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Personal Narrative: My First Inversions

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I will never forget July 27, 2016. I went on my first inversion roller coaster, Medusa at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. When I first saw the track, I got intimidated. I wanted to go on with my friends but I wasn’t comfortable because I’ve never been on one. Earlier, I planned to go on another coaster to get me comfortable with inversions before Medusa. It was now or never. We sat in the 5th row with 5 people in each row. I sat on the edge with my counselor behind me. “Are you sure you want to go?” My counselor asked me. “ Sure. I have to try at least.” I replied ready, but nervously. The train dispatched and we took a slight left turn. I felt like I was going to puke. I always have that feeling, but I know it will be fine. As we went up, my …show more content…

My stomach felt like it was floating. I loved the airtime! During the drop there it was. My first inversion in my life! At first I tried to closed my eyes, but when we were fully upside down I looked, I felt like the YouTubers that go on these rides! “Wow! That was awesome!” I told my friend. We took a high sharp turn. I was really enjoying myself. Then we went through my first corkscrew. It was so cool! It was literally a 360 degree spin. We went through more corkscrews and turns and soon the ride was over. When we got off I told my friends, “I can’t believe I just did that!” We were all so dizzy that we couldn’t walk straight. I was so dizzy but happy that now I can go on the most intense coasters ever. I loved it so much I told my group, “Hey, let’s go on it again!” So, we went on it again and it was even better now I can go on more coasters no problem. I wrote this personal narrative to show that you should get out of your comfort zone and do it. I was scared going on my first inverted coaster and I loved it! If you are not comfortable with trying something new, you will just be a regular person. Try everything. When you say you don’t like it when you never tried it just try. If it doesn’t work out, it’s okay. Fine something else you may

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