Good to go!

I feel like the Sundays come around faster and faster each week. Good news, because it’s yet another day closer to the day I leave to Florida! On the other hand, surprising, because it’s time for another blog post, even though it feels like yesterday, since the last one! Time is passing so fast, and as I was reminded off, so is my gap year. Already over half a year has passed since my gap year started. And there is only half a year left to cross off everything from my gap year bucket list!

But first things fist... a while ago I flew to France and on the plane I noticed that I felt some pressure in both my ears. As annoying as this was during the flight, I knew this could only mean one thing. In order to feel pressure build up, my eardrum must have been closed at that time. On Friday I went to the hospital to check for sure, with more reliable equipment. And yes, finally, after maybe 3 months of seeing no progression in the healing process, suddenly my eardrum healed very quickly. I’m really happy with this, because it means I won’t have to hold back on anything when training in Florida this time. I do know that this is a serious weakness that I have to consider during my training. Since my eardrum is more vulnerable than normal, as it is slightly thinner than average, I will have to protect my ears when I ski. Having had many ear infections when I was younger and having torn both eardrums multiple times with skiing is taking its toll. Any damage to my eardrum that follows now has less and less chance of being able to heal by itself. However, the important thing is that this time it has healed and I can train without restrictions from now on, if I just protect my ears a bit!

Also throughout this week, I especially missed the feeling of being on the water and having a ski to stand on. I decided to see whether there were people using the ski machine that was built by some volunteers last year. I was able to train there today alongside some other dedicated youth skiers from my club. It was great to hear what they had been up to in preparation for the season and also to share the plans and goals for coming season. It was great fun to use the ski machine again, though it will never compare to the feeling of skiing on water!