Dynaland

Wow, I am really behind on my blogs! So back in February, I went to Dynaland Ski Resort with one of my adult English students and her husband. We took an overnight bus and arrived early Sunday morning. It was snowing quite a bit, and was very beautiful. I tried to snowboard. I mostly sat in the snow after falling. And they were kind enough to lend me their snowboard, which I promptly broke two of the straps on. They said it is an old board, but of course I felt horrible!
My student, Sachiko, wasn’t too sure on the snowboard either, but she did well. Her husband has been skiing since he was 7 years old, so he did great. He would go up and down the slopes and would help pick me up as he passed. So I usually sat around waiting for him to ski by. The board is slippery!
Snowboarding is really fun, but difficult. Luckily no one was nearby listening to me as I would start to go faster and get scared. Or if they did, they would wonder who I kept telling “no” to. I guess I was talking to the snowboard, telling it not to go so fast. When it didn’t listen, I would just fall down. Maybe not the best strategy, but it worked.
The season is pretty much finished, so I am glad I got to go one more time before leaving Japan.