Personal Narrative Essay: The Hike That Changed My Life

The Hike That Changed My Life I have had numerous experiences that have resulted to who I am today. Many of these experiences are small and may seem insignificant to others, but they mean so much for me. For some experiences, the impact has been small and comes only in small doses. However, for other experiences such as the mountain hike I will talk about herein, the impact has been huge and completely life changing. Through this perspective, I find it easy to conclude that my life is a summation of all the experiences I have had. One step at a time, like a staircase, my life has been built and I attribute it all to how I have reacted to the different experiences I have had. We had driven for close to 7 hours, just to get to my grandparents home before dark. It was a long drive for sure, but my parents had tried to make it as comfortable as possible. As expected, at thirteen years old, I was trying to make the trip as difficult as possible. I complained about the food, the roads, the temperatures, the car, my siblings and everything else you could …show more content…
He sounded super excited and I mumbled something and went back to sleep. As if he knew this was my defense mechanism, he stormed in, pulled the covers and shook me hard. I remember his words vividly because the fire in his eyes was hard to mistake. He told me that my grandfather had planned this hike for many months and the last thing he would allow me to do was to skip it. He then told me to get dressed as fast as I could and he stood there watching me do it. He then dragged me downstairs and did not listen to any of my excuses. I talked about how I was fatigued from the drive and how one of my legs was in intense pain, but he could have none of it. Downstairs, my grandfather had already taken breakfast and was dressed to impress. He was so happy to see me and instructed grandmother to prepare my