Long and short essay on myself in english

HOLIDAY ESSAY 5 (600 WORDS)
Introduction
Holidays are the best time of the year. I always look forward to my summer holidays as these 
are the longest holidays we students get during the year. I mostly spend them with my family 
and extended family. My parents also allow me to go on a few outings with friends as a 
reward if I study and behave well during the holidays.
My First Holiday with School Friends
Until 5th grade my parents did not allow me to go for school trips but as I entered my 6th 
grade I got this chance. My school had organized a three day trip to Shimla during the 
summer vacations. Many of my friends filled the consent to go for the trip. I wanted to go to 
but feared that my parents would not agree. At first, I thought there was no point even asking 
because their answer would only be no but my friends insisted I should.
I still remember how I hesitantly handed over the consent form for the trip to my father and 
began telling him about the details of the trip. I also told him that many of my classmates are 
going for it and that I also wanted to go. Initially, he refused as he felt I was too young to go 
out without their supervision. It took me around 2 days to convince my mother to allow me 
to go for the trip and she in turn convinced my father for the same. I was finally glad and 
super excited about the trip. I promised them that I will not talk to strangers, always move 
with the group and be careful with everything during the trip.
We travelled from Delhi to Kalka in train and then took a bus to reach Shimla. We reached 
our hotel in the afternoon. The first day we went to the mall road. The weather was pleasant 
and the place was amazing. I had been to various hill stations earlier as well but this place 
had something very refreshing about it. The company of friends made it all the more 
amazing. We roam around on the mall road and had planned to have dinner in a restaurant on 
our way back to the hotel but could not resist the smell of freshly steamed momos. They 
were super delicious and we ate so many of them that there was no room for dinner.
The next day we went to the Jakhu temple. The road to the temple was quite steep and we 
encountered hundreds of langoors on our way. It was a bit scary but exciting at the same 
time. The temple is set at a very serene place and we loved sitting in peace for some time. On 
our way back we decided to trek down the road and the experience was amazing. In the 
evening we visited the church and spent time on the mall road again. On the third day of our 
trip our teachers allowed us to go for shopping. We went to the Tibetan market to buy some 
really cool stuff. I bought scarves, hair clips and a jacket for myself. I also bought souvenirs 
for my siblings and friends.
The time finally came when we had to bid goodbye to the beautiful mountains and valley 
view of Shimla. We took the night bus straight for Delhi and reached home safely.
Conclusion
I had been on many family trips before this and loved them but the joy and excitement of 
going on trips with friends is something different. Since then I have been on many trips with 
my friends but I can never forget the wonderful moments spent on my first trip with them. 

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