SNOWBOARDING / SKIING ADVENTURE

Hi, it’s me, Jake.

Let me just say – I hate winter! I hate how cold it is and since it’s cold, I can’t do anything productive because I don’t want to get out of bed. I just want to be under my blanket all the time. And it’s been hard for me since I’ve been told that January and February are supposedly the coldest months here in Japan.

The Good in the Bad

However, my parents taught me to see the “good” or “beautiful” in everything and so, even though I hate winter, there is one good thing I learned to love about it and that is.. SNOWBOARDING!

This is my first time to try snowboarding but I already loved it! I’ve asked Olga to come with me and it was her first time too! She opted for skiing while I chose snowboarding.

The Experience

It was hard but I tried my best to find my balance. I fall down every once in a while and it really hurts my back so I wouldn’t recommend this to those who has back problems.

When I was in the middle of the slope, I wanted to quit because I don’t want to fall again and I’m so tired already. I even took off my board already. But I was motivated by the people snowboarding and skiing past me, especially the little kids! I thought to myself that if they can do it, I can too! So I continued down I finally found my balance when I was near the end of the slope.

I was too tired to go up and try again. My mind is willing but my body can’t do it anymore. So I only had one try. However, I’m going to go snowboarding again with my friends this weekend and hopefully, I can go up and slide down the mountain more than once.

Compromise

It’s all about finding the good in the bad. I love sports but I hate winter. And snowboarding is the sport that makes me love the winter!

As for Olga, when she got to the top of the mountain, she realized that she can’t ski down because she’s too afraid and she’s not good at balancing. So, she walked all the way down! Hahaha! Now that’s an adventure. At least she got to take good pictures and pretend like she ski-ed all the way down.

That’s all for now, thanks for reading!