Arriving in the Megève station, I was extremely exited and nervous to start skiing. Being Lebanese, i've lived in a country where it snows every winter my whole life. However i've only started learning how to ski after the age of 10, which explains why i'm not a perfect skier. Therefore, Louise and I got a private skiing teacher for the few days we were there. His name was Michel Moret, and we skiied with him everyday from 9 AM till 1:30 PM for 5 days in a row (from Monday to Friday). The rest of the day was spent skiing with Louise's parents and their friends.
Michel taught me many new techniques, which improved my skiing skills a lot. For example he taught me how to use my sticks, which helped my overall skiing position and with my balance. We practiced many hours on the same slope until we perfectly executed everything he had asked from us. Louise's parents and their friends started complimenting us on our improvements and our growing confidence, which motivated me even more to learn. These lessons really helped and i could clearly see a change from the first to the fifth day.
I also fell a countless number of time but I learned that when you fall, you must get back up and do it again, in order to learn from your mistakes, instead of letting them discourage you from your goals. Although this was a tiring experience, which required a lot of physical effort, it was all worth it at the end. I'm very thankful for Michel and I can't wait to show off my new skiing techniques the next winter in Lebanon! Adding to that i discovered how much I loved skiing. It's an extremely fun sport and it made my march break even more amazing. Megeve was a great destination to escape from the stress and pressure that IB students are under.
I learned skiing in the dolomites hotels. It was my first time in the snow.
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