Skiing

I started skiing in my late twenties. Some of my friends, having recently returned from military service decided to ski and I, knowing nothing about it except seeing some in newsreels, decided it might be fun. At the beginning, it wasn’t.

Skiing, Love it or Leave It by Anne Wallach

The first time I ever skied, I broke my leg.  After that I was too terrified.  I tried, I cried, I screamed and took my boots off. Then I moved with my family to Switzerland.