ENGLISH IX_FEB

This happened in Quillabamba when I was twelve years old. One weekend I went to the river with my family to fish, when we arrived we all felt the scorching sun and then we decided to enter the river to swim, after that we all decided to start fishing; To fish, I put my hands under large stones that are in the water to find some fish. At that moment I felt something under the stone and then I decided to grab it. As I did so, it hurt my finger and I got scared and shook my hand until I threw it away. In the end my parents went to help me and when I told them my parents laughed because it turned out to be an insect that is used for fishing and I didn't know that could be found in the river. After that unusual experience I stopped looking for fish under the stones.

Jean Pierre Cornejo Ticona

This happened in Ica when I was about sixteen years old.

I was on a promotional trip, I had visited Nazca, Paracas and Huacachina.

On the fourth day we went to Lunahuaná, I was very excited because it was one of the locations for the Panamerican Games.

The first thing we did when we arrived was to go on a quad bike ride, it was a fun experience.

The next day I had to take a canoe trip, I was really scared because I can't swim, but the person in charge told me that it wouldn't be necessary because I was wearing a life jacket.

In the end I got into the boat and it was easier than I thought. I really enjoyed canoeing.

Rosa Luz Parhuayo Panti

This happened when I was still in school and was 16 years old.

I was preparing at the academy to enter university. I remember that I studied a lot, I got good grades in the weekly exams at the academy, but when the time came to take the exam I got nervous. When the results came out I saw that I had missed by one point. I felt very frustrated and started crying.

Gabriela Guerra Sanchez

This happened when I was eleven years old. I lived in the countryside with my parents and siblings.My parents were low income, we herded sheep, had cows and various animals.One day my parents sent me and my sister. to herd the sheep because they had to travel to town.My younger sister and I left happily with the Sheep, but in the afternoon it started to rain very hard. The river flow increased so much that we could not cross with the sheep. My sister and I were very scared, we still didn't have phones to communicate.

The rain continued to fall and the flow only increased more. We had to wait until night fell and our parents helped us cross with the sheep.

Psdt: I lost my flip flop when crossing because the river took it away

Raul Condori Quispe

I remember the first time I’ve tried to do downhill biking with my friends, this happened when I was 14, we were on a mountain near the school preparing ourselves for the action, I felt nervous and excited at the same time.

I had a good start, but halfway down the path I quickly found myself in trouble. I tripped on a big rock, losing control, I crashed hard, breaking my arm on the way. Pain overwhelmed me as I lay there, my friends helped and took me to the hospital.

Eventually, I´ve recovered, but in the end, I’ve stopped downhill biking. It was one of the most frightening experiences I’ve ever had.

Joshua Altair Pacheco Suárez

This happened at my grandparents' house, when I was 12 years old. My grandparents lived near a river, one day we went with my cousins to that river, we ran through my grandparents' farm, but we didn't see that there was a cow, the cow got scared and also started running, I felt very afraid and I was paralyzed and my sister had to pull me so the cow wouldn't step on me.

In the end we ran to the river and got in, but the cow stayed on the bank. We are saved!

This was a very exciting experience but it scared me a lot.

Evelyn

This happened in Vilcabamba in 2006 when I was 15 years old.

I was on one of my fishing adventures, I went with my older brother, it was an unknown river for me, I fell into the river and my brother did not see me.

I tried to swim but the current was stronger.

I felt very scared, I thought I would lose my life.

At the end I came to the shore very tired from swimming and scared.

It was one of the most frightening experiences I have ever had.

Then my brother came for me, he helped me with my wet clothes and wounds, I told him what had happened and he was also very scared, he tried to calm me down and see that I was ok and we continued fishing.

In the end it was exciting.

Luis Garcia Umeres

This happened in the forest when I was eighteen, during a camping trip with friends. That night, around the campfire, we were sharing ghost stories. The forest became mysterious… strange shadows danced, whispers of the wind blended with tales and an unknown noise startled us. Though my heart was beating fast, laughter replaced fear when we discovered it was just an animal. Despite the initial scare, that night became one of the most exciting experiences I've ever had. The shared adventure strengthened my friends.

 Ronaldiño Saul

This happened on a mountain in Puno 2 years ago when I was 18 years old.

One day we went with my dad to climb a mountain, then we found a skunk stuck in the branches of a tree, we decided help him, after that I felt excited, then I got angry because it peed on us, it was scary we smelled too bad. In the end we laughed.

It was the funniest and most exciting experience I have ever had.

Walter Elvis Nina Mamani

This happened many years ago when I was 13 years old. I was where my grandparents who live in the jungle. Then I went for a walk with my mother and brother to see the river and also swim in it. Later when we returned, we found a snake on the road this snake was black and it was looking at us, I was afraid but my mother used a stick to push the snake away. It was an exciting day and it was one of the experiences I’ve ever had.

Diego A. Mujica Aymachoque

This happened in the summer of 2015 at the Cusco amusement park "Parque Urpicha", when I was ten years old. One day I got on the biggest slide. Afterwards, I felt excited and a little scared. As the day progressed, I grew tired of all the excitement. At the end I won a piece of candy in one of the games. It was one of the most exciting experiences I have ever had.

Jonatan Ccahuana

This happened in my neighborhood, when I was about 13.

I was returning home at night, but I forgot my keys inside. So I went through the alley that goes to my house and when I was about to reach the door, about 4 dogs ran towards me and started barking.I stood at the door and felt frightened and I cried, So I started knocking on the door loudly so that They would listen to me, but no one opened the door and the dogs kept barking at me. At the end, after about 10 minutes, my cousin opened the door and I came in crying and scared. It was the frightened experience I've ever had.

Anabel Condori

This happened when I was about 12. I was walking to my soccer academy and when I opened the door 2 dogs are started to run towards me. I reacted very late, when I tried to close the door a dog bit mi backpack, but I managed to close the door. I felt frightening.

At the end I entered with other people to the academy.

Marcelo Aucca Martel

This happened a long time ago, I was a child. One night my cousins and I couldn't sleep, we stayed playing monopoly. I was tired, I fell asleep. My cousin picks me up and tells me: look out the window. I saw a person walking with chains. He had no feet. no one could sleep that night. I was afraid.

Brandon Lasteros Oimas

When I was 8 years old I lived with my mother and my brother in Laberinto, in Puerto Maldonado.

One day, my brother and I went to the river. I went down to wash my face with the water. At that, I felt as my body was falling. I don't remember much, only that I was in the water and there was less and less light, but I didn't feel afraid, I really felt tranquility, peace.

My mother told me years later that all the people there got scared and started pulling me out. It wasn't scary at the time, but it is now, because I'm like, "I almost died!"

Miriam

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Beatriz Castillo Aparicio