I had never skated in my life before I came to Cornell. My first time skating was at Lynah rink last year. Although it was difficult, I had a lot of fun so I was very excited to go to open skate night on January 30th . However my joys and excitement of getting on the ice quickly became overshadowed by my fear of not being able to skate. It was going to be my second time skating so I hoped I would fare better than my first time. Luckily, all the fear faded away as I began my second adventure onto the ice. In the beginning, SA Caitlan talked about the history of Lynah rink. It was named after James Lynah a director of Cornell athletics. Before building Lynah rink our hockey players would have to train on the lake. However there was one year when the lake did not freeze over so the university decided to build Lynah rink. Caitlan also taught us some very helpful tips for skating. As a beginner I found the tutorial on how to get up once you have fallen to be really helpful. Although I was not moving as fast as I had hoped, I was able to get myself away from the edges and skate on my own fairly quickly. It was a small accomplishment but I was overjoyed by this advancement. It was exciting to go on to the ice by myself without falling for one time around the rink. However that did not last very long, as I found my self falling on the ice many times. Needless to say, I was very glad to have learnt how to get up again after falling. It is an essential skill in both ice skating as well as in life.