I jump into the icy water and think I feel icicles forming on my body; I can’t breathe. I get out as fast as I can; the water is freezing! I submerge slowly this time, “Come On,” our instructor shouts, I shoot through the water like a bullet as I struggle to get to the other side. I jump out of the water and wait for the others to get on to the jagged rocks and then I walk cautiously to a smooth slab of rock and jump in again. I go the long way because I think it is going to be fun, I am wrong. A tidal wave of warmth washes over me and as I get out for the final time. I hear myself sigh with relief.
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