Personal Narrative: Lake Explosion

When I was little, my grandfather taught me how to swim. I remember the time we were

At the end of the school year last year, a few of my friends and I decided that we wanted to go camping at Spring Lake. We signed up to do the “off the grid” camping so we could kayak to our camp site. The fun began when we were putting our kayaks into the lake with all of our gear in them and one of my friends fell into the lake. After that we knew we were going to have a fun and hysterical night. We then began our twenty minute kayak to our camping site. On the way there, we had many conversations and shared many laughs. When we arrived at the campsite we decided to split into two groups. Two of us would kayak back to our vehicles to get the rest of our stuff and the other two would stay and begin to set up the campsite. So, my friend Trenton

On a fall night around 3:00A.M. my friend and I were just getting on campus from a night out. We got back to my room and realized that it was really hot because the heat was on, so we decided to put on our bathing suits and go outside. After venturing outside into the cold my friend had the “great” idea to go for a swim in the fountain. Of course I was the first to jump into the icy water and I dragged my friend in shortly after. It was so cold, we instantly jumped out but then all of a

Last year I was impressed with all the interesting plants blooming in the alkali meadows next to Klondike Lake. Plants like Rabbit brush and shrubs are found in abundance here but not too many other places in the state or even the Owens Valley.

It felt like I was under the water for hour when realistically it was only a few seconds. Finally I the pressure release and bombed up to the surface. I immediately burst out into tears, my dad swam to me and tried to comfort me but I was so shook by this I couldn’t even talk. I got back on the boat and my parents tried to calm me down as we went back to the house. I finally fueled it together by the time we got to the house and announced to the whole family that” I will never water ski again!” Luckily we can laugh about it today but I still haven’t water skied since, maybe I will try it in a few year who knows but I will never forget this

After about 45 minutes of intriguing instructions, we finally departed. I hopped into the raft as I felt the cold water seep through my water shoes. Once everyone was secured into the raft and life vests bolted on, we headed down

My entire family had a great time, and it felt great to have the cool water splash inside of the raft. Our guide made sure that we did not hit any rocks along the way. Next, we ate lunch and drove back up the river so we could go experience the class II rapids. Confident as ever, we were all ready to go.

I have to walk out of my dorm and down two flights of stairs just to get outside. Then, I make a right towards the arch in Friley to walk down another flight of stairs, and lastly I’ll head towards Welch Ave. to arrive at Lake Laverne.

It was a breezy November day. Our school was on our way, heading to the Pine Lake Challenge Course in Bristol, Ct, a ropes course designed to challenge students to work together to overcome a challenge and accomplish a goal. As my friends and I were talking on the bus, we all thought there was no point in going to the course and that this was going to be a waste of time. Our class has a lot of loud, opinionated people and “always right people” so I thought we were going to get nowhere. When we arrived, my team encountered 3 challenges. Throughout these activities, we were forced to come together, and as a result we struggled, some went well, but others, we were completely stumped.

This was the day I went parasailing for the first time! I have always wanted to go and now I finally got the chance. Of course, we had to wait in an incredibly long line, but Dairy Queen fixed the problem. After waiting about 30 minutes it was my aunt and I’s turn to go on the boat that would take us out to parasail. A few miles out into the open ocean later, and we arrived at a bigger boat that held the parasails. The clicks of the buckles around my waist boosted my adrenaline even higher than it already was. 3, 2, 1, goodbye! Off we went, the wind catching our parasail and gliding us up further and further in the air. Now, after getting up as high as 800 feet above the water, I got a little nervous. I thought we would be sitting on more of a seat, but all we were placed on were seat belts! Nevertheless, the views were breathtaking. I could see so much of Fort Myers and so much ocean below me. I wanted the experience to last longer than 7

Despite what some oldest or middle children might like to believe, being the youngest in a family of six complicated my childhood and often left me to feel extraneous in the shadows of my older brothers. After years of this belittlement, I grew into an independent, curious individual who wants nothing more than an opportunity to do something greater than what is expected of me, and Northwestern is the perfect place for me to achieve my dreams.

I got in the front and I was determined not to crash. I put my wet nervous hands on the handlebars and I gripped as hard as i could. I pressed on the paddle ever so slightly making sure not to go fast. I felt as if I was deciding the world's fate. I went a little faster, it was going way better than i thought. I sped up, as i was speeding up my sister fell off and took my dad withe her. I kept going no knowing they had fallen off, all of a sudden the jet ski stopped. I looked back trying to see my sister and dad. I could see them in the distance but they were drifting away. I was so

One time I was scared was when I jumped off a cliff in a lake. It all started when it was summer I went over to my cousins at Texas.

“Wow” I said, amazed with how clear the water is. It was like swimming on glass or even looking through glass. Then we go to the spot I thought is was going to be freezing in the water because back at the beach is was like swimming with ice on you. But as we were getting ready to go in the water with tons of people from the resort had to put on the gear first. First we put on the life jacket, then we put on the goggle and snorkels. I also remember seeing a shark cause the guy yelled to the guy on the other boat because we have a party boat next to us. Then when we went out there and when I got in the water with my luck a shark swam right by us for myI was lucky then he did not come with me cause I would I poop my pants. I think that was the last time I went in the

We got to Royal Gorge Rafting and I was beyond excited. We got all of our gear on, helmet, lifejacket, and water shoes, and were ready to go. You had to take a yellow school bus, which smelled like old leather, to get to the Arkansas river. My group and four other groups piled into the bus. When we got to the river, the river guides explained what would happen if we fell out of the raft. They also explained how to get people out of the river if it were to happen. I never thought I would have to worry about falling out. We stepped in the raft and started drifting down the river when Shane discovered water was leaking and there was bubbling coming from the side of the raft. We discovered there was a hole in the side and Lori started freaking out like it was the end of the world. Our raft guide sealed the hole with duck tape and we continued on down the river. The river split into two paths one took you to a waterfall and one kept you on the path to the end