1. The event is pretty self explanatory, I had been surfing for a few months but the thing is I lived on the west coast of Florida so my dad and i would have to drive 3 hours to go surfing on the east coast. Therefore it took me awhile to be able to finally catch a wave because I could not consistently be surfing.
But on one beautiful afternoon at Pepper beach my perfect set came rolling in, i paddled and caught the second wave in the set in my elation instinct took over, i was no longer thinking i was just doing, i reached my hands out of the water and placed them on each side of the board pushed up and kicked my feet underneath me. At that moment mother nature and I were one, it taught me to not give up, to keep trying until i got it right, it had been a few months of inconsistency but not on this day, this day was mine.
2. Back in 2001 over the summer my family took a vacation to Washington D.C. and we visited the Smithsonian museums and went to Arlington National Cemetery.
This had a major effect on me because it is what got me really into history, which is what my major is now, being in washington seeing the historic sites really changed what i wanted to aspire to. Going to Arlington is a time i will never forget, my grandfather was buried there after fighting in Korea and Vietnam, he died before i was born so being able to see him in a way was very moving for me.
3. Again pretty self explanatory, Im from Cape Coral, Florida very boring city we, the youth, call it heavens waiting room, just to give you an idea about how amazing this place is, anyway I moved down there when i was five from Ft. Walton beach, Florida. The rental house we moved into was in a nice neighborhood with other kids and families. Then at the age of eight we moved to a place out in the north cape (not a different city just north cape coral) a varitable farm.
Ten acres of uncleared land (well enough was clear for a house) that had to be cleared by none other than my dad and I. In doing this I learned how to use all different kinds of tools and really became more of a guys guy, it really was the spark that eventually made me the man i am today.
first off, i love your writing style! very descriptive and witty. my personal opinion is that you should write about the first scenario. it's clear you're passionate about it and i think any reader would easily relate to that feeling you got. we're all passionate about something!
ReplyDeleteI kind of like the second one. The hard labor, the heat, the learning to use tools, is kind of a defining moment and gives you a lot to talk about. The ocean one does too, though. Either one would work for me.
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