Personal Narrative: The Amish Way Of Life

On June 16, 2008 my family and I took a trip to Pennsylvania. It was an eye-opening experience. On the trip we met an Amish couple that changed the way I will look at life forever. No cell phones, television, music, none of that. Just family and quality time. Things that an average family does not experience anymore. It all started out one afternoon in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. As we were touring the land we noticed the Amish were giving horse and buggy rides. My parents thought that it would be a great family experience. As we were waiting in line, the wait was finally over. An older couple approached my family and welcomed us as we took our seats. On the tour, the couple was informing us on the Amish culture and way of life. As we were all engaged in the conversation, they offered my family the opportunity to stay in their guest house. …show more content…
I was so adapted to being in Florida with neighbors, chaos, and noise. This was the complete opposite of Florida. Their house sat on acres of farm land, and their only neighbors were their cattle. As I was standing outside waiting for the couple to lead us to our room, the fence caught my eye. It looked different from the one that we had at my house. This one had big thick wires the surrounded their yard. I was curious as to how the fence felt. As my young nosey fingers wrapped around the wire, I felt electricity shoot through my body. I then jerked my hand away in a hurry. The reason why the fence looked so different from the one I was used to seeing is because this one was an electric fence. At that moment, all I could hear was the laughter coming from my family. I was always the one in the family to do something that was not always logical, so my family was accustomed to