Start #3//Learn to skateboard
Continued//Picture Everyday
A few years ago I got a skateboard, and managed by a series of half-baked excuses to put off the daunting take of learning to ride it. finally getting over myself, I took the board down to the park today (feeling like an idiot for carrying a skateboard) and set it in the middle of the path. It was sweltering, but I was done with skirting the task and knew that I would have to learn if I ever wanted to achieve that day-dream of mine of riding it confidently down the road (considering I hardly ever do things confidently).
I started off slow, very slow. It was a few tentative tries before I shifted my weight onto the board and precariously balanced myself there. And then I started going backwards.
I spent the next half an hour timidly inching forward every so often, going backwards a few times, but I managed not to land ass-down on the pavement, though it did slip out from under me a couple of times. By the time I’d gone twenty or so feet, sweat was dripping into my eyes (blaming the heat and intense nerves) and some girls came out into the field to practice lacrosse. I’ll admit it, I felt a little intimidated. I kept at it a while longer then called it quits.
Summing up: I didn’t make a lot of headway in terms of confidence or skill, but I did learn a few tricks and now feel less intimidated by the thought of practicing. The next challenge is continuing the practice, and how do I measure ‘learning to skateboard’ so I can mark it off? I count it as being able to use it as a mode of transport without fear. Tricks aside.
Overall, very satisfied with today's workings :)
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