The Past Two Month (part 2)

Cross Country and why I am not running any more

I started running two weeks before school started, that was two month ago. I started really fast and the practice was very hard. In other words, I pushed myself too hard. On the second Monday my knee started hurting during the warm up. My coach sent me to the trainer, who is kind of a nurse and a physical therapist. She told me that my IT-band (back side of the knee is very tide) and she showed me some exercises.
After a few days without running it got better and I started running again. I even ran a great race.



But afterwards it got worse again. It was going up and down for six week, while I was still going to practice to work out and strech and to the races to cheer, and then I decided to go to a doctor because even Ibuprofen didn`t help any more. The doctor told me exactly the same as the trainer, so my only option now, is to wait.
I am not on the team any more, because I will not be able to run until the season ends:(

JSA

(Junior States of America)

JSA is basically a debating club. We meet every other week to debate.
At the first two meetings we had thought talks. That means that we had different topics and everybody could tell his opinion, like in a normal discussion.
Last time we had an actual debate on: "Be it resolved that companies can use their own political agendas?"
At first the main Pro speaker spoke. He had 6 minutes to introduce his opinion and to
When he finished his speech everybody could ask him questions. Then the main Con speaker, which was me awesome host sister, spoke for six minutes, including questions. Afterwards two pro and two con speaker each had three minutes to point their arguments out. We didn`t have time any more, but normally the two main speaker have each five minutes for a conclusion of the debate.

At the moment I just enjoy listening and try to follow and understand the debate, because the topics are political and about current events, so it is difficult for me to activly participate. But I have to start soon to be able to go to Madison and to D.C. for the competitions.

We are responsible for everything that`s going on: we have a president, a vize-president, a moderator, a Democratic and a Republican chair and a couple of other positions.