Personal Narrative: A Coming Of Age Experience
A Coming of age Experience
“Bye mom, bye dad! I’ll miss you both so, so much! Have a nice summer, I’ll see you soon!” Lacy said, with a hint of nervousness in her voice.
“We’ll miss you very much, Lacy! We love you!” Her dad reminded her as he watched her get her luggage from the trunk of his car.
“Have fun, honey. Don’t stay up too late either!” Lacy’s mom advised from her rolled down window.
“Haha, I’ll try not to. Bye, I love you two so much!” She shut the the trunk and walked towards the airport. She slightly turned around as if to show all of her mixed emotions, and her parents smiled back. Her summer was almost over, but it felt like it just began.
It was a warm, sunny day in early August of 1989 when Lacy, a shy fourteen, almost fifteen year old …show more content…
As Babsi’s family drove Lacy to Frankfurt, she was in a police car. However, it wasn’t because she or any of the people she was staying with did anything wrong, but simply because they had a police car and they chose to drive it. Once Lacy had arrived at her friend's house, and after the long drive, Lacy had realized that there was no speed limit, which was completely different than the laws in America. In Frankfurt, she stayed at Babsi’s place, whose ‘crazy’ aunt lived in a small hut-like house in Babsi’s front yard. Her aunt was quite peculiar, considering she loved monkeys, and would randomly give Lacy stickers.
Lacy admired the house in which she was in. One of the many reasons why was because she was staying in an ice cream factory. This was because Babsi’s parents owned a pretty well known ice cream company in Germany, and the factory was inside of their home. The house was built with the ice cream factory on the first floor, the business offices on the second floor, and a penthouse on the third floor. Another great thing about staying in an ice cream factory? She got to eat ice cream every single night for
“Bye mom, bye dad! I’ll miss you both so, so much! Have a nice summer, I’ll see you soon!” Lacy said, with a hint of nervousness in her voice.
“We’ll miss you very much, Lacy! We love you!” Her dad reminded her as he watched her get her luggage from the trunk of his car.
“Have fun, honey. Don’t stay up too late either!” Lacy’s mom advised from her rolled down window.
“Haha, I’ll try not to. Bye, I love you two so much!” She shut the the trunk and walked towards the airport. She slightly turned around as if to show all of her mixed emotions, and her parents smiled back. Her summer was almost over, but it felt like it just began.
It was a warm, sunny day in early August of 1989 when Lacy, a shy fourteen, almost fifteen year old …show more content…
As Babsi’s family drove Lacy to Frankfurt, she was in a police car. However, it wasn’t because she or any of the people she was staying with did anything wrong, but simply because they had a police car and they chose to drive it. Once Lacy had arrived at her friend's house, and after the long drive, Lacy had realized that there was no speed limit, which was completely different than the laws in America. In Frankfurt, she stayed at Babsi’s place, whose ‘crazy’ aunt lived in a small hut-like house in Babsi’s front yard. Her aunt was quite peculiar, considering she loved monkeys, and would randomly give Lacy stickers.
Lacy admired the house in which she was in. One of the many reasons why was because she was staying in an ice cream factory. This was because Babsi’s parents owned a pretty well known ice cream company in Germany, and the factory was inside of their home. The house was built with the ice cream factory on the first floor, the business offices on the second floor, and a penthouse on the third floor. Another great thing about staying in an ice cream factory? She got to eat ice cream every single night for