I was 5 going on 6 when my mom first took me to Iceland Skating Rink in Sacramento. After a few visits at Iceland, I ask my mom if l could take lessons. Hesitant my mom agreed, not knowing that I would not only like it but be good at skating. So the journey began!
My mom had seen a coach working with children my age,her name was Judy. Tall and Lean Judy was a nice Drill Sargent who produced winners and l was one of them!
In order to be good at Ice Skating you must spend hours upon hours crafting your skills,and sacrifice a lot of your play time which was ice time for me because it was a sport that l had began to love from day one.
This sport brought my three worlds together at the ripe old age of 6, my Family, Ice Skating family, and my school, Washington elementary. My dad worked at Fedex at the time and my mom discuss it with him first before l even begun skating my mom owned a hair salon and barber shop at the time and worked around my schedule. I would have many parties and invite my whole class to attend at the Iceland Skating Rink. The numerous lessons and competitions in northern California now was involving me leaving school early, dressing up at school and traveling 45 …show more content…
My teacher Mrs. Wells was very supportive and loved what l was doing. Mrs Wells wanted to know when l was going to have a competition and she wanted to be there. My mom told her the date and time, not knowing it was her