Student of the Month

I had a friend from the climbing gym who was also taking classes at Bumbershoot. As soon as she told me what it is that happens here, I was sold.

I love rope best, but I really enjoy silks too.

I love how it feels to have just successfully finished a new trick or hard sequence. The exhilaration, the tiredness, the sense of accomplishment, the camaraderie with your fellow students and instructor are all amazing.

I fill my time on the ground gardening, woodworking, making and/or consuming good food and drinks, and listening/dancing to good music. In my spare time, I study and treat cancer, currently I focus on the genetics of infant leukemia.

A warm chocolate chip cookie is like nothing else in this world. I eat them by the pan.

Most all of my days in class are tough. This is part of what I love about it.

This changes a lot for me. Right now my favorite and least favorite are the same: Hip-key roll-up. Favorite because I think it looks awesome and requires a lot of coordination and good timing. Least favorite because I can't do it (probably because of the coordination and timing required)

If the desert island has a palm tree with a professionally-rigged rope on it, then I am taking Amy so that I can keep taking classes. If it doesn't have such a tree, then I am taking Tom, so he can rig it for me. I will then have to muddle my way through lessons as best I can.

My favorite memory is coming back to classes after a long break after an injury (not bumbershoot caused). It was great to be back with friends, working on accomplishing amazing and fun feats of athleticism.