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My Visit To My Grandparent's House

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I’m thirteen and I go to the International School of Manila. I experience and learn new things everyday. I have to say though, visiting my relatives in Korea is without a doubt, my favorite moment that I crave for every year. I never knew that I would encounter a lethal and highly dangerous snake there. What would you think about if you only had a couple of moments left to live? It’s been said that your entire life flashes before your eyes, the most important memories go by in an instant. The people you love, the people you lost, the people who made a difference. In this story, I will see it for myself. This story might end up catastrophically, let 's begin. Two years ago, I visited my Grandparent 's house that is located beside a pile of beautiful …show more content…

The buzz of flies and mosquitos resounded in my head and distracted me from my thoughts. The smell of a nearby trash stung my nostrils with a painful intensity that one learns to tolerate, only with time and extraordinary forbearance. Indeed, effort might be the mother of survival : I have always been an ordinary kid, but now I could only think about getting out of the mountain and reuniting with my relatives. Eventually, I found an old woman that was taking a hike. “Excuse me, but can you tell me how to get out if this place?” I asked. She said, “Just follow the tracks and it will eventually lead you to the exit of this mountain.” I thanked her and continued on with my journey. After over 2 hours of searching and swatting mosquitos and bugs, I finally made it to the exit of the mountain. I felt a surge of relief overcome my body. When I arrived home, I told my entire relatives about it. They were very worried about me so my cousins and my brothers also went out to look for me. I was telling them how the snake looked and how I felt when suddenly my brother asked where his soccer ball was. It seemed like my brother was more worried about his limited edition manchester united soccer ball than my encounter with this snake. After two years, I still look back at this moment when I’m going through hard and weary times. The fact that I didn’t give up my life tells me that with enough effort and perseverance, you can

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