120. Tell about the most unforgettable
experience you've ever had.
I
have a lot of unforgettable experiences, a lot of which I have already
mentioned in previous posts. The one
that I could almost never forget was the incident involving almost getting cause
by the police at 2am at night. Another incident that was a lot more positive
was our graduation trip back in 9th grade. Since I’ve already spoken
about that too, I decided to go back in to the past a bit more. Returning to 8th
grade Discover Oman trip, back when I lived in Oman, which was similar to
Activity week here at Woodstock. This year’s Discover Oman trip was
exceptionally different from previous ones. We, as the lucky 8th
graders, got to go to the best swimming spots around Oman. Most of these places
were hours away from each other, but we spent different night at different
spots.
The
thing that made this trip memorable was the Bimmah Sinkhole. The name making
the location self-explanatory, this deep water body was probably the biggest
form of entertainment a 13 year old could find. Repetitively jumping off a 30 meter cliff was fun
as we had expected. The fact that we did this at around several wadis, places
in Oman that refer to a valley of a sort that generally has water flowing
through them, made the trip a lot more fun. When we visited Wadi Shaab, we swim
deep inside a cave (yes, swam). After swimming for about 15 minutes deep in a
dark cave, we reached a place that had just a little sunlight peeking through a
hole on the top of the ceiling. At this point, our guide told us that the place
we were swimming at was 240 meters deep. We climbed up a ladder that was built
for visitors. After climbing up the ladder, we jumped up another high cliff. As
13 year olds, we found this very entertaining even if you may think that we
seemed really childish.
By
the end of another amazing Discover Oman, we all walk away with the memories we
continue to hold. Even though this may not be the most memorable experience I’ve
had, I’m certain that I won’t forget this even anytime soon.
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| Bimmah Sinkhole. |
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