Being in university kind of limits the time that I have to skate and especially as a beginner I didn't really want to embarrass myself in front of the tens of houses filled with families and students that surround the area where I practice. As a result, one evening a few weeks ago I e-mailed different skate companies and sites asking for information on female skate sessions and one women replied informing me of a London girls skate group that were organising an event in West London for skaters of all abilities. So with great fear I hopped on the tube with my board (which was a great conversation started btw) and arrived to find around 30 girls ready to skate - which was awesome although terrifying. One very kind woman helped me a lot and I learned to skate both up and down ramps and even attempted a few drop-ins which I think is pretty good for someone who has only properly skated a handful of times (excluding cruising). The session was for two and a half hours but I left a bit early in order to get back in time for my mam to arrive to spend the weekend with me.
They tell you to do one thing a day that scares you and I definitely did something that terrified me last friday but I am soooo glad that I did it. So even if your scared of doing something, like I was, pluck up the courage and do it anyway because you'll regret it if you don't.
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