Most of this was passed down to me from my older cousins, but as the years passed my peers were also partially to credit for this. Many of the conversations that transpired at the lake will be absorbed by the water only to never be heard again. I certainly gained my ability to delve into deep consultations with others. Dangling is the perfect word the encompass every aspect of these deep talks with friends. These talks began with the dangling of feet off the edge of the dock to the fishing line dangling all the way to the bobber just waiting to be submersed by a fish on the other …show more content…
I learned to swim at age three and a half in the exact spot I continue to swim today. This is truly remarkable because I cannot describe my life in the summertime without swimming and it all originated at the most memorable spot possible. During my summers, swimming is always the answer to any question of what to do, all the way from slashing the clear, icy heaven after a scorching day's work or laying on a raft for stress relief. Swimming in the lake has kept me in shape throughout the off-season of basketball and astronomically affected my physical make up. As a child I always wanted to go swimming instead of sitting inside and this aspect of me stays true today and is proven by my golden-brown sun kissed skin in the