by Catherine Lear

Created on: August 22, 2009   Last Updated: August 24, 2009

Fifteen years of age is a time when young girls should be thinking of boys, but I remember when I was fifteen and they were the last thing on my mind. I remember it so well these days I am now thirty three years of age and I have a child on the way, who would have thought it all those years ago when my dad called me and my brother aside and told us that we would be going on a camping trip with him.

Our eyes would light up with delight we always loved these little trips with dad, usually just the three of us out together in all weather, he used to say come on kids lets go and see what we can do against the elements, and of we would go to fight the good fight against the weather. This year though I was fifteen and did not want to go, dad I want to go on holiday with my girlfriends I said, what's up said my brother are we not good enough for you anymore, no I remember saying but I would rather go with my girlfriends than with the two of you,

Oh said my dad that's alright I get it you are growing up and don't want to be around your old dad, no, no its not that dad I remember saying, just then my mum came to my rescue, oh leave her alone you two she said she has other things on her mind like boys. Mum, mum I shouted and I ran to my room.

A few minuets later my dad knocked on my bedroom door, have we all embarrassed you he said, no you have not I said but in reality they had. Well come down and we will talk about it, no, no and I don't want my tea as well I said, that's alright then said my dad you don't want to come with us to Borneo then, what I said Borneo, that's some where in Indonesia isn't it dad. Yes, it is and that is were your brother and me are going this year. There was a short silence, then I opened the door to my bedroom, Borneo I said, yes Borneo, that is where we are going, and you will meet some very interesting people that I used to work with, but if you want to stay at home with your mother and think of boys then do not let me stop you.

One week later, I was on plane going to an adventure of a lifetime. Oh what memories. As we dropped out of the Borneo sky we could see dense jungle, my dad told me that the last time he was over this jungle that he jumped out of an aircraft far higher than what we were now, don't worry he said we wont do that this time, both me and my brother looked at one another and whispered thank god for that, he overheard us and smiled, I used to do that quite regularly but I only did it twice in this jungle,

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