Personal Narrative: Skiing

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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 …show more content…

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 …show more content…

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

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