The first time I stepped on a skateboard, I was 12 or 13. Never having been any good at sports, I felt the board shoot backwards and my body shoot forwards. It took a few tries to get both feet onto the thing, but when I did, I was hooked. Li Charmaine Anne writes. Li is an author on unceded Coast Salish territory. Published Oct. 28, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/10/25/How-Skateboarding-Changed-My-Life/