The jungle aircrash Julianne koepke miraculously survived the other 92 passengers. She writes her diary on the fatal day.prepare the same. Monday 24.12.1971 Today seemed an exiting day.Mom and me have decided to fly to pucallpa to meet daddy and to celebrate Christmas.We have packed all the essentials. I was dreaming about the exiting Christmas eve,and the joyous moments.We have reserved tickets on the lansa airlines. I could not wait just another day to meet dad.Besides I love to spend my vacation in the exotic amazon rain forest.since my parents invest a lot of time in doing research there , I too join with them in their quest.it was like a learning experience for me.I get live lessons from them.people in the flight are in a holiday mood.once the flight takes off ,the view downward is next to heaven.the Amazon forests look like broccoli.I had my breakfast with mom and the stewardess informed us that there won’t be any delay.Anyway I was waiting to reach as soon as possible. 2. Julianne koepke is invited to your school to deliver a motivational speech .prepare the same. Most beloved children, Thank you for inviting me to spend a couple of hours with you ,sharing some of my experience. Hope you would get enriched, motivated and inspired to face the unexpected hurdles that pop in our journey of life.I feel so exited to see young faces brimming with enthusiasm and curiosity. Let me confess that this gives me immense pleasure and strengthens me to recollect my nightmarish encounter in the Amazon rain forest. Life is full of unexpected twists and turns.I,at the age of 17 I,took my flight with my mom to Pucallpa to celebrate Christmas with my dad.Being born to a geologist and an ornithologist, I was a little privileged than the rest of my ilk.I got life lessons involuntary from my parents about the nature of forests and a handful of useful safety tips to follow while trapped alone in a thick forest .Those tips came to my rescue when the flight I travelled was hit by a lightning. I miraculously landed in the thick foliage of the forest without much life threatening bruises. The thick undercover saved me from further injuries. But when I came to my senses,I realised that I was the lone survivor and I have to digest that reality with much bitterness.the following days saw me struggling to reach a safer place where I could get noticed by a rescue ship or a plane .It was like a virtual hell,to walk with a swollen feet with fleas feasting upon.but it never occurred me to give up.I resisted eating tempting delicious looking fruits which may prove detrimental to my life,because I learnt from my parents that the lush green Amazon is very deceptive. Even when I failed to walk ,I tried swimming because I know that the current would drag me along.thus 11days of exhausting and tiring walk and rigorous swim I spotted a hut.I was dying to see a human.but I could not find anyone.but after a couple of hours ,a few men came back.they were mestizo.my wounds were tended by them .I was given a fruit mash and the next day I was taken to a jungle settlement at Tournavista, where I was given medication. But by the time I reached the camp ,I have lost all the features of a human figure.The wild bees and the insects disfigured my face and limbs.It was a nightmarish sight.Even today when I recall,I shudder at the mere thought.But I was a headstrong girl and it was only because of my grit that I am credited to be the lone survivor of the plane crash. My dear children,all of us have to face some kind of difficulties alone,at some stage in our lives.We could not expect our parents to be with us all the time.Certain decisions are to be taken alone without a single source to guide us.We learn a lot of things during our school

daysBut the most important one is the basic knowledge we acquire about life. The way we face the challenges define our character. We are the makers of our own destiny.their are thousands of examples of gritty persons who have made their life worth emulating. More than intelligence, I would say grit would help move forward even in your test scores.hence developing a bold attitude towards life is going to save you from the fatal blows.you are all very young.life has not yet started offering its bitter cups to you.but young guys,let me remind you this essential lesson of grit,perseverance, and willpower would make you stand erect. My life has taught me the lesson I never have learned from my classroom. We never cease to learn.the lesson we learn from first hand experience last way longer than the one we watch,read or hear about. I hope you all would be strengthened by similar stories. I urge each of you to lead an eventful life.something worth to boast of,to be emulated and to leave a message to the rest of the mankind. Thank you

3.Prepare a newspaper report on the air crash that left a single survivor in the Amazon rainforests THE WOMAN WHO FELL TO EARTH..SOLE SURVIVOR

1971.24.December. Pucallpa. The Lansa airlines bound to pucallpa had a tragic air crash.Half an hour after the take off,from Lima airport, Peru,the passenger plane flew into a thunderstorm. The plane started lurching and bumping in the air .Then in a single catastrophic moment a bolt of lightening hit one of the fuel tanks and tore the right wing off.Lansa flight 508 went into a nosedive and all 92 passengers including the crew were killed.Amazingly, Julianne koepke a 17 year old girl miraculously survived . She fell into Amazon rainforest and her unusually amazing grit and will power helped her to survive.After leven days,she was found by the rescue personal and was taken to the jungle settlement at Tournavista.

4.Julianne is invited to be awarded the bravery award.draft a speech congratulating her.

Ladies and gentle men, Let me congratulate this exceptionally brave and courageous lady who has become the sole survivor,after her 11days ordeal in the danger lurking Peruvian jungles.It really gives me goosebumps .This gritty lady who has just finished her17 years,is nothing short of an ad entire lover.In her worst moments, she has shown much courage, grit and perseverance. Had it been a weak soul,we would never have got an opportunity like this to marvel upon.Let me assert once again, that this humble victory of Julianne is a lesson worth to be emulated by all.She was well equipped mentally to fight against the odds.And finally as promised by God,her's is the victory. Today,I take this beautiful opportunity to shower my compliments to the bravest lady of the century. History will remember the lesson she taught through her life even after all of us depart from this place.Today,the whole world seems to reverberate one single name.That is Julianne Koepke,the girl who fell to earth.once again I wish to cheer up this extraordinarily strong woman. Thankyou.

5.Narrate the dreadful experience Julianne had on Lansa airlines. Julianne was flying to Pucallpa with her mother to celebrate Christmas with her father.Everything was normal and she enjoyed each bit of her flight.Everyone was in a holiday mood.The breathtaking view from the flight was heavenly. But half an hour after the take off,the visibility diminished. All on a sudden they hit a storm front. Lightning was flashing incessantly from all directions. At the same time an invisible power seem to shake the plane as if it were a plaything.People cried out as objects fell on their heads.Bags,flowers, packages, toys,jackets and clothing rained down hard on the passengers. Sandwich trays and bags soared through the air.People were frightened. They screamed and started to cry.a violent shaking shook the plane and everything blurred away.The aircraft fell down in several pieces.

Prepared by Jisha.k