Spring Break

Spring break is supposed to be a time for kids to get away from school and just relax. Unfortunately that wasn't the case for me. After just a couple of days of rest it was back to the class room for me. Instead of going to California with friends I stayed home all break to take a class to become a certified lifeguard.

My first problem with this class was the location. Since I was very late to sign up, there were not many open classes around the area. So everyday I would have to drive to the Riverfront YMCA in downtown Des Moines. Included with this long, gas-waisting, is the fact that I was driving there during morning rush hour. Oh the joys of driving at 20 miles an hour in a 65 zone.

Problem number 2 came with the hours of the class. The class itself started at 8:30 in the morning. So this meant that I had to get up at 7 just to make sure I was on the road by 7:30. This was sometimes difficult since I was taking the class with my cousin and he would not arrive at my house until 7:45 on some days. The class lasted the entire day until around 4:3o in the afternoon. The schedule usually went as follows: Classroom work from 8:30 to around noon, an hour break for lunch, in the pool from 1 until around 3, then more class room work for the rest of the day. The classroom work was by far the worst part. Hours of boring videos, lame diagrams, and reading that almost always put you to sleep.

But there were some positives to taking the class. First off it certified me in all necessary fields to become a lifeguard. This puts me one step closer to getting the perfect summer job. Secondly the class was full of some interesting people. Some of them were normal cool people who were easy to get along with but some were just plain weird. There was a girl in the class who looked like she was 13 years old but turned out to be 25 and crazy. To make matters more interesting we found out later in the week that she had a kid. The instructors were really cool as well. They joked around all the time and kept us from spacing off too much.

Overall it wasn't my ideal spring break, but it wasn't the worst either. I wish I had gotten a chance to take a trip somewhere with my friends, but those plans never worked out. But at least I got my classes out of the way instead of sitting around at home all day doing nothing. Now all that is left is to hopefully become a lifeguard at a nice pool. So far though I have heard no response to my applications. Oh well I guess all I can do is wait.