My cousin Madison turned 14 years old last year and I visit her, my aunt and uncle on a weekly basis. I like it there better because, like myself, they would rather take a trip to the beautiful mountains to ski, or go to the beach to catch big waves rather than stay home watching T. V. As a kid, my family traveled whenever they got the chance because my mom worked for a travel agency and received great discounts. Our family took trips to great places such as beautiful San Francisco and Las Vegas.
When the economy plummeted, my parents lost their jobs and couldn’t afford to anymore. My Dad hates to spend money so we don’t go anywhere that revolves around that subject. My Aunt loves to take vacations which is something that is always enjoyable because being at home can get quite boring. The down side of going over my Aunts house is that my little cousin and I bicker and argue constantly because she seems to always think she’s right and that the world is all sunshine and rainbows.
We do get along most of the time and but have our moments from time to time and that is a fact of life, I don’t mind dealing with it when I have to. This past year we traveled to many places, such as Universal Studios and the beach, but since it’s the time of year where the beautiful white snow we love comes falling down from those great big snow clouds, we took a trip to the mountains and went skiing. Skiing is one of our favorite things to do when winter comes around. I am getting better at it every year we go.
My Dad taught me how to ski as a kid and since then I have been skiing as long as I can remember. On the way to Massanutten ski resort, my excitement was as high as it could be since we haven’t been in years. My cousin Madison is still a beginner and doesn’t like to listen to anyone who tries to give her advice on how to get better and eventually go to the bigger slopes. She always skied with her Dad because he likes to go down the easy and slow hills with her and lets her do her thing without him talking and messing up her focus.
The greater and lengthier slopes are a lot more exciting than the bunny hills so I tried to convince Madison to go with us to the bigger hills. She knew that she could do it but the fear grew inside her head. It was very hard and frustrating to get her to overcome her fear. When Madison finally decided to face her fear and come over to the bigger slopes, we all went up on the lift to the top. At the top she seemed a little scared but she had everyone there with her assuring she would be safe and sound. We started skiing down and it appeared as if she forgot everything she was taught.
She fell over and her skis came off and she seemed shaken up about it. I skied down to her and tried to give her the best advice possible on how to get up, put the skis on and the best route to take the rest of the way down the slope. Since she didn’t like to listen to anyone that isn’t a ski instructor, so she wouldn’t get up the way I taught her to. She told everyone to shut up and let her do it on her own since she thought it was the best way and was better than what all of us have been trying to teach her.
Over the course of the day she kept falling or was doing things that could potentially make her fall or over exert herself. We kept saying the same thing to her but she wouldn’t budge and kept doing everything on her own refusing anyone’s help. Every time Madison fell, I never gave up on trying to teach her. I always thought that maybe she would listen but my aunt said that it was useless so I took that into consideration and finally gave up on trying to give good advice because it turned out to be pointless and a waste of breath.
Giving advice is something that I usually don’t do, for one I wouldn’t consider myself good at giving advice and I don’t typically know what I should say. If I say one thing and they listen to it and it turns out being worse, then it all comes crashing on my shoulders because they came to me and took my advice. Whenever someone tries to come to me for guidance I say I’d rather not get involved because it could potentially turn out to be worthless. Why go to someone to have them tell you what you should do with your life, it’s your life live it like you want to not how someone tells you to.
