Personal Narrative: My Trip To Destin Florida

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Learning something new can be a terrifying experience for many. One of the scariest things I have done was go parasailing on our trip to Destin, Florida. I was always afraid of heights since little, but my mom and her husband was determined to cross this task off of their bucket list. What I didn't realize was that going up would also make me more open to exploring new things.         My first time going parasailing I sat on the dock nervously waiting for the instructor and other passengers to come back on the boat we would sail on. A couple of minutes after two men arrived on a boat we were going to board, they were super tan and really cool, and I felt as though they enjoyed their job very much. Although everyone else was older than me who were going to be para-sailing, they didn't seem to actually be afraid of going up in the air and it kind of put me ease once I saw how nonchalant everyone looked. …show more content…

The man (Buddy) explained the rules to us about what to do and what not to do on the boat, and up in the air. We were required to take off our shoes and put any loose items that could fall in the water under our seats. Eventually the boat stopped in the middle of the ocean and Buddy gave the first two passengers, gear to attach them to the parachute that would be going up. Viewing the man and his son go up into the air strikingly smooth helped me relax a little, I thought we were going to just fly up rugged and it would feel like we're on a roller

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