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.
I like your analogy. Mine is similar about children learning how to ride a bike. I agree with the frusteration and the great sense of accomplishment. And sometimes it is not about the grade you get but about the path you took to get there.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you compared writing to snowboarding. I recently went snowboarding for my first time and i pretty much was laying on my face in the snow 98% of the time i was learning. For me, writing is difficult too like snowboarding is. So i can definately relate to what you're saying
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