Lost in Texas
Has there ever been a time in your life where you felt that you could not ask for help and you had to face your fears all by yourself? You can prepare all your life trying to stay on the right path and telling yourself, “The only thing to be afraid of is fear itself.”-Franklin D. Roosevelt When that moment comes and you are scared it tests your physical and mental strength. These moments in your life show your true colors.You have to learn to do things by yourself and rely on yourself to make the right choice. Your life is like a pop quiz. One mistake affects your entire grade. It was just before school had started. My family and I took a trip down to Texas. When we got there we rented a car. We realized later that the car had many problems. When we finally got to our hotel we were sad to hear there was a mix-up with our hotel room. We only got …show more content…
My dad said' "Let's go to the park and..."
"Let's go shopping for souvenirs," my mom interjected. We couldn't agree on anything. I just wanted to get away from the arguing so I left the hotel. The hotel sat next to a large plot of empty land. I walked in the desert attempting to find a quiet place. I passed many cacti with their outstretched arms and a really large, odd looking rock. The rock tapered as it shot out of the ground like a stone pillar. I continued to walk for a while. I sat down and took a nap on the side of a small hill. I woke up several hours later because the grass was starting to become dry and extremely itchy. I got up to absolute silence except for the occasional sound of a crow in the distance. I realized that it was getting closer to dinner and I decided to go back to the hotel. I followed the path back and saw the large rock but didn't realize that it wasn't the same rock. I thought I was on the right path but quickly sobered when I couldn't find the hotel. I wandered lost and hungry in the scorching hot
Has there ever been a time in your life where you felt that you could not ask for help and you had to face your fears all by yourself? You can prepare all your life trying to stay on the right path and telling yourself, “The only thing to be afraid of is fear itself.”-Franklin D. Roosevelt When that moment comes and you are scared it tests your physical and mental strength. These moments in your life show your true colors.You have to learn to do things by yourself and rely on yourself to make the right choice. Your life is like a pop quiz. One mistake affects your entire grade. It was just before school had started. My family and I took a trip down to Texas. When we got there we rented a car. We realized later that the car had many problems. When we finally got to our hotel we were sad to hear there was a mix-up with our hotel room. We only got …show more content…
My dad said' "Let's go to the park and..."
"Let's go shopping for souvenirs," my mom interjected. We couldn't agree on anything. I just wanted to get away from the arguing so I left the hotel. The hotel sat next to a large plot of empty land. I walked in the desert attempting to find a quiet place. I passed many cacti with their outstretched arms and a really large, odd looking rock. The rock tapered as it shot out of the ground like a stone pillar. I continued to walk for a while. I sat down and took a nap on the side of a small hill. I woke up several hours later because the grass was starting to become dry and extremely itchy. I got up to absolute silence except for the occasional sound of a crow in the distance. I realized that it was getting closer to dinner and I decided to go back to the hotel. I followed the path back and saw the large rock but didn't realize that it wasn't the same rock. I thought I was on the right path but quickly sobered when I couldn't find the hotel. I wandered lost and hungry in the scorching hot