Personal Narrative: Skiing

This is who I am!

Almost 21 years ago, two girls were born. It was my twin sister, and I who then entered the world. We were totally unconscious to what the world was like back then. We were from different from each other from birth, and we still are, but at the same time so similar. There are a lot of different things that have made me the person I am today. My twin sister, and my interest to skiing are two of the things that have formed me to the person I am today.

I can still remember that day when I was 4 years old, and I was going to participate in my first ski race. I can of course not remember everything, but I can remember the most important part, and that is how much I already enjoyed spending time in the slope. It was not the race

that was important for me. It was the whole event, and the time I got to spend with my friends. I have created so many friendships through my skiing, and my friends I got to know back then are now by best friends. I am still ski racing, and I am enjoying it as much now as the first time a participated in a ski race. My skiing has given me a lot of other gifts outside of good friends. I have become competitive, and I have realized that it takes a lot of hard work to success with something in life.
I have two siblings my older brother Carl, and my twin sister Lovisa.

We have always been very close to each other. There are three years in between us, and that have made it possible for us to always be able to spend time together. We did not always along very well, but I think fighting is a part that is important to build up a strong relationship. All of us have been ski racing since we were a few years old, and that has been one of our common interest. Our family has always been interested in sports, and our weekends when we were younger were either spent in the ski slope or at the golf course. Having common interests in a family do I think is important because we can all relate to same things, and I think it is good to be able to find joy in the same

things.
The interests my family have for sport have affected me in a good way, and having two siblings around when competing have made me become a good loser.

Even if I like winning I have learnt that losing is not bad. You learn a lot from losing or doing mistakes, and that have helped me a lot through my whole life so far. I remember when I lost in ski racing against my sister when I was 6 years old. I thought that it was the end of life to lose, and I got devastated. I realized after a few times that being that upset every time was not sustainable. The last years when we have been ski racing together have been totally different, and we help each other instead of competing against each other.

One thing I have learnt by having two siblings around is to both argue, and also being able to compensate. No one in my family has problems with saying what they think, and to argue for that. I think I have learnt a lot from that, and that you need to explain how you are feeling and what you are thinking if you want to change something. But, while I have had both my siblings around, I have not always been able to get it the way I want it, so I have learned to

compensate.
When people have asked me what I want to be when I get old my answer has been lawyer. I have been sure about that for the last ten years, but like always; things change. When I started college, I decided to study Finance and Economics, while Law was not an option at my college. I think that I have always been so sure about becoming a lawyer, and that have made my thinking about the future a bit narrow. This last semester has made me change a bit regarding that, and I have been more open minded about what my future will look like.
My twin sister has always been a big part of my life, and I would never be the person I am today without her in my life. She has always been by my side, and she has always been a secure person who is there defending you regardless the situation. It cannot always have been easy for my older brother to deal with younger twin sisters that always support each other. When I look back at it I feel a little bit sorry for my brother because it could not have been easy to have me, and my sister joking around with him for years. The security I feel around my sister is hard to explain, and while we have spent our whole lives close together this year in the US without her by my side has been both good for me, but it have also made me realize how much she means to me. This is the first time I have spent apart from her for a long time.
Overall, I have learned new things about myself, thought about my future and realized that my family is the biggest part to who I am. I know there will always be support from them when I need it and competition when we’re feeling adventurous.