I was set on writing my personal essay about my first screenplay, until Friday in class. Our recent assignment where we had to bring in an object that described us got me wondering why I loved vacationing with my family in Bar Harbor, Maine. I was telling my mom on the phone about the personal essay we have to write and I told her what two topics I had in mind: my first screenplay or my summer in Bar Harbor. She is a very tentative listener and as I began to tell her about both topics, I realized that I had more questions about Bar Harbor that I would like to delve into.
I started to ask how a place that I absolutely dreaded two years ago captured my heart within a period of two months. I don’t know if it was the scenery, the people, the town, or the array of activities you can occupy yourself with that made me fall in love with Bar Harbor, but I want to find out. The more I thought about it, I realized that it may have been my family that helped my adoration for that small town grow. Living with two brothers isn’t easy, especially when you are stuck in a house with very few places to be alone and no TV. When we first arrived at our house in Bar Harbor, the days seemed to last forever. We sat around and wished we were back in our house in Kingwood, however, my parents new more than I gave them credit for. Two blocks away from our house were tennis courts, and a volleyball court. My parents soon bought us the sports equipment need and our days began to be filled with exciting games and homemade tournaments to see who the best athlete was. Rainy days were filled with monopoly and rummy. My love for Bar Harbor began to grow with the admiration and love that grew stronger for my family.
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It sounds like a pretty cool place to go. That is how a lot of my family vacations are too, but we still have a TV. What made you dread going there in the first place? How long has your family been going there now?
Steven M
Sounds like a very fun place to visit and to get away from home. I would talk about how your family came together and had fun doing stuff as a family. Also talk about why you like going back every year. Seems like you have a great start.
It sounds like you've definitely discovered an 'itch you need to scratch' (as Ballenger would say). I'm looking forward to reading your draft on Friday!
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