super swimming classes in POP

so, for the last two weeks i have been watching friend's daughter taking swimming classes here in costambar. just wanted to write a bit about this...

the teacher is polish, i met the guy but i do not really know him all that well. he graduated from sports academy in poland that prepares PE teachers, coaches and trainers of different sports. so he is well prepared not only when it comes to theory and practice of different sport disciplines but also knowledge of anatomy, CPR, sports injuries and so on.

the classes i am watching are with kids, about 3 years old? but he also teaches adults and any children, starting at 6 months. the whole event is super cool and kids really love him. he makes it all feel like fun and he utilizes lots of toys. sometimes to encourage kids and sometimes to cheat them a bit and make them do things

i learnt how to swim when i was an adult, 29 years old. and damn, i am so jealous the kids are learning so early! they get to do so many things and it seems so effortless to them... he teaches them how to put the face into the water, keep the eyes opened under water, how to breath, how to move. no actual swimming as of yet but the kids seem to enjoy every minute of it and they get to really like water.

plus, i think i need to steal from them this little blue floating tiburon. it's so cute!

disclaimer: i have nothing to do with the company, i am not being paid for this, the dude i am writing about does not even know about this thread. you can check him out at: Swimming lessons Individual, double or groups lessons in Puerto Plata, Sosua, Cabarete for children and aduls. Learn how to swim. - activeCARIBE.com Swiming and Kite Surfing Shool in Cabarete Dominicana

i cannot wait for my sister in law to give birth (in october, darn) so i can kidnap her baby and sign it up for the classes. and once i make some cash i am thinking of signing up too. i would like to swim better. but damn spielberg spooked me with the jaws and i am scared of water forever

bronzeallspice said:

Aww Dv8, you are going to be a great auntie! Just wait until your sister in law gives
birth you are going to smother the baby with love.

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dunno about that. but i am already looking at what children books to buy it. yeah, yeah, it's gonna be years before it even understands the plot but there is nothing stopping me from buying books now, right?

Chip said:

My little brother didn't take a bath for 6 months after he saw Jaws, true story. He did take a shower though.

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i saw jaws about 30 years ago. hardly had any baths since. i just can't. and i sometimes spook myself when i am in the pool. imagining the shark there. it's enough i close my eyes and... i have to get out

Luperon said:

Sharks, nothing to be afraid of .. Man Eaten By Shark In Dominican Republic! at Swim At Your Own Risk

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i like the comment under the text: Is it me or does it seem like the sharks in the Caribbean are more apt to devour humans? Because so many immigrants are trying to flee the Dominican Republic and Haiti on overcrowded boats and ships (that inevitably sink), perhaps the sharks are seeing these as reliable feeding events. nom nom nom

Chip said:

The great thing about being an aunt or an uncle in the DR is that it's as if the kids were your very own.

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mmmmm.... no, thanks and i am pretty sure that kid will be closely guarded from my influence :laugh:

pliz no names, ok?

no problemo.

i already expressed my desires to indoctrinate this poor soul. indoctrination through education!
but it will be the first grandchild. this is going to be big!