Querencia Essay.

    When I woke up, I start heading for the bathroom. Brushing my teeth and washing my face with a face towel soaked with steaming hot water. " Wow did that felt good! ", I said to myself. As I walked out the door, I heard my mother yelling and lecturing about my grades, getting me all frustrated that I couldn't stand anything anymore! All I needed was to get out, have some peace and quiet just to think. I rushed to the door, put on my shoes, opened the door and ran straight outside just to get out of the house.

 
   Walking up that tiring hill just to get to my special place was much more worth it than that loud voice in my ear and also, it was a good exercise. Step by step, I kept telling myself that I can do better and have more quality work. Feeling that breeze on my face felt super good helping me relax. Finally, after all that walking, I could hear the crickets chirping with the birds and the rustling sound of the wind rushing through the leaves and the branches, while I was going towards those small stairs to sit and calm myself down. It wasn't that quiet, but it helps me relax and it takes away my stress and whatever that's in my mind just by enjoying this sound of nature. 

  
   Sitting for minutes and hours, I could never get bored of that place. That smell of the grass, the feeling of the wind blowing through my hair, it just makes me smile by how I can be alone with nature and lets my thoughts run free. Before I leave, I would always take one last deep breath of that grassy scent and remembering the leaves and branches rustling with the birds singing everywhere. Being in that place makes me feel like it's my own fantasy, I could do whatever I want whenever I wanted too. After all of that, I thought it was time to go back to the mess that I left at home.