My Nepal Festival

In the beautiful blue water I grab the rope and swim to the end of it. Then, the boat starts to move so I pull myself up. Now, I was standing on the Wakeboard gliding across the water. Then suddenly there were waves right in front of us, and we were headed straight for them and I said to myself, “ oh crap”. I still was standing when the waves crashed into my board, but the last wave turned my board sideways and my face hit the water very hard and my face felt like it was split apart, and my family said it looked like

The moment occurred and I felt a rush: a rush of terror and adrenaline. I was having fun then the next minute I heard the screaming from my sister. Feeling the beads of sweat drip down my neck I’m not sure if it’s the heat or the fear. The next few minutes felt like a lifetime from hearing my sister cry out to acting out a scene from Baywatch. I looked into the crashing waves to see Silus, a young boy of only seven years, in the water and knowing though we were only five feet away from the lifeguard zone I had to be the one to save him. I sprinted down the beach and plunged into the rough waters. Fighting the treacherous waves, swimming to the young boy, and raising him above the waves crashing overhead. I drag myself and the boy out of the water placing him onto the warm sand. I check to make sure the boy was unharmed, assisting him with clearing the saltwater out his

My head went under the water. Time almost stopped. I didn't know how it had happened. I had no clue what was going on. Before I even realize I was drowning, it was already too late. I tried so hard to scream, to breath, tried to cry out, tried to get the attention of the people around me; meanwhile, everyone else was splashing water and having fun. I screamed and yelled as loud as I could like a crying baby, but none of the people around me could hear me. Their sound started fading away steadily but slowly. Reluctantly, I came up but then I failed in panic. I thought I was going to

The weather was decent, but evening was approaching and it was getting chillier. A lay on my stomach and steady the tube as Noah gets on. We grab on to the handles in front of us and the tube is propelled forward by the boat. We started picking up speed, but it was still easy to stay on the tube. We started reaching speeds of up to forty miles per hour. It was amazing, the water flashed by on either side. We were still going straight but we were ramping off waves. The water splashed in my face every time we went airborne and landed again, but I didn’t care. And then we started turning. We turned right, which was the side I was on. We just let the tube go where it wanted to go, but that was a mistake. The tube came closer to the gigantic wave made by the boat engine. We reamped of the wave, and I knew I was a goner. I began sliding off the tube, and I thought I was gone. Finally my body was flung into the water, but my hands had a firm grip on the handle bars. Uncle ralph slowed down enough so I could pull myself up on the tube. With most of my body soaking wet, and slippery. When we turned again we turned left. This time we tried to lean against the wave. The tactic worked pretty good, but me hit the wave again. Noah was gone in an instant. I look back and he is floating some ways back

I could hear the gurgling of the water coming through the dam. Suddenly, I was blinded by water then felt cold and wet. Then I heard the laughter of my mother and aunt. I tried to keep from laughing but I couldn't hold it

I put my into the water and my feet touched hard peebles in the warm water. I got deeper into the water and went under and tasted nasty salt water. I pulled my head out of the water and my eyes burned. I had to go back into the hot sand to get a towel and rubbed my eyes until they stopped burning. I laid my towel down and sat on

The water is up to my chest when it finally pulls me away from my roof. It drags me deep under the surface and I get hit by a gnarled steel beam that’s three times my size. I continue to sink as I lose consciousness and everything fades to

I am sitting on an inflatable tube in the middle of Lake Michigan. I’m not sure how I got here. Suddenly, I hear “Lean back!”; I’m not sure why, but I just lean back. I’m so scared, I don’t know what is happening. I see a big white boat with blue dual canvas start to go fast, and I feel a jerk. I don’t know what’s happening! Is the tube sinking? Am I going to drown? What is happening? The boat is now going fast, and I’m told I can sit up now. I am kneeling on the tube for five seconds, and I say “OH MY GOSH! This is so fun!!!”. I can’t believe that I have never done this before. I was being pulled so fast that the wind dried my face from the splashing fishy water. There is a wave and my knees fly almost a foot off of the tube! This is the

After renting two surf boards from the shop we headed deep into the waves. Several other surfers had a spot and we joined them. "Looks like you got the hang of it cuz" shouted cousin Buck as we swam back out to the group. As we waited for our next wave, someone felt something touch their leg. In shock we all looked around frantic, however in our panic, we managed to miss the wave rushing us. Taken off guard I fell from my board straight into the drink. Dazed I looked around, at that moment I found what had touched his leg. It was a shark the size of a medium person. Shocked at what I discovered, I let out a shout. Suddenly the mighty beast charged, I managed to wiggle out of the way of his mouth. However, his top fin found its mark right above my right eye. From here I can't say for certain what happened, however when I awoke cousin Buck said, "dang cuz you alright, you look like crap, o wait you looked like that before the shark". I

The wave swallowed me as if I was not going to live the next day. I was underwater for almost 30 seconds long. My lungs were inflated and I couldn't breath! My mouth was open and I could taste the nasty salty cold water on my tastebuds nothing but nasty salty cold Water. As I came back up I gasped for air trying to catch my breath. As I looked up I saw my boogie board where my dad was holding with his hands getting ready to go get a

I knew the shark was right behind me. I could feel the water being pushed around me, the energy pulsing through my body. Not that it would be mine for much longer. I knew I was beaten, there was no way I was going to out swim this

Halfway to the water I started screaming. Why was I jumping off the high dive when I could not swim. When I hit the water I realized that my uncle Bobby was going to grab me when i hit the water.

I turned and saw a giant metal shaft being hurled at me! I started swimming away, but it was too late. I got knocked underwater and saw my siblings get splashed back, except for John, who dove under to help me. I saw John reach toward me, but then I got knocked unconscious by a random another random thing that plunged into the water.

All of a sudden, the river was calm. I had survived. I wanted to scream, "I did it!" I realized everyone was shivering except my friends and I and I silently thanked my coach for making us rent the wetsuits.

There’s a river on the edge of Missouri where my family and I camped. My uncle called it “The ole’ Roarin’ River” because the river was always impossibly full of life and movement. My cousin and I decided, on the edge of daybreak, that we should take a swim. We jumped in and my petite self started to drift quickly downstream. My cousin yelled and motioned for me to swim. I was so scared that I might drown but the internal fire in me was fueled by the terrifying and dire situation. I made it to the edge of the river and climbed out yelling and jumping because I had done what I never thought was possible. I fought the current.