Great White North

Today was day two of our ski lessons. I'm really getting the hang of it. I might forego the boarding this trip and just learn to board back home...somewhere... I'm getting super good at not falling down which, according to my instructor Sarah, is a good thing. I actually went down a mountain today. I would have had more fun if we didn't keep stopping to "rest".

I don't know how many of you ski but here is yet another side note for you: resting sucks. Unless you are on the lift, rest only cramps your feet. At least it does for me. So every time we stopped, and there were plenty of times, if it took more than five minutes I would just lay down right in the snow. Poof. Actually the snow right now isn't poofy. It's more like sand paper. cold sand paper. 

Totally unrelated observation I...well observed... Today was about accents. I did mention in one of my post yesterday how very few of the people you find in different countries working in the tourist industry are natives. It is therefore expected to see a wealth of different language and cultures. It has been documented by linguists (and in fact my circle of friends sees it most evident in our good friend Will when he returns from New York) that people who are immersed in another language or accent (i.e. an American living in France or England) will eventually and, sometimes, unconsciously adopt it as their own. The most interesting example of this that I have seen here has been my ski instructor, Sarah. She was evidently born and raised in England but moved to Canada a number of years ago. Her English accent has faded to such a degree that you can only detect it in a few of her words. What's even more interesting is that she lives with two Australians and a Canadian, so she has actually begun to adopt all three accents (English, Australian, and Canadian). It sounds more Scottish to me, a vague Amy Pond if you will (doctor who reference, look it up on you tube if you want an example of what I'm talking about.) 

So, lessons ended without incident or injury, almost fell down three times but caught myself. Yay me. And my turning has gotten way better. I can also control my speed better! So yeah Olympic team?

Not sure what else is going on today. Parents were seriously considering the spa. I do love massages and hot tubs but I may just pop down to the village and do some shopping. We shall see...

-K