Day 142: Skiing Igls with Elisabeth
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Vienna 1971—A Student Journal
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Day 142
— Skiing Igls with Elisabeth
22-December-1971
(Wed.)
TRANSCRIPT
Innsbruck
In the morning, tried to go and take a lesson with
George. Transportation really bugs me—too slow. As a
result, I got there too late.
In the afternoon, met Elisabeth and we skied Igls.
Was also good even though we didn’t have too much
time. Took some pictures also.
Spent a little of the evening with Elisabeth. She had
to leave early. Spent the rest with friends. One
thing I like about doing something like this is
meeting a lot of different types of people. Very
interesting.
REFLECTIONS
Skiing
multiple mountains. As I read
back my journal, I am realizing that when you go to a
city like Innsbruck, which is surrounded by multiple
mountains, you should really just plan on skiing one
mountain range per day. As a student, I didn’t even
consider renting a car and always took public
transportation. Public transportation may be
generally fine, but not when you are trying to do too
much in one day.
Missed George. Couldn’t
hook up with my first teacher, George, at Seegrube.
Missed him.
Dinner with friends. Once again, I mention that nothing beats the experience of meeting new students and friends in an international setting. This is what the Rotary fellowship was all about. I think, as an adult, today, we would not be as open to meeting other adults in the same circumstances—being at a ski resort might be an exception. However, being a student is the bond between students, regardless of the country of their origin.
If you're a young student, enjoy life, family and friends, do well in school, respect yourself and others, respect your health and your body, and start to take those first steps towards your dreams. Being young is a precious time in your life. So, enjoy.
John
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