On Day 2, when attempting to ferry across Corner Wave to Football Eddy, I accidentally went down Left Side Horseshoe. I flipped and rolled up twice when going down, but on the third time I flipped I hit my head really hard on the bottom and so I pulled my skirt.
I've never hit my head that hard before, and it scared me. I knew before that kayaking could be dangerous, but I hadn't ever had an experience that showed me first hand how easy it was to hurt yourself.
It took away a lot of my confidence for the rest of the afternoon. I was terrified of anything happening again, terrified that I would hurt myself and not be able to paddle, or play violin, or go to school.
Learning in kayaking doesn't happen all at once; instead, it's composed of a multitude of little victories that eventually lead to cool new things. That afternoon, one of those victories was wearing a helmet. If I hadn't been, I probably wouldn't have been able to paddle the next day.
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