Hello,
I didn't feel like starting a new thread (but might if this one gets no traction). I STILL have not taken 1 single swimming lesson. No one to blame but myself, but also, no one can fix this situation but myself.
@Cdn_Gringo I re-read your comment, and while I may not be able to master swimming in 1 week, this time around I think I'll have 2 weeks (lol). Seriously though, I wouldn't be looking to master it, but if I can get a handful of beginner's lessons in while I'm in country visiting my family, then I see that as a good way to spend time at a relatively low price (I live in NYC, so swimming lessons are much more expensive in my area).
I AM FULLY AWARE THAT THERE ARE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS ON PLANET EARTH RIGHT NOW, but I know that sometimes there is a difference between what we hear in the news versus what is actually going on once you land on foreign soil. Can any of you let me know if there are even places I'd be able to go to during the month of March and early April that may accommodate my request for some swim lessons? If necessary, I'm willing to pay for a Covid-19 test while in the DR before stepping foot into a gym or aquatic center. Swimming instruction in English is preferred, but I'm about 90 % fluent in Spanish so that is fine as well. I'd preferably want a place in the Zona Colonial area or a place that's within 3-4 blocks (walking) of any Metro station.
Also, I am fully aware that all of this may be impossible given the current situation, but if things lighten up later in the year, can anyone recommend a hotel or AirBNB for me that would give me access to my own private pool. By private I mean that for those days I am renting it, no one else can use it. No other residents of the area, tourists, etc. I'd be looking for a decently sized pool as well, not like some jacuzzi, where, while it would be easier to get a private one, wouldn't help me overcome my fear of swimming because the pool wouldn't be deep enough. This private pool experience doesn't have to be in Santo Domingo. Please let me know what city I may be able to find something like this (during non-Covid times) and please provide a link if possible.
Feel free to PM me.
Thanks for reading.