Step one // Vivid Memories
What is my most vivid memory from when I was a child? Hmmmm…. I’m not really sure. I don’t remember much from my childhood. I think this is because I just don’t have a great memory. Off the top of my head, I would have to say my most vivid memory from when I was a child would have to be when I went on a family trip to Canada’s Wonderland. I remember the ride down was excruciatingly long. I was sitting in the back seat with my younger brother. We were both old enough to sit without needing a kids seat. To pass the time, we had the little TVs that you put behind the headrest of the seat in front of you. Me and my brother loved the movie, “Are we there yet?” and it had the rapper Ice Cube as the main character. I don’t remember the exact number of times we watched it, but it was for sure above the dozens. So obviously we wanted to watch it again since it was just that good. We started to watch it and I think half way through it I fell asleep. I don’t know about my brother because I was asleep, but I would assume he was sleeping too. Anyways when I woke up, the movie had finished, but not the car ride. It was a really long car ride when I was a kid. When we finally got to Toronto, we slept over at our aunt’s house. The next day, we finally went to Canada’s Wonderland. I cant speak for my brother but I assume he felt the same way as I did, but I remember the pure joy we felt when we saw ours neighbours/best friends there also. We were so happy to see each other. Before we got on any rides, we went to grab something to eat. We ended up getting hot dogs. But these were no ordinary hot dogs. These hot dogs were a quarter the size of me, literally. They were massive. But my brother and I thought we could finish it and so did our neighbours. In the end, neither of us could manage to eat even half of it. So we gave it to our parents. Then, my cousins who live in Mississauga showed up and my brother and I were overwhelmed with joy since we barely ever get to see them. We went on a few rides and it was an awesome time. But then, the clouds came and my neighbour and his mom felt motion sickness. Our parents thought it was time to go, so we left. We got to the cars and I immediately fell asleep after just what felt like 5 minutes in the car. In the end I still remember it being a really fun day with my closest friends and my cousins.
Step 2 // Condense
My most vivid memory from my childhood? I would have to say it was my family trip to Canada’s Wonderland. The ride was long. My brother and I were sitting in the backseat, old enough not to need the kids seats. We had those little TVs that you put behind the headrest and watched our favourite movie at that time, which we had watched at least over a dozen times, “Are we there yet?” that starred the rapper Ice Cube. I doze off at a certain point halfway through the movie and I’m pretty sure my brother did also. When I woke up, the movie was over but not the car ride. We spent the night at our aunt’s place when we finally got to Toronto. We went to Canada’s Wonderland the next day and that’s where we saw our neighbours and my brother and I were extremely happy. For lunch we got these massive hot dogs, and thought we could finish them. We couldn’t and gave it to our parents. That’s when our cousins came and we got even happier. We never see them since they live in Mississauga. We went on a few rides and I had a good time. Then it got late and my friend and his mom felt motion sickness so we decided to leave. As soon as I got in the car, I fell asleep. All in all, it was a really fun day with my closest friends and my cousins.
Step 3 // Bad Writing Exercise
I shall ponder the following question. What is my most vivid recollection from my youthful days as a child? The answer which I am seeking would have to be my expedition along side my father, mother and junior male relative to our destination, a destination sought out by many, Canada’s Wonderland. The journey would be a painfully long one. In the rear seats of the vehicle in which we rode, my brother and I were seated. We were mature enough not to be constrained to a kid’s seat. To dull the pain of time moving slower than molasses, we had miniature television sets, which we strapped securely to the posterior ends of the safety cranium rests of the passengers who perched in front of us. We were to watch our most beloved film, “ Are We There Yet?” by the renowned lyricist known simply by his stage name Ice Cube. At the half waypoint of the duration of the film, I had fallen unconscious and had entered into a deep slumber. When I had awoken, the movie had come to its conclusion, yet the journey to Canada’s Wonderland was nowhere near its end. When we had finally made our way into the lands known as Toronto, we spent the cold Canadian night sheltered in my mother’s sister’s house. The following dawn, we set out Canada’s Wonderland. It was here that we encountered the friends we share the closest bond to. We were jumping with joy at the sight of them. Our appetite grower with each second that passed and so, we ventured out in attempts to discover something to satisfy our hunger. […]
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