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Summer. Whenever we heard this word, swimming, out of town trips, relaxing and so many things comes in our mind. It is the time of the year wherein us, especially students can get their rest. My previous summer experience is one of the most unforgettable moments in my life. Before the summer class starts, we go to our friend’s house in Quezon. We visited his parents and we headed to his own house, it was a nice and big house wherein we’re really comfortable, their parents sends us food, we have…

Like a powerful motorized speed-boat, I swam across the lake to go retrieve my sister after she got thrown off of the inflatable balloon attached to our boat. My arms and legs were burning out of exhaustion, and my mouth could only pick up the taste of the lake’s murky, muddy water. My family and I were headed out to the lake to spend a sunny afternoon together. We rarely have time to see each other since all of us have our own tight, busy schedules, so my dad had the brilliant…

Summer time brings a lot of new and fun activities to my plate. Among these are tubing and water skiing. I enjoy both of these activities a lot, but in different ways. Water skiing is a tough and rewarding sport while tubing is an easy and relaxed activity. When I start tubing, I can see the red and yellow checkered rope attached to my tube. It runs through the rough and choppy water up to the boat. I am lying down and staring at the faded red and yellow covering. The white tube shows through…

In 2008, my mom took me to my older sister Hannah’s swim tryout. I was standing around on the deck, waiting for her to finish, when a man named Joe Cabel walked up to me and told me that I should try out, because my lengthy legs would make me fast. Cabel has been known to stretch the truth a little bit, and 8 1/2 years later, I’m not much faster. But I’ve definitely learned a lot of things, mostly from my high school seasons. Freshman year, I learned to follow and respect the seniors, and as I…

At the height of my removal from my present, realism did snatch me back and when it did I inquired of Alexis, “Did you bring your swimsuit?” “No.” Alexis said. “Don’t you want to swim in the cenote today?” I asked. “No. I’ve been here as an exchange student for almost a year, Grandma. Remember? I’ve swam in it before,” Alexis informed me; then removed my hand which had held onto her arm since the start of our treacherous decent. She placed her hand on my shoulder and looked…

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Since watching the NatGeo/BBC Great Barrier Reef documentary on youtube (youtu.be/dwne0S2Hbag), I have dreamed, fantasized, and basically been obsessed with the desire to see it up close in person. After Obtaining my scuba diving license, I begged my parents to take me to Australia so I could fulfill my dream, which seemed impossible, until suddenly my dream came true. I got to opportunity of a lifetime to travel to Australia with a group of 12 kids, all older than me, that I had never met. I…

At the start of the poem it seems as if the author describes the lake in the quarry to be quiet and lifeless yet inviting. Then suddenly the author introduces the woman with metaphors to water like creatures. This makes the reader keep guessing what the author is talking about, but after they realise that the woman is being described like an animal, because she’s eager to dive into the water. This leads to one of the themes of life and a new adventure. As the author describes the woman's descent…

The Bahamas is a peaceful set in its own way to where there are many spectacular views that caught one’s eye. This is one place where I could just sit forever, with stretches of powder- white sands on Nassau Paradise Island- with an average water temperature of 80 degrees that everyone would enjoy a fantastic white sandy beach adventure every day. With their array of luxury boutiques, local shops and world-famous straw market- not to mention duty free prices-on one hand and on the other they can…

My biggest interest throughout high school has been swimming. Before high school I never played any sports I was more of a video game kid. Going into high school I knew I wanted to join a sport to make friends because I had moved that summer to a new town that had better schools and more opportunities for me. I started high school knowing no one so I joined swimming to try and make friends. Little did I know that swimming would turn into much more than a recreational activity. Swimming soon…