Narrative Essay On Longboarding

Trying something new can sometimes be a scary process. Sometimes it can be easy for someone, or it can make someone feel quite anxious. How it will turn out is a mystery and that can contribute to the feeling. I felt very anxious when I tried something new. When I tried it out, I ended up having a lot of fun and I still do it today. My friend Andrew “Drew” Gille and I have been friends since seventh grade. We became friends quickly and made a friend group out of 2 more people. He doesn’t go to Montville High School, he goes to Seton Hall Prep, but we keep in touch and hang out a lot. Back in the eighth grade, I was on Instagram and I saw a picture of Drew and a friend of mine longboarding in Verona Park. I liked it and moved on, but later on my friend group started to talk about it and I started to get interested. I told Drew that I wanted a longboard and he said, “Yo that would be lit to have you in the group.” I ordered my longboard and when it came I was really excited to start longboarding. A couple days later, I called Drew and he came over and we went longboarding. I was very anxious when we went out. I haven’t come remotely close to anything like a longboard in years. The last time I did, I could barely keep my balance. It is very hilly by my house and I was also very scared that I would go too fast and lose control.

I could now go down big hills without “foot braking” A few days later, I called Drew and we went boarding. I was more anxious about sliding than I was about riding the board my first time. I was worried I would go too fast and when I would slide I would lose control and fall, I was worried that I would hit something when I would slide and fall off, and I was worried that my butt would run against the ground and that would hurt. (Ironically, all of these things have happened multiple times to me.) When we set out, I took a very deep breath and prayed, but I was ready to try out this new