so excuses first...

blogger have decided to change how you log in so I've not been able to log into blogger. However mr internet man came today and now the wireless is working... Harrah!

thank you all for your birthday wishes. Was an awesome day - it was day one of the CASI level 1 course - so no big night out.

the course finished yesterday. there was one teaching element and one riding element and we had to pass them both to make the cut. For some reason I decided to drop back into one of my old habits the day before the course started, so had to spend the next three days learning it again.

The teaching, which we have been practicing all of last week really helped and when it came to friday we had to teach two of the seven steps of the progression. it went really well and I got an above average teaching style and ability

so there we go - i've passed the CASI level 1 exam and I am now a snowboard instructor - a professional athlete!

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