the feel to move your body, clumsy or not, you can be a star.
Leave the real world behind, put on your favorite attire, dashing and daring, and
dance to the music freely and cheerfully in the Carnival parade. Dance without
social burdens, without cares, and without worries. This freedom and
cheerfulness that allows people to be themselves is why I love the Carnival.
For a moment in time, abandon the heavy homework, the pressures of school
rankings, or the uncertainty of the future. I like to feel free, even if just
for a while, and ease my tense and tiring life. Then, after having tasted
freedom, I can remember how to cherish and value being alive.
With a love for nature and freedom, I
couldn’t think of a better place to go than to Brazil, the country that I would
most like to visit. I am a junior high school student for now, without money to
visit Brazil, but I promise myself, one day, I will slowly walk through Brazil’s
rainforest and become the greatest dancer in Carnival. You may even see me on
TV then, but I won’t care; I’ll be tripping the light fantastic.
Edited by D.B.T.
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