Sandra - "Teton Science School"

*Teton Science School*
Sandra Tzompa- Sosa
We had arrived after a long boring drive. It had been thirty minutes of being on a school bus with nothing to do but sit. It was a relief to be getting off of the bus and breathing fresh air. It had been along way, but we had finally arrived at the Teton Science School.
My classmates and I started jumping in excitement knowing that we would be taking a two night, three day field trip to the outdoors. And the best part was that it was substituting for school. We were going to learn and have fun at the same time.
“Welcome to Teton Science School!” we heard a far out voice say. It was Peppi; she was one of the helpers at T.S.S. As we came closer, she looked us in the eyes. And then she introduced herself and told us a little bit about herself . After a couple of minutes, she said, “Let’s get you guys settled in.”
Peppi was a lady who had orange hair that curled like twirls of flames. She would dress as if she were a ranger out in the forest. She wore black high boots that came up to her knees.

She might have crazy hair and boots that were big, yet she is she has a great personality. We walked on little pebbles that produced little crunches with each step. We arrived at the cabin. The cabin we would be where we would sleep in and socialize.
The door said, “ZING” as Peppi opened it. Girls rushed in. They split apart and ran their own ways, running and jumping like crazy grasshoppers! Looking for a bunk-bed that that wasn’t spoken with personal items at the top of the bed. I was one of the girls with only no hurry. I didn’t really care if I got the top of a bed . Despite the fact that I was in no hurry I was one of the girls who got luck! I found a bed that was just screaming my name It was is as if it wanted me to clime up and lay on top of it. So I didn’t feel like taking any chances and did what my instincts told me. I blinked once and when I opened them again I had reached the top of the bed. I looked below me and saw my friends Darlene, Nancy, Ana- Laura, and Sarian gathered together. I looked above and then back down again I took one last look around the bed that I was going to be using for thoughts next days and the nights that I would be at Teton Science School.
“Okay! First, you should never touch or go near a wild animal. Because they could hurt and you could get serious injured. You would have to be at least 100 yards. Julia said as she handed my classmate and I green back- packs that would be holding our thing that we would have to be caring like a water bottle, a little peace of rug, that would be sitting on if we got tired and even possibly a sweeter in case there was bad weather.
They had divided us into six groups of eight. As we took off on our first hike, the first stop was located in a little place that had a lot of Aspen trees. The first game they introduced us to kind of like hide and go seek. But more mature, of course.
When we were all done, we started playing this other game that we needed a partner. Our partner would blindfold us and take us to a specific tree. Then, they would take us back to where they had blindfolded us. Once we could see again, our goal was to figure out which tree our partner had taken us too. I was able to do it!
It had been a glorious day. The seconds had turned to minutes and the minutes had turned to hours. The hours had gone by fast – too fast!
Before I knew it, it was time to go back to the cabin. As we walked back we heard the sound of an owl and an elk. Strange noises far beyond trees were heard. I felt scared but also amazed to be in the wilderness. We had finally arrived at the cabin. And all of us were jumping in excitement.

“The lights go out at nine thirty and you guys have to be sleeping by ten o’clock. We have to be awake early tomorrow morning - at eight,” said our teachers. “Okay?” asked Ms. Neff and Ms. Miller.
“OK,” we replied.

The moon turned into the sun of the next day. I was laughing because I woke up filled with life. “Hi girls! It’s eight fifteen! Everybody wake up!” Ms. Neff yelled.
We said, “We are awake! We’ve been up since 8:00 – just like you told us to!”
She laughed and thanked me for laughing so hard. It’s what had caused her to wake up. I couldn’t wait for day two at Teton Science School to begin!