As I was in my bed in the morning on September 23, 1911, I writing in my journal
(as always) waiting for the mail to come in. In Ireland many things go around very fast and one of those things was the Titanic. It mostly went around in Ireland because that is where the ship would be leaving from. I was just too excited and could not wait to be on… the Titanic! I have been waiting ever since the Titanic was being built which was in 1998 as I was a young, 18 year old. There was a book written in 1889 called, The Wreck of the Titan. This made me nervous to go on the Titanic in the first place because the ships had almost the exact same name. I am a wealthy woman, although not wealthy enough to go in first class neither was I too poor …show more content…
Already in Southampton, I was packing my bags until the next four months. I packed many many clothes, shoes, socks, hats, and other things that I would need. I also brought a camera to take pictures while on the Titanic and some pictures of my parents who lived in Paris. They did not want to go on the ship and didn't want me to either. But they did tell me that I could make my own choices because I was 32. I had no children or a husband and I didn't have anyone else to come with me. I would enjoy just to relax on the Titanic by myself though.
It was finally the day
It was the day to set aboard the Titanic which is April 10, 1912. I woke up and it was quite early. Although, I had to be there early so that there wasn't a lot of people there.
The Titanic was very beautiful and very very big. It seemed as though it was 5x the size of a whale! The excite ran through my body like a lightning bolt.
When I was eventually at the boarding ship, there was a many people that had an exciting expression on their face, and others who looked as though they were not feeling well. There were people at a desk who would ask for your ticket. Some I saw were nice and others were very scary. It took about three hours for the crowd to clear, waiting for their