Personal Narrative: Wake-Boarding In Lake Michigan

During Summer 2015, I was in the calm waters of Lake Michigan, preparing to try wake-boarding for my first time. My Dad had me hooked up to our rose-red WaveRunner and he asked me if I was ready. My life jacket was pulling on my throat a little bit so I pulled it back down, and said “Yes, let's go!” He took off and I was yanked out of the water! Somehow I managed to stay standing, and we kept going. My wake board was drifting a little too far left so I pushed my left foot forward, thus learning how to align with the center of our wake. Unfortunately, about five seconds later, a wave collided with our wake, forming displacement in the water, and I fell back down. Luckily I was not hurt and I would go on to keep trying for the rest of