Personal Narrative: A Personal Experience?

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I was so excited I could hardly breathe right, so nervous that I was shaking like a leaf. This is the moment that I have been waiting for from I was at the age 10. This was really happening; I pinched myself numerous times to make sure I was not dreaming. Finally, I was going to see this man that I have not seen over some 10 to 15 years now and I was both nervous and anxious.
I barely slept that night; as soon as the sun came out I was already preparing myself to head out. It was not an early morning flight but you would think because of my early preparations. I sat and watched the time slowly moved like it was taunting me. “Tick, tock” slowly it went around the face of the clock, as if I was not already anxious. Finally the time came and it
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So I observed everyone has I made the call, looking to see who was about to answer their cell phones. “Ring, ring, ring, Hello” he answered. Remembering that the young man was waiting on his cell phone I quickly spoke. “I am here, where are you? I am using someone’s phone”. Then I saw a short man with a muscular built rushing in, looking all over while on the phone saying “I don’t see you”. Being that I saw him, I returned the phone and when and touched him on his shoulder. He was not nearly what I had expected being that I am 5ft 8inches and he is nowhere close. Anyways we hugged and he brought me back to his …show more content…
And I am not saying that he didn’t have moments, but he could have still helped us out. But I was in such a rush to leave my mother and my family that all I could think about was touring all over, buying new stuff and just having a great time when I got to the US, that I forgot how to appreciate my family in Jamaica that really loved, care and cherished me. Moral of this experience is that, I will always appreciate where I am at in life and never pine for what I do not know or cannot see. This was one unexpected twist in my life that I will forever hold on to has a lesson

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