Doing balance training on Rigoletto
Walking Rigoletto into the Reithalle
Welcome!Today was the last day of my second week of school. I rode three out of four days, and my legs (and other parts) are pretty sore. The first two times I rode a white steed named Rigoletto and today I rode a dark brown horse named Belinda. Rigoletto was definitely more enjoyable to ride, mostly because the last thing Belinda wanted was for me and Christian to ride her. When Belinda was galloping, the last thing I wanted to do was let go of the saddle and do balance exercises. Regardless, we are improving. I’m already noticing improved posture and am having an easier time balancing on the horse. We are also getting quicker and quicker at cleaning and saddling the horses.
School was… school. I can hardly understand my Austrian History teacher, and while I can understand my other teachers pretty well, it is hard to keep from drifting off to daydream land. I think the most interesting part of this school week was seeing the senior class haze the freshman class. It was pretty much like Reorgy Week at West Point, except that it was fun for the freshmen and replace push-ups with drinking. The reason behind the “haze-fest” was the seniors had to show the freshmen how they are supposed to act in the MAK Casino (the bar downstairs). It was a fun time filled with Austrian soldier song after Austrian soldier song.
Something strange has happened to me since I have been here: I’ve actually enjoyed running. Normally I run about once every week at West Point, but here I run much more frequently. In the past two weeks I have run 8 times, 4 in the last 4 days alone. I don’t know what it is, but I think it has been the great weather. It is warm here, and not hot or humid. Additionally, there are really great running trails and it is extremely flat. Everybody runs here, when out on the trail you might see a 14 year-old boy or a 65 year-old woman. I’m very happy to be finally enjoying running, because I need to get better at it, especially with Ranger School looming ahead.
School was… school. I can hardly understand my Austrian History teacher, and while I can understand my other teachers pretty well, it is hard to keep from drifting off to daydream land. I think the most interesting part of this school week was seeing the senior class haze the freshman class. It was pretty much like Reorgy Week at West Point, except that it was fun for the freshmen and replace push-ups with drinking. The reason behind the “haze-fest” was the seniors had to show the freshmen how they are supposed to act in the MAK Casino (the bar downstairs). It was a fun time filled with Austrian soldier song after Austrian soldier song.
Something strange has happened to me since I have been here: I’ve actually enjoyed running. Normally I run about once every week at West Point, but here I run much more frequently. In the past two weeks I have run 8 times, 4 in the last 4 days alone. I don’t know what it is, but I think it has been the great weather. It is warm here, and not hot or humid. Additionally, there are really great running trails and it is extremely flat. Everybody runs here, when out on the trail you might see a 14 year-old boy or a 65 year-old woman. I’m very happy to be finally enjoying running, because I need to get better at it, especially with Ranger School looming ahead.
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