Writing
to me is like snowboarding. The nerves kick in and my mind races when thinking
about writing a paper. Sitting on the
chairlift, getting higher and higher above the trees, my heart begins pounding
and I start thinking what routes I should take. With my snowboard dangling from
my foot, I look down and become anxious. Once I find out what I want to write
about, everything becomes at ease and I’m ready to begin. I easily jump off the chairlift, strapping my
left boot in and look out at the horizon. I look at all the different routes,
jumps, and obstacles I can go through. After some time of thinking, I’m ready
to begin. Everything from here is downhill.
Once I
have an idea in my head, I can’t stop writing until I have nothing else to say.
Ideas are flowing out onto my paper and everything is running smoothly. Riding
down the hill is easy going and it feels great. Once in a while, I will run into
situations when I lose my balance and wipe out.
In writing, when I’ve written all I could, I sit there stuck, trying to
figure out how I can elaborate more on my paper. I become frustrated and lose hope, but then I
think about the positives and start typing again. Just like in snowboarding, I
get right back up and begin again. Once
I reach the bottom, I feel a sense of accomplishment. When I’m finished with a paper, I look back
at it and see how far I’ve come.
When I
first started snowboarding, I would fall a lot and get frustrated. I started
with the small slopes and slowly got to the bigger ones. When I was younger, I
would write papers that were simple and I would get a lot of criticism. When I
would hear stuff like this, it would make me want to try harder. I never gave up;
I would always try to do better the next time. The first time I went down the
slope named Liberty at Caberfae Peaks, I was so happy and relieved when I was
done. Never rush into something you're not ready for, take it one slope at a time. I got the same feeling when I wrote my first 15 page paper my junior year
of high school. Once you've made it to a simple five paragraph essay, you're ready to write a ten page paper. Writing a paper is like snowboarding, I get a feeling of
accomplishment in the end.
