SummercanbeveryhotinsouthernTaiwanwherethetemperatureusuallygoesupto32"Cormore.Becauseoftheheatitisatryingexperiencetogotoschoolordoanythingelseinaplacethatisnotair-conditioned.AlsobecauseofthisIstayathomemostofthetimeduringthesummervacationandoccasionallygotothebeachtoplungemyselfintothecoolwaterasawaytokeepmybodylesssticky.
ActuallyIlikeswimmingthinknothingismorerefreshingthanaswim.InthesummervacationthathasendedIwentswimmingmanytimeswithmyclassmatesweallhadagoodtime.
Thissummervacation,however,wasnotspententirelyinseekingfun.
Asasecond-yearseniorstudentIhadtopreparemyselfforthecollegeentranceexaminationsthatwereayearaway.
Inotherwords,Imustfindtimetostudy,too.
SoIdividedmytimebetweenworkplayduringthesummervacationderivedbenefitfromthisarrangement.