The Bahamas Narrative

the Bahamas a little under three hours later. This was my third time out of the country so I wasn’t as nervous as the others but I still had some nerves because it was the first time without my parents. None the less, we got through customs and security screening very quickly and made our way to the resort. As soon as we stepped foot into the lobby of the resort, a very tall, native man by the name of Benjamin was ready to serve us some colorful alcoholic drinks. I was anxious to see if my friend Aaron was going to accept the drink, he quickly turned Benjamin away. I told him that he needed to step outside the box and let loose. We were all delighted by the poolside view right outside of our balcony. I was ready to drop my belongings and hop right …show more content…
As the four of us sat back and enjoyed the waves, a man approached us. This man was different from the other locals we have seen thus far. This guy was about our age, light skinned, did not carry the accent that others had. This man looked American. Turns out that his name was Sam and is he actually was American but moved to the Bahamas at a young age. Sam was trying to sell us a snorkeling trip. I immediately told Sam that we weren’t interested and to move along. As Sam walked away, Aaron. Hannah, and Halsey all looked at me in disgust. The three of them exclaimed that they would have liked to do the trip. I told them about my experiences that I had and they assured that it would not be like that this time. This time Aaron told me that I needed to step outside the box and live a little. Aaron than ran down the beach after Sam to schedule a snorkeling trip for the next afternoon. That night as I laid there next to Halsey, I told her that I had a bad feeling about the trip. She assured me that it would be fine and I needed to have fun. I suddenly felt like Aaron when the three of us pressured him to come on the trip in the first place. I did not like