Ehh…I’m too old, clumsy, busy, ____
It is both exhilarating and terrifying starting something new. And with a bunch of other people around??? Don’t get me started! But here are some words from that bunch of other people…who were once on the fence themselves :)
Amanda P.
As someone new to Milwaukee, I was looking for a way to get out and meet people that was healthier than the boozy social events I found here. I joined Roll Train even though I had never skated in my life - the only real roller skating I’d ever seen was in movies or on Insta! I remember fumbling all over the place on those rental skates, but the Roll Train instructors corrected my posture and balance, and encouraged me to just go at my own pace and have fun. Before I knew it, I had a little group of friends in our beginner class, and we started planning events with each other - sometimes involving skating, sometimes not, but always fun. Every day my skating improves with practice, and I’m now putting together my own little combinations and teaching newer skaters. I am so grateful to Roll Train for putting me on this journey!
Jeannie G.
I started with Roll Train based on a friend’s recommendation. I hadn’t skated in years and then the pandemic hit…enter Roll Train with their 30 day online challenge…I got in my basement and followed along. When classes started up again, I was there! I was encouraged to go to the rink, so even though I was nervous, I tried that, too. It’s been almost two years and I skate every Wednesday night now! I look forward to my rink nights and fiercely protect that much-needed time for myself. I’ve made lifelong friends and a lifelong hobby, not to mention I am part of a real, inclusive community that truly fills up my heart. And I know I owe the kick start I needed for all this to Roll Train!
Papa B.
I was in a very weird place when I started Roll Train - mentally, it had been years since I felt joy in my life and that all changed when I started skating with them. The instructors and other students are such great people, and I feel like it literally saved my soul. I call my skates my ‘support animals’ now and they truly are. Like little cloaks of invisibility or something, I put them on and start moving and suddenly nothing matters anymore and I am just free to be…myself. Wouldn’t trade life on 8 wheels for anything! Thanks Roll Train!