Lifeguarding oopsy

I have been a lifeguard for 4+ years. This summer was the summer I decided to quit and start looking for new jobs for more experience. I did though, have interesting experiences as a lifeguard. I worked at Great Wolf Lodge one summer where I rescued a few kids under the bubbles of the kiddie slides and put bandaids on "ouchies". In those 4+ years though, I mostly worked at my hometown's indoor pool and recreation center. I only have a few nosebleeds, fights, and ouchies here and there but not any big incidents. Until this past year, I had to save 3 kids. They weren't all full on just-in rescues, but I did have to give them the lifeguard tube, pull them out, and see if all their vitals we okay. There was this one incident that I was and still am embarassed about. One time during Saturday morning swimming lessons a little boy and his brother were waiting for their swimming lessons to start. They jumped in and the younger on started going under. I just into the water as fast as I could, but my foot got wrapped around the rope of my lifeguard tube. I laid in the 5 foot struggling to get over to the 3 foot. I felt like everyone was watching me with puzzlement, because I forgot to blow my whistle before entering the pool. As I tried to get out of the tangled mess I made and toward the little boy, he had made it out of the pool with the help of his brother. When I got over there, told them not to go in unless they had a parent with them...and slowly got our of the pool literally drenched with embarassment. The only good thing about this story is the kid made is out of the pool safely, but I have to admit if I were watching myself I would have laughed.

urge to travel.

I've been having wanted to go on a trip for sometime now. I've been to canada, st.louis, the dakotas, washington dc, philadelphia, new york, florida, and best of all Germany and France. I went to Germany my sophomore summer of my high school for a month for school. We went to france on this trip too, but for the most part we stayed with a host family and absorbed the culture. I made new friends and learned a lot more german. I hope to one day go back there, like I told all my friends there. It's hard coming up with the money and finding time to go. One day, I will go back there though. My family is made of travelers. They have been everywhere. And most of it was before I was born, but one day I will have a list full of all the places I've been. Right now, I have an iche for Maine, California, Colorado, Australia, Italy, and England. One of these days, I'll check them all off my list.

Finially!!

Well, the doctor's figured out that I must have been bite by a mosquito and got a long word that I can't remember that is in the same family as lymes disease. I'm not on medication, but still have some symptoms. Mostly I sleep a lot. Yesterday I went to my 11:20-12:15 class got home and slept til 6. Then was up for an hour or two then back to bed til this morning. The doctor said I won't feel like my complete self til Thanksgiving. I can't do much exercise and must try to be healthy as much as possible. Since the beginning of being sick I have lost 10lbs but half is muscle and tone needs, which kind of sucks. I'm so happy they found out what it was, but from out of this won't be the easiest. But FINALLY!