Claim to myself: everything I miss out for not knowing how to swim. / Reclamo hacia mí misma: todo lo que me pierdo por no saber nadar. 😅💦

in Rant, Complain, Talk2 years ago (edited)

I always say that the height doesn't scare me as much as the depth of the water. This is how I can climb a big mountain, look over the edge or even jump off those zip lines that I love so much, but I can't ride a simple kayak without having a panic attack. The truth is that I don't know where this fear came from but not being able to overcome it prevents me from learning to swim 😟.

Siempre digo que la altura no me da tanto miedo como el que me genera la profundidad del agua. Así es como me puedo subir a una gran montaña, mirar por el precipicio o incluso arrojarme de esas tirolesas que tanto me gustan, pero no puedo pasear en un simple kayak sin que me agarre un ataque de pánico. La verdad es que no sé de donde salió este miedo pero no poder superarlo me impide aprender a nadar 😟.

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The problem with swimming is that I get desperate when I don't hit the bottom. I'm terrified of not knowing how far above the ground I am, and even though I know how to float, I can't make the necessary movements to move from the spot. This may also have to do with my lack of arm and leg coordination, but that's another story 😅.

El problema con nadar es que me desespero cuando no toco el fondo. Me aterra no saber a qué distancia del suelo estoy, y a pesar de que sé flotar, no puedo hacer los movimientos necesarios para moverme del lugar. Esto puede tener que ver también con mi poca coordinación de brazos y piernas, pero esto es otra historia 😅.

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And never before had I been bothered by not knowing how to swim like on the last trip we made to the south of Argentina. I have already been to the sea many times, but the waves seem a bit dangerous to me so I never tried to learn to swim there. On the other hand, on our walk through Neuquén we met the crystal clear and calm Lake Nahuel Huapi with its incredible waters that the only thing that invited was to take a dip 😅.

Y nunca antes me había molestado no saber nadar como en el último viaje que hicimos al sur de Argentina. Ya he ido al mar muchas veces, pero las olas me parecen algo peligrosas así que nunca me esforcé por aprender a nadar ahí. En cambio, en nuestro paseo por Neuquén conocimos el cristalino y tranquilo Lago Nahuel Huapi con sus aguas increíbles que a lo único que invitaban era a darse un chapuzón 😅.

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Well, that's for the brave, because people like me could only be a little on the edge and that's it. What is so beautiful about that turquoise water is that it is deep: particularly, Villa La Angostura is a place with great depth variation on its beaches, so you have to be careful. The flat looks crystalline, but as the color darkens it becomes deeper and deeper 😵.

Bueno, eso es para los valientes, porque la gente como yo solo podía estar un poco en la orilla y ya. Lo que tiene de hermosa esa agua turquesa lo tiene de profundo: particularmente, Villa La Angostura es un lugar con gran variación de profundidad en sus playas, por lo que hay que tener cuidado. Lo plano se ve cristalino, pero a medida que el color se oscurece se hace más y más hondo 😵.

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When we came across this bridge on the Correntoso River, we saw some signs warning that swimming was prohibited. It didn't take us long to see why it was: people were jumping from it, even small children. That looked so fun but also dangerous because in that part the water looked pretty blue. This bridge would have a height of at least 5 meters but nobody seemed to care, even those who jumped for the first time without knowing if they would hit the bottom in the fall 😱.

Cuando nos encontramos con este puente en el Río Correntoso vimos unos carteles que advertían la prohibición de nadar. No tardamos mucho en ver por qué era: la gente se arrojaba desde allí, incluso los niños pequeños. Eso se veía tan divertido pero también peligroso porque en esa parte el agua se veía bastante azul. Este puente tendría una altura de por lo menos 5 metros pero a nadie parecía importarle, incluso los que se arrojaban por primera vez sin saber si tocarían el fondo en la caída 😱.

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There was no way I could do something like that and I was envious of the people who could. That day it was very hot and that water looked very tempting, but we were not in a position to get into that part. So my aunt and I just had to take some pictures and that's it 😅.

De ninguna manera podría hacer algo así y sentí envidia por las personas que sí podían hacerlo. Ese día hacía muchísimo calor y esa agua se veía muy tentadora, pero no estábamos en condiciones de meternos en esa parte. Así que a mi tía y a mí solo nos quedó tomarnos algunas fotografías y ya 😅.
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Honestly, I don't know if I can ever learn to swim. You know, panic is not that easy to overcome. I would like to be a little more brave with this but I can't, or at least not this time. So all that was left for me that day and for the entire vacation was submerge half of my body and splash around like little kids. Well, at least I could say that I was in the Correntoso River and here is the proof 😅.

Sinceramente, no sé si algún día pueda aprender a nadar. Ya saben, el pánico no es tan fácil de superar. Me gustaría ser un poco más valiente con esto pero no puedo, o por lo menos no en esta ocasión. Así que todo lo que me quedó ese día y durante todas las vacaciones fue sumergir la mitad del cuerpo y chapotear como los niños pequeños. Bueno, al menos pude decir que estuve en el Río Correntoso y aquí está la prueba 😅.

❤️ Hope you liked this post! Thanks for reading. ❤️

❤️¡Espero que les haya gustado este post! Gracias por leer. ❤️


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With lots of love. / Con mucho amor.
Lau 💕.


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Beautiful pictures!

And I wish I could teach you haha it took me years and years to properly learn but I can get by, not as well as my family members but enough to not drown, and it's really fun.

Great post!

 2 years ago  

Ooh in this case it would be great if we were closer lol. I don't promise to be a good learner though 😂.

I guess at least it would be funny 🤣

But trust me, anyone can do it. I used to be teeerrible.

Crash your fears! Fuck em!

 2 years ago  

I try but this one is stronger than me 😭.

Mañana sería el día ideal para ese café ¿La razón? El viernes y sábado nuestro hijo nos dedica todo su tiempo y el domingo nos vamos... así, tú decides...tienes mi número y la dirección te la envío por WhatsApp si decides acercarte...me sugirieron café Cuervo, que está cerca de dónde me alojo.

Abrazo.

 2 years ago  

Hola! Dale genial ❤️. Ahora te escribo 😃.

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 2 years ago  

That looks beautiful indeed! I think my wife shares some of the same hesitancy as you do lol I've swam in all kinds of places and yes it is a little scary sometimes not knowing how deep it can go but there's a lot to enjoy and appreciate with getting in the water!

Maybe bring a pair of swimming goggles with you? That way you can see the bottom and try to swim down to it to verify with your mind how far it is. A lot of times if it's 6 or 8 feet it's really not bad and very easy to go down to the bottom and jump off it if you need to get to the surface quickly!