I used to take figure skating lessons.  I remember I was probably in 6th or 7th grade when I started.  I think my parents didn’t want me to feel left out because both my younger siblings were playing hockey (ironically neither of them continued with it).  But I remember enjoying it a whole lot.  It’s kinda sad to say but I think the last time I skated was maybe freshmen year of high school.

When I saw the event listed on the poster in my dorm I immediately talked to all my friends to try and get them to come.  It took me a while to remember all those lessons and not fall on my face.  It probably also didn’t help that at first they didn’t have my size in figure skates anymore so I had to try hockey skates first.  Let me just say that if you learn on one kind of skate, trying to use the other is in no way easier than if you were a complete newbie.  Actually that may not be true for going from hockey skates to figure skates because figure skates give you more control.  Either way, I eventually got figure skates in my size after trading about three or four times and I got to enjoy gliding around the rink again.

This was probably my favorite rose scholar event that I’ve been to, mainly because it was something I got to enjoy with all my friends and create memories that will last a lifetime (although I hope they all forget watching me fall over and over again until I got my pants soaked).