What a day for a Sunday!!!

When you usually think of Sundays you think of rest well this Sunday for me was not too leisurely for me. I was up at 6am and getting ready to go and do more practicing for my ski patrol training up in Saint-Therese. 

When we got there every class that was taking this course filled the entire cafeteria of that school and we were all wondering what we were going to do and how stressful can this get? We were all pretty panicked and at the same time very tired. Anyways after a few cups of coffee I was wanting to get these things done. At first we were put into groups and were told to go to stations and work with bandages and putting people in slings and wrapping legs up etc... That part was easy but then when my group got outside it like the real thing minus the snow and all. Wow was my mind like ok lets do this lets help these poor people and get what they need. 

I did not freak out as much as I thought I would be this actually gave me more confidence because I was the one that took the lead when it was just 2 of us. It felt great and finally all my paying attention payed off even though we only had a few minutes to do about 5 different cases. Although the stress was there to me it was work but a good time as well. 

Im hoping I will do this well on my exams. Only one could hope. :) And boy am I hoping. 

My leisure is slowly coming in while the semester slowly ends...

Finally I got in some leisure and put my mind to ease in every paper and project that needed to be done for classes! It is crazy this semester and I know it is not over until it is over. I'm slowly getting to watch some more television or going out and doing the things that give me a state of mind of calmness and peace. Not to say I mind having homework here and there to keep my mind focused but it is always nice just to sit back and do nothing or let your mind go somewhere where you are smiling and your free. 

Slowly Im understanding what being free is and taking my mind away from school books and letting other things take my mind away like watching the game or focusing on my ski patrol. Oh well until school ends my focus is on what I need to know for the next class. I know things will work out and either way I am having some fun. :) 

Becoming a Ski Patroller Continues....

Wow what an intense weekend it feels like I have not slept in about 2 days!!! First I had my ski patrol class which was crazy considering I was a test subject in how to secure a person in an inflatable mat that makes you feel like those tiny hot dogs in a pastry. Then I was lifted in the air and then gently put down before they set me free. It was quite the experience and fun at the same time. We practiced that for about 2 hours different maneuvers but it made all our knees sore considering we were all on the hard floors kneeling. Im still recovering from that but it was all worth it. 

On Sunday was what the ski patrollers call a "work party" which is not really a party except for the food was free. We did work and learned how to evacuate a chair lift. Mind you the chair lift was not in motion but one of the head patrollers was like ok we need volunteers to go up on the chair lift to show the rest how it is done. AGAIN THE LIFT WAS NOT MOVING!!!! Guess how we got up there? ( yes I was one of the guinea pigs to be lifted up) So I was lifted up into the air by rope and this shovel looking chair which is metal of course and there I went 20 feet into the air shaking!! My state of my mind was I really hope this thing can hold me or I will freak out. I got up on the chair lift safely and 2 others followed. Then while we were up there the rest joked how they were going to leave us up there. Haha!!! Anyways We then got down the same way we got up and it was ok in the end. 

The rest of the day we ate lunch and learned more about the hill we are going to be working on and where things are like the infirmary and where the sleds where to being people down when they are injured. It was a nice way to meet the other patrollers and get to know them. Plus the other newbies who are going to be there. 

All in all it was a lot of fun and this is going to be a great way to help people and leisure in the best way possible and that is on the hill doing the sport I love. 

P.S. The hockey game was a close one but Price came up on top yet again!!! hehe GO HABS GO!! :)