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Prompt: Write page 217 of your 300-page autobiography.
and that ended the most terrifying experience of my life.
Surprisingly by age 50,my lucrative business lost its thrill,
and I felt like it was time to move on and experience more
of what life had to offer. I had enough of the problems and
headaches of mainstream life and decided to sell my business
to my husband. With a couple million dollars as pocket-money
and a picture of my family, I moved to Jamaica where stress
is low and "hakuna matata" is the national motto. I wanted
to start my new life fresh. I found a perfect, cozy beach
house that overlooked the white sand beach and the clear blue
ocean. It served as a beautiful sight to collect my thoughts
as the waves methodically crashed to shore. While I was overlooking
the sea and watching the red-gold sun disappear into the horizon,
I realized how truly happy I was. Once again I felt the thrill
of new beginnings and the excitement of things to come.
My husband, on the other had, was still heavily involved
in the business and insisted on building a pool house with
a basement that served as his office. This mock office, fully-equipped
with the latest communication technology, enabled him to spend
more time with his family, which was our agreement and our
compromise. A night-owl and workaholic, my husband frequently
worked from dusk until dawn.
My two children, now 20 and 18, are in college having the
time of their lives. My son decided to transfer to Oxford
while my daughter decided to attend my alma mater. With my
children away at school, my husband and I planned a year's
vacation around the world. Although he insisted on bringing
his mini-fax machine, his pocket computer, and his video-phone
on the trip, he promised business would not get in the way,
and he kept his promise.
Our first stop-New York. I wanted to marvel in the Statue
of Liberty's third renovation and catch the revival of the
works of Andrew Lloyd Webber on Broadway. We spent seven glorious
days in the Big Apple and reveled in all the urban experiences
that we could cram in.
Next stop was Argentina, where we stayed with a family friend
in Buenos Aries. The great abundance of food and its high
quality leather are two things that stand out in my mind when
I look back on our trip. We ate so much food I thought we
would be accused of the sin of gluttony, but our only excuse
was the fact that our friend served three appetizers, two
salads, four main courses, and two desserts with every meal.
As for Argentine leather, I must say its the finest crafted
leather we had ever seen. My husband bought so much leather
in the form of cowboy boots, pants, and jackets, he look like
an over-aged vaquero ready to work on a ranch. As for me,
I was glad I got the opportunity to practice my rusty Spanish
while bargaining with the leather store owner. We enjoyed
Argentina so much that we extended our stay to see the rest
of the country, but after a couple weeks of touring, we had
to say goodbye to our friend and catch a plane to our next
destination, Madagascar with a stop over in Tanzania, Africa.
On our way to Madagascar, we encountered a major problem
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COMMENTS
This writer took an unusual approach when answering this
question by writing about her future. Most students see this
question as asking about an incident in their past. This applicant,
though, approached it creatively by writing a fun, light-hearted
piece about her wildest hopes and dreams. The image of her
living it up in the sun at her private pool or traveling the
world while her husband slaves away in the basement office
or drags along his fax and laptop (to run the business that
she sold him) is quite funny and definitely reflects on her
spark and wit. This was a good essay that deserved to be accepted.
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