Trying New Things Research Paper

Trying New Things Leads to New Experiences I believe that trying new things can often lead to positive new experiences. This belief of mine was strengthened when I chose to attend a whitewater rafting trip with my Boy Scout troop near the beginning of the last summer. When I first learned about this trip, I hardly even considered it as a possibility. I had no prior experience with whitewater rafting, and none of my friends in Boy Scouts chose to attend the trip. Ultimately I chose to go on the trip since I always enjoyed kayaking and canoeing. After making this decision, I felt the excitement over the prospect of being able to experience something completely new to me. However, my excitement was still hindered by doubt as I was uncertain if I would enjoy white water rafting.
The trip started like any other Boy Scout camping trip I had been on, aside from the fact that none of my friends were on the
The anticipation of heading towards to the top of the rapid, the thrill of the moment when going down a rapid, and the feeling of relief after reaching the end of a rapid all made me love the trip in the end. My attitude towards white water rafting had completely turned around. Instead of being remembered as the only part of the trip that I wasn’t entirely confident from my prior experience, whitewater rafting is remembered today by me as the obvious highlight of the entire trip. Had I failed to have taken this opportunity of going on this trip, trying something new, I never would have gone on this trip and never would have been introduced to whitewater rafting. But because I chose to try something new and attend this trip, I was able to enjoy a new kind of experience and meet some new people in the process. This is why I believe that for every new experience, there is always something to be gained and something to be