Introduction to Stowaways to Disneyland

As part of the class, we were expected to write many short essays to build our writing skills. We used these new skills to write what our instructor called an “MWA;” this is an acronym for “Major Writing Assignment.” These assignments were written in a specific style, using many drafts to perfect them, and to refine the narration style of this paper. I have chosen my second MWA, “Stowaways to Disneyland” to share with you, because it shows a chronological order of events as well as dialog that adds to the story giving it a sense of completeness and of interest. I also chose it because it may make you smile, even though it seems so unbelievable. With this paper I needed to be refreshed on how to write a narrative, this paper shows my efforts to include other peoples voices in the story. I would have gone on for pages if I had also included more sensory details, such as "it was dark when we left home, and blazing mid-day when we arrived in L.A." This is a story about not telling our children that we were on a trip to Disneyland, and how long that secret was drawn out: “Mike and I were grinning and thought the game was up, but continued to play, telling them, ‘If they haven’t noticed us already they probably won’t. Don’t worry; they do not toss people off of planes in mid-flight.’” With highly imaginative and trusting children, this became a demonstration of trust, one that I will not soon forget.