An exciting experience [1] Hi. Please correct my mistakes if you spot any, and suggest to me another way of saying whatever sounds awkward or unnatural, I will be extremely grateful for your valuable help. Thanks: My friend gave the impression of being completely unruffled despite the intimidating view of the choppy river. There is no point in denying that I was scared to the bone, nor that I was quite close to backing out (bottling it?)... I still wonder where I drew courage from, especially after all the thoughts that crossed my mind at that moment. It was inevitable to picture myself drowning or being swept along by the strong current of the river. The fear I felt showed plainly on my face, and in my sudden sudden change of attitude, of course, because just a few minutes ago I did nothing but smile and put my thumb up when my sister was going to take a picture of me... now that the moment of truth was approaching, every time she called out my name to look at the camera I did so rather reluctantly. I tried to force a smile but it felt like my face was all stretched with clothespins, so I eventually gave it up and tried to focus on what was to come.