I have a fear of water—a phobia actually—oceans, seas, large bodies of water, and drowning in general. The first time I went to the sea with my family, I was probably 13 or 14 years old. I waded into the water with my mother and when she said, “Go ahead, put your face in the water,” the instant I felt the water on my face, I gripped her arms so tight that I scratched her. I thought that I was drowning and I was completely okay and was literally above the water. The ocean is unpredictable, right? That what scares me, the power of it. One minute you’re “chilling” in the water at the shore, the next minute it pulls you further and further out. And then, you panic! And I cannot swim! So if you can’t swim, please take care.
I’m trying to learn as much as I can about the ocean and seas in general—anything that is important for our safety. For example, did you know what a purple flag means at the beach? Well, neither did I, but it turns out it’s quite important. And then again, my friend was at the beach, and she told me she saw a really weird thing. She noticed that in one spot in the water, there were no waves. Just in that one spot. When she told me about it, of course, I freaked out. It was something I had no idea about, so I decided to learn more about it.
