Wednesday, October 7, 2009

400 word autobiography

An Adventure through Time
Stepping out of the womb, I never thought that eighteen months later I would be the smallest human icicle in the world. At this age I would be held at a place where there is no North, South, East, or West; The North Pole. I had begun my adventure, something that most people would only refer to as their life.
What do you know, another thirteen months later, and I was slowly being helped up at the base of the Matterhorn in Switzerland. Flying thousands of miles at a time began to dominate my schedule as time passed and I began to mature.

After I learned to walk, my ways of living became somewhat extreme. Skiing off cliffs and being projected across the Zambezi River wasn’t exactly the curriculum taught to most youngsters. Everything had to be a different country, or a different obstacle presented. I could identify each and every airline logo as I passed through a busy airport. It was everything but overwhelming to me as I began my teenage life as what I like to call myself; a connoisseur.

About a year after hitting puberty and around six thousand ego waffles later, I was atop my first large scale mountain per say. Coincidentally, it was “technically” one of the seven summits. I looked across the white cap only question why Australia is dominated by desert and canyons. The vast and rigid landscape will always be implemented in my brain forever.

With each new experience providing unlimited amount of knowledge and growth, whenever I am home, these trips seem to be something of a fantasy. It feels as though I am sitting at home only to be excited by the “stimulating” shows on air these days. I see people talk and talk about their trips to Disney Land, or should I say “Fantasy Land.”

Their fantasy land proved to be my reality. Almost fully matured with an attitude, my seventeenth year proved to be a grand one. To climb the tallest mountain in Africa would be one of the best learning experiences thus far. My endurance was good; being accredited to soccer basketball and lacrosse training up to this point. With zero problems, I would again see clearly a vast and rigid landscape. This time, I realized that what I’ve done in life can help me immensely in the future.

1 comment:

  1. Really good story. Maybe try and add a little more bridge between the stories, or try and find a link between them.

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