Log Entry #6

We're Finally Rescued!!!!!!!!!!

One morning on the island, Carolina, Alice, and I all woke up to the honking of a loud horn. We saw a great big ship heading our way in the distance. Then we started coming up with ways to be rescued. Then we thought of swimming out to the ship but Carolina got tired so we swam back to the beach. Then we saw the ship getting closer and closer and we started to panic. Then all of a sudden I got the idea of starting a fire. Alice and I ran to go gather wood while Carolina caught her breath and watched for the ship. Then when we came back Carolina used her glasses and started a fire. Then the ship was even closer and we were jumping up and down hoping that they would see our signal. At this point, our fire was huge!!!!!!! The ship came up close to the island and all of a sudden stopped. Alice began to panic and said, "after all of that work the ship still didn't notice us. We're never going to get rescued!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Carolina went up to Alice and said, "yes we will be rescued, but we need to stay calm and not freak out." Then I saw movement around the ship. I said, "look the ship is sending another little boat over to rescue us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Then we all started dancing around and yelling, "we're over here." There was a lifeguard and some firefighters that came in the boat. They talked to us and asked us a couple questions. Then they checked to make sure that we we were not hurt and had no broken bones. Then they asked us, "Are you sure that there is nobody else on this island?" Then Carolina, Alice and I all said together, "We are positive that we are the only people on the island." Then they brought us to the ship and fed us and let us shower and get cleaned up.

Log #4

I'm writing again, but this time I'm not as cheerful as before. Everything is falling apart!!!!!!! I don't know what to do anymore. Our group is not only one group anymore, another person on the island has split off and promised a lot of things to the little kids. I recently met this girl Carolina and another girl Alice. They are the only people I can trust anymore. It's weird now everyone changes at night. There has been a rumor that there is a beast on our island. Everyone is becoming terrified of the rumors about a beast. Everyone is starting to loose hope of being rescued. There have been many storms and it ruined our camp. We need to build another shelter soon or we might not survive. I'm trying my hardest to be strong for the groups sake, but I'm starting to lack leadership skills. I may not be a good leader anymore. I'm thinking of stepping down and letting someone else takeover. I will still be actively involved in helping everyone get rescued just I wont be calling the shots anymore. Don't tell anyone, but I'm scared!!!!!!!!! Scared of what might happen!!!! Scared of letting the group down!!!!!!!!!! Scared of not being rescued!!!!!!!! Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!! Please give me a sign!!!!!!!! Will you tell me what I should do??????????

Log #3

Its me again. This time I'm not doing so good. I woke up in a pretty bad mood this morning. I've been n this deserted, tropical island for weeks, even months now!!!!! We have not been rescued and I'm starting to get a feeling we never will. I am learning a lot about the other people here. Some have changed a lot!!! I don't know if their homesick, lonely, starving, or just going through a rough time out here on the island. I'm starting to get depressed now. We are still working as a team, but we are loosing energy and faith in each other. I also feel like I'm being watched wherever I go. It is really really starting to creep me out. I asked a couple other people if the feel the same way, but they just told me that I'm hallucinating. I don't know what to do anymore. It feels like there is someone or something out there in the forest waiting to kill all of us!!!!! I just hope we get rescued before that happens.
Being stranded on this island has made me miss everything that I had at home. I miss my friends and my family. I miss staying in my own house and sleeping in my own bed. Their is one thing that I miss most of all though. I miss my pink volleyball. I love playing volleyball and when I'm bored, or sad, or just need some alone time I would go outside and play volleyball. I have played volleyball through tough times before. I leave all of my frustration on the court. I wish I had my volleyball with me right now!!!!!!!!!

Log #2

Hey!!!! Its me again!!!!! We are still working great as a team. We have a ton of fruit now!!!! Its delicious! We have a steady fire now, but earlier we had a little problem. Our fire got out of hand and burned a part of our island. Everyone was alright though, thank goodness. I am having a blast with everyone on this island. We are playing a lot of games to keep busy. The majority of the people like playing "capture the flag" and "hide and go seek". We are coming up with some new games too.

Log #1

I was on my way to have a wonderful vacation in paradise and all of a sudden the pilot said our plane was going to crash!!!!! I can't believe I survived the crash. There are no adults because the pilot died during the crash. There is only me and my classmates on this tropical island. I'll admit, this is a beautiful island, but I wish it didn't happen like this. We have no food, no water, and absolutely no extra clothes!!!!!!!! We are still working on building a shelter and a fire. Actually, the guys are working on them right now as I am writing to you. We are working on fishing too, but all we have is sticks to use as spears to stab the fish, but every time you get near them they swim away. We are starving and need to eat soon!!!! I've also heard some animals in the jungle so maybe we can eat them too. Luckily most of us on this island have gone camping before, so our survival is going good so far. The water is cool but not cold so it feels good most of the time, but it is only the ocean. The weather is very nice. It is warm but a little humid. We are surrounded and covered by trees so staying cool is not a problem right now. So, we have more time to work on other more important things. Well I better go look for some fruit in all of these trees so we don't starve. Ill write again soon.

Janelle

About Me

Hey!

I'm Janelle..... I'm a very outgoing person with a bubbly personality. I love playing sports, but my favorite sports are volleyball and basketball. I've lived in Burlingame since i was three. I'm a sophomore at Burlingame High School. My favorite subject is math. I love hanging out with my friends and watching movies!!! My friends and family are very important to me. I am currently on a club volleyball team, Payes Performance. I love my team. We have so much fun together especially when we travel. So far, we have gone to Reno, Colorado, Los Angeles, Fresno, Sacramento, and San Francisco. I can't wait to have another tournament. Sadly, the season is almost over :( !!!!!! Well I'll just play again next year.
My sister died the summer before our fifth grade year. It took me awhile to get over it. I miss her sooo much!!!1 My parents are divorced. My mom re-married and had two more kids. I go between houses and stay for a week at a time.. My dad owns three boats that we go to all of the time. It is soooo much fun!!!!! Also I hav step-family that lives in Georgia. I go visit them twice a year. I love my step-family!!!