Experiences Reading Practice Past Tense

👧 Sarah Marquis’s love of adventure started when she was a child. She discovered bats in a cave near her home in Switzerland. She likes bats, so she stayed in the cave that night. Sarah wasn’t scared – she loved it. That day, she decided to be an explorer.

🎒 Sarah explores wild places because she likes to feel independent and close to nature. She always travels alone and she doesn’t use transportation – she walks. She carries a tent, clothes, and food (mainly rice and cookies) in a backpack, or she pulls her things in a cart. She never stays in hotels, so she doesn’t meet many people. While she’s walking, she’s always busy, so she never gets bored. She looks for water, fruit, and vegetables for her dinner, and a new place to camp every night. She also takes pictures and makes notes.

🗺️ In 2010, she started an amazing 16,000-kilometer journey: she hiked from Russia to Australia. On this expedition, she was alone in the Gobi Desert for six months. Slowly, her sense of smell became very strong. She even smelled the shampoo on a tourist’s hair from a distance of 1,000 meters! Unusual experiences like this are why Sarah loves to explore.