Upside down

Things in my life are often turned upside down. Sometimes by my own doing, other times by forces beyond my control. However, I enjoy it the most when I am able to flip my own world, and successfully right myself (without drowning).

My school offers open kayak in a pool twice a week, where you can basically show up and learn whatever you would like about kayaking. They've got students who come in and teach and it's a really great atmosphere. Last semester, I took a white-water kayaking class that met once a week in the pool and went on one river trip. It was all the open kayaks and instructors that flipped me over countless times that helped me to learn how to roll a kayak. Now when my kayak should flip over in the pool, I typically end up right side up. We're still working on it in real rivers where there's a tad more pressure though.