summercanbeveryhotinsoutherntaiwanwherethetemperatureusuallygoesupto32“cormore.becauseoftheheatitisatryingexperiencetogotoschoolordoanythingelseinaplacethatisnotair-conditioned.alsobecauseofthisistayathomemostofthetimeduringthesummervacationandonlyoccasionallygotothebeachtoplungemyselfintothecoolwaterasawaytokeepmybodylesssticky.
actuallyilikeswimmingandthinknothingismorerefreshingthanaswim.inthesummervacationthathasjustendediwentswimmingmanytimeswithmyclassmatesandweallhadagoodtime.thissummervacation，however，wasnotspententirelyinseekingfun.asasecond-yearseniorstudentihadtopreparemyselfforthecollegeentranceexaminationsthatwereonlyayearaway.inotherwords，imustfindtimetostudy，too.soidividedmytimebetweenworkandplayduringthesummervacationandderivedmuchbenefitfromthisarrangement.