点评:I booked a beginners lesson due to having a ski trip soon. I was already apprehensive due to neuro-spicy overwhelm, knowing lots of things had the potential to make me hate it. Tight boots, long things attached to my feet, wearing a helmet worn by many people before me, wearing gloves, being cold…. The list goes on.
The night before, I became really unwell with laryngitis and sinusitis - trying to cancel, but due to policy, HAVING to attend. (I’m not getting a Drs note to say I have sinusitis and laryngitis. 🙄 )
Cue dreading it…
Anyway, I turn up, can’t get the boots on…. Dread.
Instructor Brett H, however, was really calming and patient. He helped me with the boots - exchanging them for a bigger size, helping me fasten them 🤦🏻♀️.
I informed him of my neurospicy-ness and he was great. Didn’t make me feel like an alien and reassured me (and the rest of the group) enough to enjoy the lesson.
It really wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be and I stayed upright for the duration.
Did I hate it? No. Am I going to go again? Of course I am!
If Brett hadn’t been so reassuring and patient with my brain, I’m not sure the outcome would be the same. He made it fun, relaxed and he made sure to look out for those who appeared to be struggling with certain aspects.
Thank you!
翻译:因为马上要去滑雪,所以我报了个初级滑雪课。我本来就有点焦虑,因为我神经紧张,知道很多事情都可能让我讨厌滑雪。紧绷的雪靴,长长的靴子缠在脚上,戴着之前很多人戴过的头盔,戴手套,还有冷……等等等等。
前一天晚上,我得了喉炎和鼻窦炎,病得很厉害——本来想取消,但是因为规定,我不得不去。(我可不想拿医生证明我得了鼻窦炎和喉炎。🙄)
开始害怕起来……
总之,我到了之后,发现雪靴穿不上……真是太可怕了。
不过,教练Brett H非常冷静耐心。他帮我换了雪靴——换了大一号的,还帮我系好了鞋带🤦🏻♀️。
我告诉他我神经紧张,他真是太好了。他没有让我感觉像个外星人,反而让我(以及其他学员)感到安心,从而享受了这堂课。
这堂课真的没有我想象的那么糟糕,而且我全程都保持了直立姿势。
我讨厌这堂课吗?不。我会再去吗?当然会!
如果不是布雷特如此耐心细致地安抚我的大脑,我真不知道结果会不会一样。他让课堂变得轻松有趣,而且他还会特别留意那些在某些方面遇到困难的学员。
谢谢!