I Love Europe!

I experienced a lot of "firsts" in the last 2 week! The first time I've ever been to Europe, first time I've ever rode a train, first time shredding the alps, first time learning German, and the list goes on! Needless to say, my trip to Austria was a success.  The main purpose of going, to train, was awesome! We had three boardercross courses in one area, first time I've ever been able to say that, which was so beneficial.  Getting to train different courses and different features expanded my experience on courses even more and taught me so many things about my riding.  I worked through my weakness on the courses with the help of my awesome coaches, and also learned a lot about myself. I learned more about how I work mentally on a course, as well as what I need to do to be successful.  I can easily say that I know I improved a lot after this camp, but also know that I have a lot to still work on. Those things will now be worked on in the states, leading up to my first competition.  There is always room to improve, and I cannot wait to see how far I can exceed my riding skills throughout this year with the help of the ISTC.

Not only was I able to spend a lot of time training, I was able to explore Austria.  Our snowboard bags did not arrive until 3 days after we did, so the team took a trip to Innsbruck, where we shopped, and explored the beautiful city! I was so breath-taken by how different this city was from anything in America.  We also saw an amazing church; the beauty of it simply gave me the chills! The culture of the people in Austria is also very different.  Unlike Argentina, people here actually did know pretty good English, which was very helpful because the only things I could say in German was hello and thank you! Therefore learning German is next on my list of things to do!

The landscape and scenery of Austria was also so beautiful!! Nothing like the mountain ranges in America.  The Alps is definitely a must see place for those mountain lovers out there!

I cannot describe how grateful and blessed I am that I am able to experience traveling the World.  I am gaining so much knowledge on different cultures and general geography of the world.  A huge thank you to my family for helping support my dream, and making this life so amazing! xoxo