Things here at school have been good. I have been training a lot and have been pushing up the intensity on my morning workouts as we approach ski season 2014. I can't believe I am only 38 days away from my first day back on snow. I have made the decision to start training early and get back on snow in CO. At the end of November, I will be traveling with NYSEF (New York Ski Educational Foundation) to go shred Copper, A-basin, and Loveland. I am super excited to have this opportunity. I have never been out west to ski, although I have been over seas. I am interested to see how different the skiing is out there. Anyways, enough ski talk. So here at school things have been going great. Unfortunately, I have been feeling a little bit under the weather. I have had a few headaches lately. Hopefully it will pass, but for now I will be taking a break from training and school today. I am trying to stay focused on school and my pre-season. It is very important for me to stay on track for the upcoming season.
I have been settling in here quite well just as we approach week 9. It has now been the longest that I have been away from home. When I was 9 years old I spent 8 weeks at sleep away camp. My room is now somewhat squared away with decorations, and has that "home" feel. I love hanging out with the girls. Like I mentioned in some of my earlier posts I live with the whole girls hockey team, because I am the only girl skier here at NSA. I try to be with them as much as they can but it is definitely hard because they are in there season when I haven't even started mine yet. When they go to practice, I head to workout. We meet up for lunch at school and continue through classes, and spend the evening together till bedtime. Sometimes all together, and sometimes in small groups or even alone on busy nights. As an update from my last post, I did decide to go to Boston with the girls. I had the time of my life. It was a very busy weekend for them because it was there first league weekend. I learned so much about the hockey world and tried to help them as much as I could. Without a doubt a weekend I will remember for the rest of my life. They are traveling to Detroit this weekend, and unfortunately I will not be joining them because my parents are coming up just for one day to drop off my ski stuff. As much as I want to travel again with them I need to take care of business for my sport. They are traveling to Troy, NY the weekend after this one where I might come along for that JWHL weekend. I wish them luck this weekend. But for now at school it is just going to be the boys and I! I will probably end up catching up on homework from my absence today, and any other days I might miss this week (crossing my fingers I get better for tomorrow).
Well until next time, take care! I will keep you posted!
-M
