Writing Assignments

Writing Assignment 1

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My sister Casey Twist was born on November 14^th, 1996 in Delray Beach, Florida. A few years later, Casey and my parents moved to Boca Raton, Florida in 1999 because I was being born. Casey’s fondest memories as a child were when she played outside with her next door neighbors, who she considers her best friends to this day. Our parents encouraged us to play outside and did not allow many video games, so she loved going on boat rides and spending time swimming in the pool. Being around the water was an enormous part of her childhood. During the summer as kids we would go on vacation every year to the Florida Keys. Our parents loved taking us fishing and snorkeling, and as Casey got older she developed her own passion for diving and spear fishing. Casey had two pets as a kid, in 2003 our parents allowed her to adopt a stray cat that lived on our street. She named the cat Squeaker because of her unique meow. In 2008, we rescued a 7 month old Labrador mix while we were on our way to the Florida Keys. Casey attended Boca Raton High School and was very involved with the student government and clubs. Her favorite thing about high school was all the new people she met in her four years there. She met one of her best friends in a photography class during her freshman year. That girl ended up being her first college roommate at the University of Florida in 2015. Once she graduated high school with straight As, she pursued a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Casey and her best friend stayed at Beaty Towers freshman year. She recalls her that year being the most memorable, because it was her first taste of the college life and game day Saturdays at UF. As an upperclassman, Casey lived at a house where she was reunited with her old next-door neighbors. Her house was on University Avenue across from the stadium, she always remembered being able to pay her bills by charging people to park at her house on game days. By this time I was attending college with her, so every year our parents came up for a football game and threw a massive tailgate party for us. Now that she has graduated, those are the things she missed the most about college. This past year she finished up her final semester and earned a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. Currently, she resides in Jupiter, Florida where she landed her dream job. She is very happy with the position she is in because she’s able to stay in sunny South Florida and be close to the ocean. Even better, our old next door neighbors now reside in Jupiter, as well as our uncle who is also a UF graduate. Casey always tells me how grateful she is to keep her family close and not leave the area she loves.

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