Don’t jump off cliff/bridges if you can’t swim.
As you can tell can clearly see in the title, someone I know can’t swim. That someone is me. Not being able to swim restricts you from a lot of activities, but I think I had a death wish last summer. That statement brings me to my advice- don’t jump off cliffs/bridges if you can not swim. It sounds like advice you don’t need to hear if you can’t swim, but some people don’t listen.
MY BACKSTORY WITH SWIMMING
I lied, I can kinda swim. If swimming equals not drowning. I’ve been swimming my whole life;). Haha jk, when I “swim” it looks like I’m drowning. For example, it takes me 5x longer to get across a pool compared to anyone who can swim. The best part is I’m not actually swimming, I’m just pushing off the bottom of the pool!
ILLEGAL? No.
In good o’ Prairie Farm, we have a dam. I was told, “If you don’t jump off the dam, did you even graduate from Prairie Farm.” Personally, I would rather graduate somewhere else (except Barron). This dam led me to my first experience of jumping off bridges into water. In May, I decided I was going to be brave and jump off the dam! but I didn’t want to jump alone for safety reasons. Emma jumped with me, but before I jumped, I shook Emma’s hand and said “if I drown, save me” now I say that each time I am put into a situation where I could possibly drown. We jumped off the dam into cold water. I remember jumping and being in complete shock and remembering a small fact. I. Can. Not. Swim. But I do watch movies, and after a brief moment of pondering life, YOU’RE SUPPOSE TO GO TO THE SURFACE. So, that’s what I did, I’m very happy that they didn’t have to say “Vanessa drowned in the Prairie Farm dam” at my funeral-that would be embarrassing. Fun fact: Emma has jumped off the dam a lot, but the one thing she forgot to tell me was how to get out of the water. So, I now have a scar on my knee from lifting myself up to the railing. Thanks, Emma!
HOW MANY BRAIN CELLS
After jumping off the dam I felt accomplished but then someone told me I had to jump off the bridge in Haugen. If you have never seen the Haugen bridge then you’re missing out, it’s roughly 45 feet high. If you ever need a group of people to jump with you hmu, my friends and I will gladly come! After jumping off Haugen, I realized how bad I am at swimming. After you jump you have to swim a good distance to get back on land. Let’s just say I jumped second out of five and I was the last one out of the water.
EAU CLAIRE CIFFS
After my struggles in Haugen, I didn’t think It was a good idea to jump off a cliff into water, but I think I lost brain cells after jumping off the dam/Haugen. Or peer pressure at it’s finest, but I jumped off a cliff! After an hour of sitting and debating, it was mad scary.
BE SMART
At the end of the day, I don’t recommend jumping off anything into the water if you can’t swim. That’s just stupid, but on the other hand just do it!
What Not To Do 