I took Andy to go rock climbing today. There was no regularly scheduled class because of school vacation week in Rhode Island so the place was empty. We got there just as most of the camp kids were being picked up by their parents and it was just Andy climbing until they were finished. Allison and Eva were off to see the play, Six at PPAC tonight and I had promised Andy that we would go to Royal Fried Chicken for dinner. That place is over by Rock spot and so we tried it out after Andy finished rock climbing. It was very good with plenty of great flavor on the fried chicken. They also served other items and we may go back in another couple weeks when Allison and Eva go to another play on a Wednesday.
Andy has started their third session at rock Spot Climbing. I came in at the end of classes and Andy was attempting to climb a 5.9. This is the level that their shooting for this session. Andy got a little further than you can see in the photo and came back down. Mind you, this was after an hour and a half of climbing. Andy had already worked their butt off prior to this. As Andy came back down they looked more dejected than ever. I caught a photo of the look on Andy’s face and it was very sad indeed.
On the ride home I talked with Andy about how their Rock Climbing journey was a marathon rather than a sprint. I then worked through that concept with Andy. I tried to relate it to my Black Belt journey and how I did not achieve my own goals the firs time out of the gate. It continues to be something that I am working on. That must be on my mind because evaluation is coming up in two days. And I am very nervous. I think I’m in a good position physically and my knowledge of curriculum is solid. I’m still nervous through. I tried to relate that to Andy and their journey. I think I did. Andy has some new goals this time around and is working very hard at achieving them.
