learn to swim

I really want to go swimming this weekend. What motivation!

I could swim when i was younger and just fell out of practise.

I’ve not been anywhere near a swimming pool or the sea for a while. BUT I have however got used to opening my eyes underwater, and letting the water go in my ears. Which for me is a great acheivement, and should help when I do finally attempt learning to swim! :D

I should really really learn! As someone keeps saying to me ‘We live on an island you really should know how to swim!’

but about just getting in the water. Today was my fifth lesson and I might as well have been reading Charles Dickens in Polish upside down. Because it was about as pointless. I’m trying not to feel hopeless and I’m not about to stop going to the classes (I’ll go every week for my entire life if that is what it takes) but I can’t help but feel defeated and pathetic.

I can’t really swim very well at all – I sort of know how to swim, and I have been out in the sea and managed not to drown with help from my friends, but I can’t really class it is been able to swim, more delay drowning for a while.

So, once I’m out in Thailand I’m going to get a hut on the beach, and every morning go out for a swim until I can do it without effort. I know enough of the technical side of it that I just need to get everything to fit together that this will work nicely.

As plans go, I think it’s rather a good one.

i use to be terrified of the water. growing up, i was coached to fear it by my grandmother for whatever reason. it’s been awhile, but the last time that i was in water, i got a bit nervous when i reached the point of being submerged to my waist.

but, i really don’t feel that fear anymore, i’m not apprehensive about giving swimming a shot now.

it’s just that at this point, i’m a bit embarrassed to be 29 and unable to swim.

I like the water too much to not be able to survive in it. This is something I intend to do as soon as the opportunity arises. Just need to figure out the best way to make it happen.

i want to learn to swim just so i can try kayaking safely – but who knows, i might enjoy swimming and want to utilize the skill more. it might end up being a huge thing in my life that i never cared was missing. oh yes, someday – not on my list because it has so many maybes around it, but i would perhaps like to go white-water rafting – swim skills required!

in anything but deep water… scary