Have a go day

A day for university of Wolverhampton freshers for 08/09

Have a go day
Yesterday saw ‘have a go day’ take over the students union and I must say I am very disappointed in you all! Barely anybody turned up. In fact I think the only people there where our beloved best mates.
There were a variety of activities on offer including Knitting, Balloon modeling, Capoeira and Radio presenting. Annoyingly I didn’t get a chance to have a go at the radio presenting malarkey as I had to nip of for an induction meeting, you know how it is. I did however have a go at all the other activities and here’s how they went...

Balloon Modeling: in a word it was frankly, Awesome, who knew the sheer wonders you could create plastic and air. We made dogs and camels and flowers. Sadly dear reader my camel burst shortly after creation, the teacher told me I had done it wrong but I persevered and failed. There’s probably some morale in that somewhere. I also made a Franklin my beloved dog but sadly it burst while I was in MC block, might explain the banshee wails you heard around half three today. My flower lives on though.

Knitting: As I knew how to knit in the first place there wasn’t much for me to learn, I did get told how to cast on using my thumb which gives you looser stitches and how to purl. My next project now is to knit a cardigan, and the teacher assures me I can drop by whenever I need advice.

Capoeira: This was absolutely brilliant, I only got to do 15 minutes and I wish I could have had much more time. Mind you I was completely dog tired after only fifteen minutes.
For those of you not in the know Capoeira is a Brazilian marital art developed by African slaves who disguised their fights by developing their entire system of combat so that the appeared to be a form of dance.
I learnt how to do the basic stance moving too and fro foot to foot and how to do two kicks, a straight and a sort of crescent kick. I was also shown how to perform escapes. Because I am a bit rubbish I can’t for the life of me remember what the moves where called.
I really enjoyed what I did and I talked with Ken Harris who is a sound guy and instructs the classes, which will take place on Saturdays in the sports hall costing around three pound, I would strongly recommended turning up for one session it’s a great laugh and a good way to keep fit.

Stephen Green