As the severe darkness enveloped us, a strange sense of anxiety filled me as unexpected adventures lurked behind every tree. The three of us, Austin, Mitchell, and I, were out in the woods, having a small campfire in the cool summer nights in mid-July. As the sun started to set at 8 o’clock, we decided to head home when the mosquitoes paraded us. Mitchell was in charge of loading the Prowler with our leftover snacks; Austin was responsible for storing the camping necessities such as a gun, some matches, and flammable materials, in the trailer; I was accountable for completely putting the fire out with the help of the nearby creek. We were ready to head out of the woods at around 8:30 p.m. The Prowler that we drove into the campsite still had …show more content…
I was also distraught because the challenge we faced seemed nearly impossible for just the three of us. Unexpectedly, I suggested that we jump-start the Prowler with the ATV. None of us knew how to jump-start an engine, but it was our last option. Now we had to go back to the farm, grab the jumper cables, and try to jump-start the Prowler. None of us had ever jump started an engine before, so we were all very nervous. Thankfully, Austin and Mitchell were familiar with engines, so they had a small idea of how it worked. The positive and negative bolts on both vehicles were supposed to be hooked up together on the same cable. Because we were having a very unfortunate night, the negative and positive bolts were hidden well and hard to reach on the ATV, so it was extremely hard to hook the cables onto each other. Fortunately for our perseverance and teamwork, we overcame all the challenges that interrupted our return home. The Prowler finally made it back to the farm around midnight. I learned that perseverance had given me enough strength to endure a series of unfortunate events, along with my friends. Through the four hours of hard work and problem-solving, we never rested for a moment and took a break. Most importantly, I learned that our team dynamics enabled us to overcome the most challenging obstacles and even strengthened our