as many of you know, i left hawaii on january 5th to begin my latin america trip...
the idea was to fly to san diego, cross the border, and begin the adventure in mexico...
the plan was not to have a plan, just to go with the flow, to see where the universe took me...
with that in mind, i let my homegirl maggie maehem talk me into coming up to lake tahoe for a bit of snowboarding...
i arrived on the 11th, and my homeboy jacob flew in from nyc on the 17th to kick it with us for a week...
after a semi-decent session at kirkwood on sunday the 16th (my first in at least 2 years), i convinced myself that i was awesome enough to snowboard in the icy conditions at heavenly on wednesday the 19th...
while jacob was safe and warm in the casino on the california side, i was attempting to keep up with maggie on the nevada side...
coming out of a toe-side turn at a speed that was unreasonable for my skill level, my board dug into the ice and i landed HARD on my left shoulder...
i determined that i needed to stop riding and seek prompt medical attention, so we decided that i would follow maggie the rest of the way down to the gondola...
after maggie missed the turn-off for the gondola and i wiped out not less than two more times, i opted for a ride down the mountain in the body bag of the ski patrol sled...
i got a shuttle ride to the clinic at stateline, but of course, having recently quit my job at camp, and being a US citizen, i have no health insurance, so they wouldnt take me...
so maggie and jacob came to pick me up, then dropped me outside the ER and went to the bar to worry about me over a few drinks...
x-rays showed that i had an acromio-clavicular separation in my left shoulder (torn ligaments)...
no need for surgery, but i gotta wear a sling for a coupla weeks, take painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs, and let my body recover for about a month...
so it looks like ill be chilling here in tahoe for a few more weeks during the healing process...
needless to say, i had no idea i would be living in the grip of winter for a month, and was fully unprepared, having brought only t-shirts, shorts, linen pants, and a hoodie to clothe myself...
fortunately tahoe is beautiful and i get to hang out with one of my besties for a bit longer than i thought...
so THIS is how the adventure begins :)
-- emancipate yourself from mental slavery; none but ourselves can free our minds.
bob marley
