Life Symbols

Symbols of my Life

            There are many things and places that could act as a symbol of my life. I think the best symbols I could chose to explain my life and who I am involve what I like to do and where I come from.

One symbol of my life is the Superdome in New Orleans. This is a symbol of my life because I am a big fan of the New Orleans Saints football team. I watch every game of the season. My favorite player on the team is Drew Brees and I love watching him lead the team and make great throws.

            Being a Saints fan is not the only reason that this is a symbol of my life. Another reason that I chose the Superdome to be one of my symbols is because I was born in New Orleans and moved to Baton Rouge when I was about eight years old after Hurricane Katrina. The city of New Orleans played a big part in my life. Since the Superdome is one of the most well known places in the city, I feel like it is a good symbol of my life.

            Another symbol of my life would have to be my first shotgun that I ever got. It was given to me by my dad on my sixth birthday. That .410 crack barrel shotgun was the best present I had ever opened at that point in my life. To this day, my favorite place to be is in the outdoors: in the woods, duck hunting in the marsh, or fishing on a lake or in the ocean. That shotgun symbolizes the introduction of the outdoors, particularly hunting, to me.

            There are two main reasons that the outdoors is a special place to me. One of those reasons is simply because I really love to hunt and fish. A different reason is that most of the times I go hunt or fish, it is with my dad and my little brother. We all love it and it is a great time for us to be together and talk and do what we enjoy doing. Most of the best memories and best times I can think of are being in the outdoors with my dad and brother.

            I guess a third symbol of my life could be a hammock. It is a comfortable place to rest and relax on a good day. This could symbolize my life because I really like a generally laid-back lifestyle. I like being free for most of the time and doing things that I love doing.

            I feel like the most significant things in my life are where I come from and what I like doing. I have a fairly simple and pretty well rounded life at this point.