In this assignment Blog #6, we are practicing the counterfactual of my previous memoir in assignment #5, a little brief about it, my first-time doing hand gliding in Rio do Janeiro; how much fun and excitement I had. Counterfactual of this story will be “what if” it’s the mental simulation, most of us after a remarkable moment in our lives think the alternate ending of it. Which in this memoir I had a fast thought about it, without sounding so negative I want you to enjoy this version, life can change in a second. Remember this counterfactual thinking is not always constructive. We also had to watch two scene of the movie Kramer vs Kramer – the link will be below. If you are interesting on creating your own memoir with a counterfactual version, you must read the links below for a better guide.
February 14th, 2013. We finally landed in the beautiful city of Rio do Janeiro time nine am. I was the most excited person in the whole entire world. I checked in the Sao Conrado Hotel, went upstairs in my room, got changed, I had two bedroom room, in one bed I have my carry-on opened and my uniform placed like ready to use. I picked up the phone, called the agency for hand Gliding. “Hello, this is Lulu from Sao Conrado Hotel, I just wanted to confirm my pick up time at 11:00am” I said “Yes, you will be picked up by the instructor and the his assistant, be right outside in the entrance, please be on time they wont wait for you”. The person said. I went right downstairs to take some pictures outside the hotel with my Samsung. But Before I text my sister I was going on my way to the mountain to do this and I added “Happy Valentines day” “Love you”. “You are so crazy, please do not go. It scares me. Why you didn’t way till I come with you” Here is my ride. I am so excited in the back seat. My coworker who was going to go with me, couldn’t make it, she was so tired from the flight. The radio was talking in Portuguese as well as the instructor and his assistant. They were asking me questions about Panama and my job. We parked and walked through a trail, there were a lot of other people walking to the wood runway getting ready to do this. My heart was racing, my ears were red and hot. I felt like I couldn’t even walk right because how nervous I was. The instructor training was pretty much to run on way with him. He just wanted to make sure I know to run because if both of us do not run as the same speed we can fall into the trees. The instructor looked at me, “Why are you that nervous? This is nothing just run and You will enjoy the experience” he asked. “Oh no, I am not that nervous. I am ready for it” I replied Everything is set, we have our equipment on, the delta is ready set up. We are on the ramp, just waiting for the “GO” to run. The breeze was getting stronger in our faces, you can hear the birds singing, the trees leaves were falling as the breeze moves. Suddenly, all I heard was the word Go and I couldn’t move my legs. The instructor was running by himself and I was practically a bag of rocks for him, all I see is his worry and angry face at me. I had no idea what's happening, I heard people screaming behind us “run” “ come on” “what's wrong with her”. All I remember its big slap in my face, me closing my eyes, dropping my neck over the instructor and felt like disconnecting from the world. I woke up again in an ambulance with a paramedic over me: “What's your name? What's your date of birth? I just could look at him, I can taste the blood in my mouth, a really bad headache and stomach pain, like if someone cut me with a knife. A day later I was told the whole story, It was really bad that I didn’t run. We fell over a tree, A got a branch stock in my belly. And all my face were scratch from the leaves of the tree. I hit my head in the ground. The instructor tried his best to safe me from this but he couldn’t. He just got his left arm broken. I left an incomplete crew, an international flight cancelled with 160 passengers. A high bill from the hospital and be in Rio do Janeiro till I heal. My mom was in her way from Panama to take care of me. All I can learned from this its accidents happens and Panic attacks exists when you are not expecting them.
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