In progress: Swiming

I have issues with swimming, I don't know, I just never really liked it.

There are many things about swimming I actively dislike. First of all, I have to wear a bathing suit, no explanation needed. Second, nowhere have I found warm water to swim in, and I even consider the Costa Rican sea to be cold, so going into a pool has never seemed fun per see, I just know I'm going to be cold. Third, I feel like I'm going to frigging die!


I tried learning, I took classes (mind you, not that the Russian monster of a teacher ever entered the pool himself) I tried swimming with Nik ( lets just say that when the lifeguard saw me crying she told us to get out of the pool) and I just can't deal with the dept.

I can swim just enough to stay alive, on the condition that I know that if I panic my feet will touch the ground, meaning at a height of 1.56, I can only swim freely in my bathtub, mind you my backstroke needs work, I keep hitting the towel rack.

I have a problem now, see, you guys know I've just traveled all the way to Australia, and there are two things to do here, BBQ, and swimming, all the rest is secondary.

You want to surf, gotta be a good swimmer, you want to snorkel or dive, well, you are better able to survive if a tide drags you a bit far.

There are also sharks, crocodiles and manta rays, so if you see one, well, swimming like a puppy just won't cut it.

I have to learn to swim people. I guess I'll have to invest actual money to get to do this thing, as soon as I get to it, I'll post a pic, I promise, for now I'll just have nightmares of not surviving my trip.