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"Miles of Memories" by Lucy Seong

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At first, our Senior Sneak was filled with complaints, and it didn’t seem like much to look forward to. The first day felt ordinary, with everyone tired from traveling and unsure of what was ahead. The moment we arrived, the sponsors shouted from outside our dorms, saying we only had five more minutes before the first activity started. The first few activities were simple, but the air was heavy and sticky. Everyone was dragging their feet, tired from the bus ride and worn out by the heat. Sweat clung to our shirts, and the energy around us was low and filled with complaints. 

By the third day, the mood was completely different. Everyone had been waiting for the whitewater rafting activity, and the excitement was obvious from the moment we woke up, except for Zoe Wong (12), who said, “Before the trip, I was excited to go whitewater rafting, but on the day, I was dreading it because I thought I was going to tan. But then it rained that day, so there was no sun. So I was very happy!” 

Before we went whitewater rafting, we had to learn how to swim in the river, which was very useful for whitewater rafting. When the time finally came to form groups of four to go whitewater rafting, everyone was sharing the same anticipation for something truly fun. My group ended up being Tia Emmanuel, Logan Kaloo, and Zoe Wong. Half of us ended up taking a quick nap on the way to the whitewater rafting on the back of the truck.

When we finally got on the raft, it didn’t feel as thrilling as we expected. The river started off calm, and the raft drifted slowly, making it underwhelming, so we kept asking our guide to take us faster and complaining about everyone overtaking us. However, as we approached the biggest rapid of the river, the water roared louder, and suddenly our slow ride turned into chaos. As soon as we went down the rapid, our boat flipped because of the uneven weight distribution, and my initial reaction was just pure panic. What started as pure fear slowly turned into adrenaline and excitement. The currents pushed my body down the river as I thrashed my arms against the water. By the time a guide from another boat pulled me up, I had to process what had just happened. 

Logan Kaloo’s (12) initial thought was, “This is oddly cinematic, and Tia is about to get trampled.” 

It was ironic how we complained about how it was underwhelming, but on the largest rapid, we got exactly what we asked for as the raft flipped, and suddenly we were fighting to stay above the rushing water. It was crazy, unexpected, and honestly, the most memorable moment of the whole trip.

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