Personal Narrative: My School Trip To Pathfinders

It was a cold Monday morning. I was packing my clothes and preparing for my school trip. I was in 5th grade, and our school had a planned camping trip to Pathfinders. It was my first time going somewhere without my parents. I have never been on a school trip so far away from home. The trip was going to last three nights and two days. My mom dropped me off at school. “ Have a great time Lam” she said. “ I will. Love you” I said. I was off at school, waiting for the teachers and everybody else to arrive. It was really cold outside. I was wearing tons of layers of clothes since, we were told that up at Pathfinders it would be really cold. Pathfinders was located up in Idyllwild. I was in a group with my friends Tommy, Angel. Angel was the first to arrive with me. “ Aren’t you excited for this trip” said Angel. “ Yes!” i replied “i’ve been waiting to go on this camping trip”. “ What do you think we are …show more content…
I remembered taking a nap through most of the bus ride. When we were close to the campsite, I remembered seeing the beautiful white snow surrounding the area. The view from uptop of the mountain was magnificent. You could see the whole city of Hemet. “Hey Nate” said Tommy. “ Yea” I said questionly. “ Look over there” Tommy said as he pointed. There was a bobcat that was just sitting on the sidewalk looking as our bus while pass by. We finally arrived at Pathfinder Ranch. There was snow all over the campsite. Icicles were hanging from the top of the cabins. There was a basketball court in the middle where we were dropped off. There were many other kids from different schools with us.
The lesson I learned was that I should not fear leaving home. I learned to be without my parents, even when it was just a while. I spent three nights without them and it was a great experience. It was the first time that I had a little freedom, being on my own and with my friends. I did miss my family but it was a great