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Winter 2015

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Friends running towards football in the countryside

I would like to share my thoughts about a sport that I miss. I enjoyed playing soccer with my friends on weekends. South Korea, which I came from, has an ideal weather through spring, summer and fall. The winter is not too long. I was a member of a soccer club. The other members were my friends, businessmen of a local company, teachers and soldiers and so on. It was a kind of a soccer club, but it was beyond just a sport club. I would like to say it was a small social club because there were different people who had different backgrounds and we could share other’s life stories and opinions. That is why I enjoyed the club.

I was looking for a sport I could replace soccer with. I have never been interested in winter sports like skating or skiing. So, I am not good at these sports. When I visited a community center in my city, I thought I it was a good idea to learn skating. I saw almost all city dwellers on the ice rink enjoying skating. There were many levels of skaters from novice to hockey players. I needed something to spend winter with fun because winter in Canada is long enough to learn new winter sports. Last winter, I tried skating several times and I fell on the ice numerous times, but it was so much fun. If I have more chances to skate this winter, I will try to do that properly with my kids who are willing to learn the first winter sport in their life. It is never too late to learn.