Following my skateboarding journey, I took advantage of the 2 off days we had because of 3WC by going out to further improve my skateboarding skills. I called up Enya and she was more than winning to come join me in this dangerous and treacherous journey. Unfortunately Anouk couldn’t join because of her exams but of course I went and stole her skateboard anyways (I really need to get my own). I picked up my friend Enya and we drove to racecourse and immediately got to work. On this day, I didn’t have a specific goal per say. I just wanted to keep my balance and be able to turn with relative ease. I realized that my balance was getting fairly good and I was pleased with the progress I had made. Now what I really need to focus on is my turning abilities. I find it easier to turn when your feet to a 45 degree angle. This also helps me keep me on my feet should I lose my balance and fall off my skateboard. Enya and I were short on time so we had to keep this session relatively short. However, I did achieve one of my goals in was doing a timed lap of the parking lot. By doing this, it made me bring in my concentration and really try to keep my balance and work on my turning abilities. Being tall, leaning into the side that I want to turn to is rather challenging because I have to work extra hard to keep my balance as it is really easy to fall. I managed to do a timed lap of around 40 seconds which I was satisfied with. After about 1 hour of fooling around, me and Enya went to Popeyes (it’s trash don’t go there) and we bought some food for our friend Anouk to show our gratitude for letting us use her skateboard. That day I learnt 2 things. 1, Do not go skateboarding in the boiling hot sunlight. And 2, for god’s sakes I need to go buy my own skateboard.
LO1 Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth
LO2 Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process
LO4 Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences