The first essay I decided to remix was my Narrative Essay. In my essay, I talk about how I used to be an incredibly picky eater until I went to the Outdoor Academy. There, I had no choice but to eat foods that I hated such as Oatmeal and Grits, and learned how to get them down quickly. While I never ate these after my semester at OA, I learned how to adapt meals into something I can make work. For example, I put a flavor packet and sesame sticks into the oatmeal to make the taste and texture different.
When I got back from the Outdoor Academy, all of my friends and family wanted to know about all of the adventures and experiences I had throughout the semester. Every time I have to tell the story of my overall experience at the Outdoor Academy, I start with the trek I focused on in my narrative, since it happened first chronologically. Since I had told this story so many times, I felt that the best remix for this essay would be just standing in front of a camera and telling the part of the story. Not only would this come naturally to me, but it also seemed like the best way to hopefully inspire other picky eaters to push themselves out of their comfort zones and actually try new food.
I thought that this remix would be the easier of the two since it was nothing too elaborate. I was not used to telling the part of the essay involving my pickiness before OA because my friends and family already knew about it. This meant that I had to think about how to start the video and transition into the part of the essay about Outdoor Academy. The day I shot the remix, I spent my time studying for my American History final and going out to dinner with my family. By the time I got home from dinner, it was about 9:30 P.M. and I was already exhausted. This made it very hard to memorize any of my lines; especially the ones I have not told before. I had my mom help me write out bullet-points on the entirety of my essay for me to glance at while telling the story. After the second take of completing the entire story, I had a successful recording of my remix.