Personal Narrative Essay On Outdoor Education

Outdoor Ed was a 3 day, 2 night field trip that the sixth grade class got to go on. We traveled to the YMCA of the Rockies where we had amazing food, excellent classes, and a campfire to top it all off. The food at Outdoor Ed was spectacular. Each day, we would eat three professionally made meals that made me want to stay there forever. At every meal, we were given about an hour to enjoy the glorious cuisine, and it was an all-you-can-eat buffet, so you could stuff yourself to the brim. One night, the cooks provided Chinese food that was amazing. It was probably one of the best meals I had ever eaten. The food at the YMCA had an array of delicious flavors that made my taste buds sing with joy, and has made every meal since then have a different, less enjoyable taste. All the activities at Outdoor Ed provided endless amounts of entertainment , even the classes! Before we left, the teachers split us into small groups that we would travel with during our trip. When we arrived, we got into our groups and went to our first class. The classes at Outdoor Ed aren’t the traditional “sit at a desk and read” classes, they are filled with hands-on learning and hiking through beautiful mountain sceneries. During these hikes, our instructors taught us how to use a compass, …show more content…
We sang songs, listened to scary stories, and watched skits performed by our teachers and chaperones, and from our instructors that work at the YMCA. One of the skits that got everyone laughing was about a mix-up between a bandana and a banana. At the end of our shindig, we learned a song about our love for the mountains that echoed through our heads for the rest of the night. The campfire was my favorite part of the trip that I feel brought everyone in our class closer