THE ALLEYNIAN 708 | OUT OF THE ORDINARY
THE ALLEYNIAN 708 | OUT OF THE ORDINARY
Diary
I ALSO TUMBLED DOWN A FEW STEEP SLOPES, FINDING MYSELF FACE DOWN IN THE SNOW WITH MY SKIS FLUNG UPWARDS
O ur ski trip started as we headed off to London City Airport on a chilly February morning, It was, in fact, Valentine’s Day. As we got on the plane, Mr Annett found a Valentine’s card in his backpack. It was the first card he had ever received! To all our disappointment though, it turned out it was a joke played by his colleagues. The flight was short, but the bus ride that followed seemed to last for eternity. We sat in the dark, hungry and thirsty, as we hadn’t eaten for hours. Imagine our excitement when we came to a shop by the road. But we were even more shocked when the lady in the shop didn’t welcome us; in fact, we received the opposite of a warm welcome (apparently she was closing in 30 minutes and the sight of 24 hungry teenagers wasn’t what she wanted at the end of a long day). We hastily grabbed and paid for what we wanted and left. It was 9:00 pm when we arrived at our hotel, which was definitely more hospitable than the shop. Dinner was warm gulaschsuppe. In less than a couple of hours, we were all unpacked and ready for the next day.
Day 1 James He and MatthewWu (Year 10)
Day3 John Huang (Year 13)
T his exciting day started with a few of us being the door and we were shouting, the driver just drove away. We began to panic about being lost in a foreign place, but thanks to WhatsApp, we eventually got in contact with the staff and took another bus back. During the day, the beginner group finally moved on to parallel skiing from the top of the ski lift. Despite the fact that one of us was always losing control and crashing (including Mr Swalwell!) everyone had fun. The day ended with us all getting the cable car to the top of the mountain – an amazing place to take photos and throw the odd snowball. trapped on a bus, while everyone else had managed to get off. Although Mr Brown was banging on
Image: James He (Year 10)
Day2 Jovian Yan (Year 8)
W e got going early for our ski equipment fitting. This process went smoothly, leaving us with the time to put on our skis and ‘go for it’. The beginners were kept back whilst the rest were ushered towards one of the slopes for the instructors and teachers to sort the groups. Some pupils, although only possessing the adroitness of a novice, decided to overcome their fears and asked to be promoted to the intermediate group; shortly after this, they made the devastating discovery that they had still not reached the stage of learning how to brake. One of them (Andy) came hurtling down towards a fence and ham-handedly fell to the ground. I was also told that another one of the senior boys found himself ravelled up in a net. I also tumbled down a few steep slopes, finding myself face down in the snow with my skis flung upwards, then sliding another metre and losing all my equipment. Fortunately, our kind-hearted coach was able to give me a piggyback down the slope, a backup plan only possible for someone of my height and weight. After a day’s skiing we all had some pain and fatigue, in part caused by the ski boots; I solved the problem by spending the evening with bare feet. The joy of being free from the tightness and restrictions of the boots was matched only by the delectable bowl of spaghetti we had, which rounded off a memorable day.
Day4 Daniel Templar (Year 12)
On this bright morning We all prepared for the day Which lay ahead Yiuyang tested his skills – He decided to go fast Then he flipped and crashed We went further up Matthew crashed 17 times We were all quite bored
In the advanced group They went up and down mountains It was kinda meh (according to Takuma)
When we all returned We were met by hot schnitzel And we ate too much We went to our rooms And we flopped onto our beds Then we fell asleep
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