Rewards
Tuesday, we were able to shadow and help out a group of primary school children who were coming to the DAC. There were 106 of them from two schools, one in Northern Ireland and one in the Republic. They were split into groups with one head instructor and about 3 of us. My favorite part about that day was when a young girl needed to change into sweatpants and so she asked my help, taking her to the changing rooms. She proceeded to tell me all about her life and that her dog was in the vet and how worried she was about him. I was so amazed at this little girl’s frankness and the trust she put in me, I will always admire the truthfulness of children.
This week was a wake-up call that all of us in the course need to step up and start to study for our assessments in December. We have been getting quizzed at the end of each day, and so far it has been rather pathetic, so this weekend and for the rest of our time here we will be studying and getting ready for our assessments. Every Wednesday we go to a freezing ocean pool to work on our beach lifeguarding skills. It is a very cold day, but also a very rewarding day; we take turns saving each other and every time we come back from the pool, I feel a real sense of accomplishment. To warm up, this week we played a game of water polo, and the only rule was that there were no rules; we had so much fun basically just tackling each other to get the ball anyway possible (my team won by the way!). I laughed a lot this week, whether with the children or at my classmates in a game we were playing. This experience is ending up meaning so much to me, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything!
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