Personal Narrative: A Place To Float In The Water
I descended into the lukewarm pool like a duckling about to swim for the first time.
I felt very anxious and crestfallen because my brother had made me an object of ridicule because I was not so good at swimming. “Place your hands on the pavement”, Mr. Jay, my swimming instructor pointed out. “I’m trying to let half of my body float in the water, but I can’t, can you help me do that?”, I asked. Mr. Jay jumped into the water and swam toward me and he illustrated how I can float on the water by lying on my back. I used the floating method to stay afloat on the water for about ten minutes until… “Aargh!” I screamed because something had just pulled me under water and pushed me back out to the water surface. I didn’t realize that my brother had snuck …show more content…
Jay quickly illustrated how I can swim with the pool noodle under my arms. I quickly learned the process however when I tried to do it, I backslid in doing so. “He can’t even do it right, he’s just moving his arms and legs to no avail”, my brother laughed. Driven bizarre by the absurd words that my brother had sputtered out, I started moving my hands more vigorously in order to prove my brother wrong, however, I didn’t notice that my pool noodle under my arm was slipping off.
Splash! I went underwater, that was when I made the worst of my life, I started breathing quickly. I tried to remember what Mr. Jay instructed that I should do if I am in an alarming situation like this.
Always remember that if you have a fall into the water or you simply can't move your limbs -try floating on your back. Don't flail around or start breathing quickly if you can't swim; simply lie back as flat as you can, and let the water carry you while you regain your poise.
I quickly held my breath and tried to lie on my back as flat as I can.
After what seemed like years to me, I felt the heat of the scorching sun caressing my body.
“Help! help! help!” I shouted out because of the distinctive event that had happened under
I felt very anxious and crestfallen because my brother had made me an object of ridicule because I was not so good at swimming. “Place your hands on the pavement”, Mr. Jay, my swimming instructor pointed out. “I’m trying to let half of my body float in the water, but I can’t, can you help me do that?”, I asked. Mr. Jay jumped into the water and swam toward me and he illustrated how I can float on the water by lying on my back. I used the floating method to stay afloat on the water for about ten minutes until… “Aargh!” I screamed because something had just pulled me under water and pushed me back out to the water surface. I didn’t realize that my brother had snuck …show more content…
Jay quickly illustrated how I can swim with the pool noodle under my arms. I quickly learned the process however when I tried to do it, I backslid in doing so. “He can’t even do it right, he’s just moving his arms and legs to no avail”, my brother laughed. Driven bizarre by the absurd words that my brother had sputtered out, I started moving my hands more vigorously in order to prove my brother wrong, however, I didn’t notice that my pool noodle under my arm was slipping off.
Splash! I went underwater, that was when I made the worst of my life, I started breathing quickly. I tried to remember what Mr. Jay instructed that I should do if I am in an alarming situation like this.
Always remember that if you have a fall into the water or you simply can't move your limbs -try floating on your back. Don't flail around or start breathing quickly if you can't swim; simply lie back as flat as you can, and let the water carry you while you regain your poise.
I quickly held my breath and tried to lie on my back as flat as I can.
After what seemed like years to me, I felt the heat of the scorching sun caressing my body.
“Help! help! help!” I shouted out because of the distinctive event that had happened under