Narrative Essay On A Trip To America

Some of us have never had the honor or privilege of going out of the United States of America to see the world. This summer I received that chance. In May of 2015 my mom told me, “We are going to see Ben and Samantha, “my Aunt and Uncle in the Dominican Republic. At first I was opposed to going, but as time went on I grew more and more excited about going on the trip. By June, everything was finalized and I was leaving to the Dominican Republic!
On June 8th at 10:00 a.m., the American Airline airbus A320 lifted out of Sunport International Airport. My mom, sister, brother, and I flew to Dallas, Fort Worth, then Miami International Airport, and finally to Santo Domingo Airport. It totaled to be a 14 hour flight with layovers! By the time we arrived in Santo Domingo with the time change and layovers, it was about 12:30 in the morning! We were all excited to get off the plane and see my aunt, uncle, cousin and other sister. The first thought that hit me as I stepped off the plane was, “it’s not that hot…” we were still inside the air-conditioned airport. Before we could go out of the airport we had to go through immigration, which was a pain! Once we passed immigration we just walked to the front doors where we …show more content…
The people there spoke so fast that I didn’t get a word of it. This was a huge shock for me! I have always grown up speaking English. My mom and grandma were the ones always trying to get me to learn Spanish, but I always thought that I would not need it. For the first time in my life I was sorry that I did not take their advice. Everything the people said flew over my head. Every time someone spoke to me I just had to say, “No hablo Espanola.” It was funny for them, but for me it was the scariest thing in the world. Throughout the month that I stayed there I was learning Spanish from the teens, and trying desperately to understand what they were saying to me and about