Narrative Essay On Remembering An Event

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Remembering an Event

As a child, my family and I planned annual trips to the state of Jalisco in Mexico to visit our family members. Each year we took a different method of getting to our destination. Some years we would enjoy a two day road trip, while other times we would enjoy the view from a three hour flight. In 2006, we decided we would drive because we wanted to load up our truck with gifts for the family. This particular year I was more excited than usual because we were going to be traveling in the fall for the first time.

One September morning my parents loaded up the truck and we headed out to our destination. My grandmother shared stories with me and my younger brothers as we drove through the different states of Mexico. We …show more content…

My parents planned to take turns driving in order to decrease our arrival time, but that night there was a harsh storm so they decided that we needed to check into a hotel. The entire night the storm’s thunder increased in volume, not letting any of us sleep. Around five in the morning I overheard my parents debating whether or not we should hit the road. My siblings and I made it clear we didn’t want to waste a day of the trip in a hotel. My parents and grandmother discussed things for a few minutes and they agreed it would be a waste of time to stay. Once the decision was made we ate breakfast and continued our trip.

After being on the road for about an hour, we found ourselves in an isolated part of Sinaloa. The only things in sight were trees, grass, a few farm animals and some other travelers. The road we were traveling on split into two narrow lanes. One lane dedicated to those heading South and the other to those traveling North. The lanes were divided by a ditch about 5ft deep and 10ft wide. While traveling on the narrow road we noticed the weather started to change. Around 9a.m. drops of rain started falling and

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