Hello
all! While the rest of the team was busy training back in the states I decided
to take advantage of an opportunity to study abroad in New Zealand. Before
leaving I did some research into the skiing in NZ and made plans to bring all
of my gear with me, buy a car, and get some hours in on snow. At the time I did
not know any other Nordic skiers who were going, so I was quite surprised to
learn that I would be flatting (sharing an apartment) with Josh Harrington of
Williams. When I found out that two Middlebury skiers, Nick Underwood and Jack
Steele, were also studying at the same University, I knew it would be a good
semester.
Plenty
of training, adventures, and shenanigans have ensued as we have worked our way
around the south island, making for a truly epic semester. On a more serious
note I broke a metacarpal while sampling the mountain bike trails in Dunedin.
After being out for four weeks I finally got the cast off and have begun
seriously training again. One good thing about getting injured in New Zealand
is Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), which means that I won’t have to
pay for any of my hospital or physiotherapy visits.
For this
post I though that I would give some tips to other Nordic skiers considering
studying abroad. If it seems as though some of them are a bit biased towards
New Zealand that’s because they are...
Morgan presents:
How
to Make the Most Out of Your Study Abroad Experience
1) Pack right
They will definitely have clothes
where you go, but probably not Triacs
2) Go somewhere with good training locations
Being
stuck in a gym sucks; running on beaches is awesome
3) Go somewhere with good training partners
Training
alone gets old fast: training with a group is much better
4) Buy a car
How else are you getting to the mountains?
5) Don't enroll in any Friday classes
No
class = more time for training. Where would you rather be, outside or in a
lecture hall?
6) Eat well
You can't complain about the food if you make it yourself!
7) Remember to switch up the training
You might as well while you're there
8) Have fun!
Not hard to do when you're skiing in July and August!
I’ll
finish up with two of my own videos and three from Jack Steele (Middlebury)
Cheers,
Morgan
Also...
Also...
This is not what you're hand should look like after mountain biking...
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