I went ice skating for the first time last Saturday with other Rose Scholars – AND I DIDN’T WIPE OUT (probably because I’ve rollerbladed before, but still)!

I really enjoyed this event despite the painful rental skates. In fact, I probably enjoyed it more than the pumpkin carving event from last semester (and not just because my pumpkin went moldy 3 days later). At the rink, we started off with a much-needed beginner’s lesson from SA Caitlin, who taught us fundamentals like how to stop and how to skate backwards. Unfortunately, I still can’t really do either. Oh well.

I hope we have another event like this in the future. Everyone really seemed to have fun, and we even had the opportunity to learn a little history about Lynah as well – the rink was built because the hockey team couldn’t play on Beebe Lake during a particularly warm season.