How Skateboarding Changed My Life

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During the 6th grade, is when I was introduced to skateboarding. All my friends were beginning to skateboard. It was Raul, David, Johan, and Darwin that would be dedicating all their time to skate boarding. I would just be the one that was there watching but then I soon wanted to skateboard myself. So after a couple of more days of hanging out with my friends watching them learn new tricks more and more, it became appealing to me and it became something that I was willing to try myself. After that point I was determined to ask my mom to buy me a skateboard. She didn't like the idea too much because of the fact that skateboarders usually tend to fall a lot, but she told me she would see what she could do, which meant yes ironically. A

It never got boring to me, it really was a habit. I remember there would be days where me and my friends would skate all the way from down here in the Northeast area all the way to Penn Valley which felt like the longest skate of my life, we did that a few times only though when we would have no rides at all or no money for the metro. One day I felt like I learned everything there was to learn but that is not the case at all. Skateboarding is something that doesn’t end there is so many tricks that there is no possible way to do every trick, or is there. That's the whole thing about skateboarding is pushing yourself further and further, and trying risky things that you wouldn't usually do, and most importantly having fun with your friends. I learnt a couple things from skateboarding, like taking falls becuase thats a everyday thing when you skateboard, also not to give up when you think you can not do something, and to take risk to better yourself even if it means taking a couple falls to the ground. I skateboarded all the way from age 11 to 16, and now that i'm 17 it kinda slowed down and I don't skate everyday like I use to but I still have all my tricks and every once and awhile I get outside and do a couple tricks like i’ve never quit, no matter how long it's been. Skateboarding made a big impact on my life it kept me out of trouble and in my own lane, in my neighborhood that is not a bad thing at all because there is a gateway to everything that is not bad on everyblock you turn on, luckily for me I would roll right past all that worry free, unless a dog was chasing me. I'm glad that I started skateboarding it’s something that I plan to keep doing even if it’s not something I do all the time like I use to. It will stick with me forever all the memories, all the times i’ve made boring days fun with all my friends, and all the people