Curling is Actually Fun

While many people think of skiing and figure skating when it comes to the Winter Olympics, we decided to try out a somewhat lesser known and even lesser understood game: curling. Through the work of two very enthusiastic classmates, we managed to get a couple of lanes reserved and give it a shot.

When we first got to the rink, there was some confusion since we weren't entirely sure where to start. Fortunately, there were some locals there that we were able to watch and learn something from, even though I think they might have gotten annoyed with us after a while. In the beginning, a lot of us threw poorly aimed stones, or else they were way short, even with the help of the sweepers. Some people even took some nasty falls. But by the end of the evening, there were varying stages of improvement in all of us. I don't mean to brag, but I even managed to get one of my stones actually close to the center of the target. I think it's safe to say that none of us will be on the 2014 team, but it is safe to say that we all had a really good time and were sorry to leave when our hour was up.