Inthemorning,theweatherisfine,flowersaresmiling,andbirdsaresinging.MysisterandIarecyclingonthesquare.ThisismyfirsttimeridingabicycleandIdon'tknowhowtorideit.Mysistertaughtmehowtorideit.Mysisteraskedmetosteponthepedalwithonefoot,steponthegroundwiththeotherfoot,andthenforcefullypushthepedalforward,don'tpanic,andmastermyownbalance.Ifollowedmysister'sadviceandafterseveralfallsandcontinuousefforts,Ifinallylearned.Ridingmybelovedbicycle,Ifeelasenseofflyinginmyheart,andIamextremelyhappy.
Intheevening,Iarrangedtohavealivelybadmintoncompetitionwithmysister.Wearrivedatthesquareandthebattlebegan,withtheballflyingoverhead.Suddenly,mysisterhitaveryhighball,andIstompedmyfeet.Ijumpedupbutcouldn'tcatchit,soIhadtoobedientlylosetheballandcontinueplaying.Theballwentfromfartonear,caughtoffguard.Sistersaid,'Youcan'tbeatmelikethis.'.Ireplied,'Ascholarcanbekilled,nothumiliated.It'simpossibleformetosurrender.'.Then,Idevisedastrategytolurethetigerawayfromthemountain.Ifirsthitaballfrommysister'sleftside,shecaughtit,andthenhitaballfromtherightside,butshemissedit.Isaidmischievously,didn'tImissit!Mysistersaid,'I'veconvincedyou,youwon.It'sgettinglateandwe'realsogoinghome.'.
Thisismysummervacationlife.Itbroadenedmyhorizons,exercisedmywillpower,andallowedmetolearnknowledgethatisnotavailableinbooks,whichhasgreatlybenefitedme.
Ismysummervacationveryexciting?
Mymothersentmetolearnswimming.Assoonasweenteredtheswimmingpool,wesawmanyadultsandchildren,menandwomen,swimmingandfrolickinginthepool,verylively.IwishedIcouldjumpintotheswimmingpoolimmediately,butIcouldn'tdoit!Ican'tswim,it'sdangerousandcoulddrownpeople.Momwatchedmelearnswimmingfromthecoach.Ihavetogomanytimestolearnhowtoswim.Forthefirsttime,Ilearnedtoholdmybreathanddive.Ijumpedintotheswimmingpoolandthewaterenteredmynostrils.Mynosewassourandabitscared.
Thecoachsaid,'I'mafraidofwaterandIcanstilllearntoswim.Imusterupmycourage,holdmybreath,anddivemyheadintothewater.Aftermultipledives,Iwillsucceed.'.ThesecondtimeIlearnedhowtodrawandcatchwater,Ipracticedandpracticedagain.Finally,withthehelpofmycoach,Ilearnedhowtodrawandcatchwater.ThethirdtimeIlearnedbreaststroke,Iswaminthewaterlikeafrog,butIcouldn'tbreatheandcouldonlyswimwithonebreathclosed,notfar.ThefourthtimeIlearnedhowtobreathe,Ifirststoodinthewater,tookabreathonthesurface,anddivedmyheadintothewatertoexhale.However,itwasdifficulttobreathewhileswimming.Ididn'tlearnhowtobreathethistime,andImustlearnnexttime.Ipersistedinpracticingandmadegreatprogress.
Atthismoment,schoolhasalreadystarted,andIstillmisseverythingabouttheFoguangMountainsummercampbecauseitwasthemostunforgettablememory!