Personal Narrative: My First Plane Ride

My personal experience is the time I went on a plane ride for my very first time. It was crazy trying to get to the check points because of all the people that were trying to get to their destination and me going through the TSA checkpoints. Then waiting for the plane to arrive was very annoying and time consuming. Finally the plane ride across the country and arriving in Mexico. In the end it was very exciting and a little scary my very first time going on a plane ride.

At first, I had to get many things in order before I was ready to leave. I had to buy clothes for family members and myself. My mother and father were very excited that I was going to go on my first plane ride they told some stories about when they went on a plane ride

and they told what to do if I didn’t know where to go in the airport. After all the preparations my parents and I did to be ready for the plane ride that’s when it hit my mother that I was going on a plane ride out of the country alone. She started to lecture me on what to do if I got confused with all the signs or if I needed help with my luggage to ask a stranger to help me carry my luggage. My dad and I busted out laughing over the way my mom was reacting because she has known about the trip for a couple a weeks before. My father was making fun of my father laughing at my mother I told her you just said “I hope you have a lot of fun on your trip to and you should be ok travelling by yourself on the plane”. My mother said “I know but your still my little baby boy so I will always worry about you weather you like or not”. My mother finally got over the fact I was going alone so her and my dad told me to be very careful.

The following day, was the day of my departure it was both exciting and terrifying at the same time. There was people speed walking through the crowds just to catch their flight and other people were running with their luggage being dragged behind them. The line was extremely time consuming good thing my mom took me two hours than I was supposed to depart on the plane. It so much going on at one time it was hard to keep track of what I was supposed to do but my mom had prepared me very well so it was going fine until I seen the TSA screening area I had to take off my shoes belt and then I had to empty my pockets get rid of any metal on me my phone and table had to go in small bucket. The TSA agent scanned me with a metal detector after he did that he told me to walk through a machine. After that was over I had to get all my belongings out of the small bucket and back in my pocket and I had to put my shoes back on and my belt. Then they looked through all my bags they moved my clothes and checked every small pocket on the bag. After that I went to grab a snack at the food court even the lines at food court were very long.

Then, I went to waiting area to wait until the plane arrived to board the plane I had an hour left until my plane got there so just sat down and played a video game on my tablet while I waited I started to wonder how many people went through an airport every day. I felt bad for TSA agents who had to go through that many people every while standing you would have to be a multitasker to work at an airport. I said to myself I would hate to have this job I wouldn’t be able to do what these workers do on the daily bases. While waiting for the plane to arrive more people showed up to the waiting area. Most of them were polite as they walked by smiled and said hi others weren’t so nice someone even stepped on my shoe and me be careful I looked at them said “you need to you’re the one stepping on me”. They just kept walking like nothing had happened. I saw some children playing a game to pass the time it reminded me of when I was little making up games just make time go faster.

Finally the plane had arrived, when I looked out the window I seen an enormous air plane being towed by a very small car.

I was astonished by the sight of the enormous plane I was getting ready to board. The plane was ready for everybody to board every one stood up and formed a line to start boarding the plane. They checked our tickets to make sure we wouldn’t go on the wrong airline flight. I wanted to get a window seat so I can look outside from high in the sky. It was an amazing view from up above the clouds it just looks like a blanket of white puffy pillows as far as the eye can see. I took a couple of pictures so I can show the family how wonderful it looked up in the sky. When we encountered some turbulence it was extremely terrifying everything was trembling it came at worst time ever because I had a drink in my hand when it started and the soda fell on me and the floor and some even spilt on the passenger in the seat next to me. I started to apologize for what happened he said it was fine I told him it was my first time I didn’t know that was going to happen. He smiled and said “the same thing happened to me my first flight I had some soda on the women next to me”. We just shared couple of stories to make the time to by faster he was very friendly and liked jokes. The rest of the flight was smooth and no turbulence so it was a good thing for both of us the speaker turned on and the pilot said we would star descending and that we were not allowed to get until we

landed. I looked out the window and seen the ground it was a very cool sight. We finally landed everyone started to get their luggage and waited until the doors opened so we can get out and go were supposed to I seen my uncles waiting on me to get through airport security. When I was done I went towards them and gave them a hug.

That was my personal experience of being on a plane my very first time.

Trying to get my destination at the same time as all the other people at the airport. Then going through the check points. Next waiting on the plane to arrive so that we can board the plane. Then the four hour flight to Mexico. It turned out to be a great experience for me and I would love to go on another plane ride soon but this time I know what do and what to

expect.