Finding Fitness and Earning It

Now three weeks back in Thunder Bay and I’m starting to feel a bit more like a skier than just an exercise junkie. Over the summer I managed to amass some ridiculous amount of fitness, but my body was somehow left behind – I couldn’t find function for the fitness with ski-specific workouts. To remedy this,…

School is weird

Being back in the classroom is weird. It feels like I’m back in Austria, crammed into a tiny space, with the faint buzz of foreign languages being spoken around you. Only this time there aren’t scenic mountains, snow, and fine architecture, I’m not squished between skis and the gondola window, and the person talking is…

Junior National Team!

Happy belated New Year everyone!  I imagine most people have already pried themselves off the couch and are starting to get moving again.  Track and field has always been one of my main motivators to stay active and not veg out too much in the springtime.  Unfortunately, this year I wasn’t able to run track.…

Growing up?

Okay so I lied.  I said I was going to keep close record of all the fantasticness that was taking place during my last week of summer.  I did not do this… May I offer my deepest condolences and humble apologies, I cannot even fathom how unbearable the let down was. But enough of this…

Spring is the season

Spring is the season of new beginnings, growth, life and happiness.  Well, that’s the cliched version of what spring is for most normal people (correct me if I’m wrong).  For me spring is the time of horrendous allergies, running in ovular loops, late assignments and sun burns.  Okay, so that’s not the most positive way…

What Went Down in 2011/2012

Yes, I am going to try blogging again.  The easiest way to start should be with giving a run down of life since… well since some time in autumn I suppose.  I’ll try to keep this quick, still include all the good stuff. Summer school pays off.  I got fifth spare for first semester which…