Learning to Ride My Unicycle

When I received a unicycle last Christmas I was so excited! I could just imagine starting a circus with my best friend who also happened to have a unicycle. After my dad assembled it I tried it out immediately and fell down. After that, I considered that I should probably watch the riding video. In those first few days I was trying to ride but without much success. And I also had a major problem that effected my motivation. When I put my feet on the pedals I didn't notice how close I put them to the axle. So when I started riding it whacked my ankles so badly that they started to bleed. I started to practice less and less until I didn't practice at all! Later, we went out to a coastal town for spring break and during the time between we stayed at the school center. While we were there, my friend who had a unicycle wanted to help me in my riding, so he showed me how to ride easily. I tried and started getting good at it, riding a few feet more each time for those days until we had to come back home.  When we got here I picked up and started riding and before I knew it, I was riding long distances! That shows me that commitment is an important ingredient for success.
My most recent accomplishment is learning to free-mount (getting on without holding onto anything). I look forward to the days to come when I can do tricks and learn different techniques.