The Bermuda Triangle

Ever since I was little, I was scared of flying. Airplanes, airports – pretty much anything that had to do with being hundreds of feet up in the air for long periods of time.

When I was in Kindergarten, it took a lot of convincing for me to agree to board a plane, but when I did, it really wasn't that bad. Then I took the plane multiple times in Third Grade, when I went to Vietnam, and I realized that I kind of liked being on airplanes. For some strange reason, that feeling in your stomach that everyone seemed  to hate – I actually liked it. As years passed by, I traveled to many places such as the East Coast, China and next summer, I'm going to Hawaii. However, there is one place that I will never fly to.

via thetalkingpot.wordpress.com

Florida.

I'm probably being silly, and I'm probably missing out on a lot, but with all the stories I've heard about Florida (the Bermuda Triangle especially), I really don't want to risk anything.

The big question is: what is the Bermuda Triangle?

According to UnMuseum.org, the Bermuda Triangle is a stretch of the Atlantic Ocean that is bordered by a line from Florida to the islands of Bermuda, to Puerto Rico and then back to Florida. Under mysterious circumstances, ships and planes that have traveled through the Bermuda Triangle and have simply vanished into thin air. For example, the USS Cyclops, which showed no problem with communication, sailed through the Bermuda Triangle and was never heard from again.

Even though most of my cousins have traveled to Florida and have come back safely, I don't want to take any chances. I am willing to fly anywhere in the world, just not through the Bermuda Triangle.