Vera: I’m in Supplementary 1, and my classmates and college friends are very encouraging of what I do. When I miss out on school, they would tell me exactly what I’d need to cope up on. And as that is a new sport to them, they ask myself questions and make the effort to understand what I do, and why I really like it. My school has also allowed me to train flying being a co-curricular activity (CCA).
AND NOW BOTH OF YOU ARE COACHING TOO?
Kyra: I’m generally away for the summer, but my ex-partner Yi Xuan and I (who used to compete together) train about up to 40 professional flyers on Saturdays. The oldest is a 52-year-old – he is Japanese and trains with us on the week-ends.
Vera: Yi Xuan coaches me and my four-way powerful flying team. Whenever my sister’s aside, I help to trainer the others on Saturdays, and I coach rate rounds, one-on-one, upon Thursdays as well. The particular flying community’s actually close – we’re going to bring some of our professional flyers to Australia in order to compete in smaller sized competitions for fun, which I’ll probably take part in with one of them.
SHOW SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR SISTER – CAN BE YOUR FAVOURITE QUALITY IN HER?
Vera: She is always very positive even when something goes wrong. That modifications the whole mood from the situation, and it never fails to make me feel better.
I really wanted to get into the School of the Arts, so when I didn’t enter, my sister allowed me to be optimistic about it. She said: “You won’t have super long days such as I did, and you will have more time to hang out with your friends even if you choose to continue flying as a sport. ” Plus she’s right. I am really enjoying the school and period with my friends now.