Taking a trip
This weekend, leaving on Friday and getting back in the wee hours Saturday night, 4 of us drove across 2 states to visit the base school (where I got most of my training) back in Lafayette, Indiana.
I love these trips. Everyone is relaxed, we get to talk at length about anything we want, the workouts are interesting, and we get to eat together and generally bond. They are a pretty funny bunch.
This weekend it was Trina, Casey, Barrington, and myself. This was the first trip for Trina (new to kenpo this semester) and Casey (she started last school year). Barrington managed to sprain his ankle on Thursday while practicing for a hip-hop dance show, so he was on crutches and couldn't work out.
Certain things always seem to happen on these base trips. We all sleep on the couches and floor at the base school, so we play (work out) late into the night and take a while before we go to sleep, because it's essentially a sleepover. During the 4.5 hour drive, we always end up getting into discussions about race relations, in part because we're comfortable with each other and there are always people from multiple races (and other minority groups) along. In the early trips a few years ago, we used to make jokes because the usual crowd was myself (a white guy) and everyone else was from one minority group or another. Driving through the midwest can be a bit odd when it's 3 black guys and a white guy. We get funny looks when we stop for gas. :) When we're not talking about race, we usually talk politics or philosophy, sometimes religion. University kids are fun to talk with; they can make intelligent arguments and are aware of the issues and facts.
These trips are great. I'm glad to hear, as we head back, everyone talking about how much they learned and how glad they are that they went.
Of course, a month later when it's time to go again, we still have trouble getting a big crowd to go. College students all think they are so busy. If they think they are busy now, just wait 'till they have jobs and families and lives -- and grad school. :)
Peace,
SGB
I love these trips. Everyone is relaxed, we get to talk at length about anything we want, the workouts are interesting, and we get to eat together and generally bond. They are a pretty funny bunch.
This weekend it was Trina, Casey, Barrington, and myself. This was the first trip for Trina (new to kenpo this semester) and Casey (she started last school year). Barrington managed to sprain his ankle on Thursday while practicing for a hip-hop dance show, so he was on crutches and couldn't work out.
Certain things always seem to happen on these base trips. We all sleep on the couches and floor at the base school, so we play (work out) late into the night and take a while before we go to sleep, because it's essentially a sleepover. During the 4.5 hour drive, we always end up getting into discussions about race relations, in part because we're comfortable with each other and there are always people from multiple races (and other minority groups) along. In the early trips a few years ago, we used to make jokes because the usual crowd was myself (a white guy) and everyone else was from one minority group or another. Driving through the midwest can be a bit odd when it's 3 black guys and a white guy. We get funny looks when we stop for gas. :) When we're not talking about race, we usually talk politics or philosophy, sometimes religion. University kids are fun to talk with; they can make intelligent arguments and are aware of the issues and facts.
These trips are great. I'm glad to hear, as we head back, everyone talking about how much they learned and how glad they are that they went.
Of course, a month later when it's time to go again, we still have trouble getting a big crowd to go. College students all think they are so busy. If they think they are busy now, just wait 'till they have jobs and families and lives -- and grad school. :)
Peace,
SGB
posted by Scott Bonner at 11:04 AM
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