Journal #29 When I was Tested by Nature

Nature is a huge part of our daily life and something that we have to deal with everyday. Just take for instance last week when we had a huge so snowstorm that made the school miss two days. That snowstorm tested me greatly. Not only is the weather really cold, so in turn it makes me really cold, but, it also tests my driving skills to try and drive on the snow and the ice. I know some kids like the ice because they can “drift” but, I personally do not because, it is very dangerous and I crashed last year when there was ice on the road. Yesterday I went sledding with my friend’s girlfriend’s family, so I was tested greatly by the weather to try and stay warm in the dangerously low temperature. Luckily there was no wind chill or I do not know what I would have done. Another way that nature tests people is in sports. Nature plays a big factor in sports such as baseball, football, futbol, and competitive bass fishing. When I used to play baseball, I had a game where it started to lighting and we had to stop the game and reschedule it because, you can not play baseball in the lighting. This disappointed me greatly because, I really wanted to the game. Another sport that nature plays a big role in is football. Most football fans know of Lambeau Field’s “Frozen Tundra”. The field was so cold back in the 50's that it made the grass like ice. Football games have also tested me through nature. Last season we had about four games where the field we played on either was a muddy mess or it was raining while we played. This tested my team and I greatly because, it was hard to get traction and play in the mud. While I did find it fun to play in the rain and mud, it kind of sucked when the rain was cold and it froze me. Basically, nature tests us everyday of our life through many different ways.