Vianca

Sarah’s trip to Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp was more like a nightmare. She described rock ‘n’ roll high school a lot like real high school. She was only as interested as the teachers made it interesting for her. She felt homesickness and sometimes pretended to have a good time. Sarah gets queasiness watching the other students. She feels they all have skills and she doesn’t. She makes fun of them, calling them yuppies. She complains about how the program is expensive and how they must be the sons and daughters of rich parents. I think it’s funny that she says that because she’s in the program along with them. Reading this chapter I feel like Sarah would have had a better time if she had a more positive attitude.

I can relate to being in a situation that you thought was going to be fun but wasn’t. This summer I took a trip to Mexico for the first time for my sister’s wedding. I was excited to fly there with all my cousins and have fun on the beach. Unfortunately that didn’t happen. I had to stay in a different part of Mexico, away from my cousins, with my sister and her new in laws. While the rest of my family stayed in some resort in Acapulco, I stayed four hours away in a more country part of Mexico. It was a interesting change of scenery at first. The houses were lined up on a hilly dirt road surrounded by tall green mountains. The house was built by the family themselves. Staring at the manmade ceiling held together with logs, sheet metal and rope, I started to feel more gratitude that they shared their tiny space with me. I decided to look at my first trip to Mexico as more authentic experience.