Place prewriting..Tuesday July 10 2012

10 July 2012

In My Car

I always maintain that there are no bad days when you're driving your Volkswagen, this has always been true for me. From the first time I drove my bus it has been a place of refuge and happy memories. The classic "old car" smell is an experience all it's own, while the lack of suspension keeps you on your toes. A few months after I bought my bus, and about half way through the paint job my family decided to take a camping trip to Arkansas. What an adventure it would be to drive my new bus on the family camping trip, I thought to my self. So I gathered my guitar and a friend, some snacks and blankets, and headed for Arkansas. Little did I know that this trip would prove to be more of an adventure than I had bargained for. Just a drive across town can prove a harrowing brush with insanity in my old square rust-wagon, so to go 100 miles or more is sure to leave you with a story or two to tell. The place that I will write about in my "WHAT IS A PLACE" paper will be in my bus. If you are in my writing group, stay tuned for the rest of the story!