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여름이 되자 딸이 말했습니다.
영자는 50년 넘게 물을 무서워했습니다.
하지만 미국까지 왔는데, 뭐든 도전해보자 싶었습니다.
수영장 안내 데스크에서 말했습니다.
직원이 밝게 웃으며 말했습니다.
영자가 고개를 크게 끄덕였습니다.
직원이 말했습니다.
Eight sessions total. One hundred twenty dollars for the full course. "
영자가 속으로 계산했습니다. 8번에 120달러. 한 번에 15달러.
직원이 웃으며 말했습니다.
영자가 웃으며 말했습니다.
드디어 첫날 수업.
물가에 서니 무릎이 떨렸습니다.
강사가 말했습니다.
영자는 숨을 꽉 참고 눈을 꼭 감았습니다.
그리고 얼굴을 물속에 넣었습니다.
하나, 둘, 셋.
벌떡 일어나며 외쳤습니다.
강사와 반 전체가 웃음을 터뜨렸습니다.
영자가 혼잣말했습니다.
Young-ja wants swim lessons.
She goes to the pool.
She says, "I want to learn swimming."
The worker asks, "Are you a beginner?"
Young-ja says, "Yes. I am afraid of water."
The class is Tuesday and Thursday.
It costs one hundred twenty dollars.
Young-ja signs up.
On the first day, the teacher says, "Put your face in the water."
Young-ja holds her breath. She does it — three seconds!
She jumps up. "I did it!"
Everyone laughs and claps.
Young-ja smiles. "That is the first step!"
Young-ja's daughter says, "Mom, try adult swim lessons!"
Young-ja is afraid of water, but she wants to try.
She goes to the pool and says, "I want a swim lesson. I am a complete beginner."
The worker says the class is every Tuesday and Thursday at nine a.m.
Eight sessions. One hundred twenty dollars total.
Young-ja signs up.
She tells the worker, "Your instructor will need a lot of patience — for me!"
The worker laughs. "Don't worry!"
On the first day, the instructor says, "First — just put your face in the water."
Young-ja holds her breath, closes her eyes, and does it.
Three whole seconds!
She jumps up and shouts, "I did it! Is that swimming?!"
The whole class laughs.
The instructor says, "That is absolutely the first step!"
Walking home, Young-ja thinks,
"Fifty years of fear. Three seconds of courage. America is changing me."
Young-ja had been afraid of water for over fifty years.
Back in Korea, she had always found a reason not to try —
too cold, too busy, too embarrassing to be a beginner at her age.
But standing in America, in front of a bright blue outdoor pool, she thought:
"I came all this way. What is a little water?"
She walked to the front desk and took a breath.
"I would like to register for adult swim lessons. I am a complete beginner."
The young woman behind the counter smiled warmly.
"Wonderful! Are you comfortable in the water at all?"
Young-ja paused. "Comfortable? No. Honestly — I am afraid. A little bit."
"That's perfectly fine — most of our adult beginners feel exactly the same way.
The class meets every Tuesday and Thursday at nine a.m. Eight sessions total.
One hundred twenty dollars for the full course. "
Young-ja did the math quietly. Fifteen dollars per lesson. Fair enough.
"Okay," she said with a firm nod. "I will sign up."
"Our instructor is extremely patient with adult beginners, so don't worry."
Young-ja grinned. "She will need to be very, very patient. Specifically for me."
First class. Six nervous adults stood at the edge of the pool, none of them looking confident.
The instructor clapped her hands together cheerfully.
"Good morning, everyone! First exercise — just put your face in the water. That's all."
Young-ja looked at the water. The water looked back at her.
Fifty years of fear.
She held her breath, squeezed her eyes shut, and plunged her face in.
One. Two. Three.
She shot back up, gasping and completely triumphant.
"I did it! Does that count as swimming?!"
The whole class burst out laughing — including the instructor.
"That," the instructor said with genuine warmth, "is absolutely the first step."
Walking home in wet hair and a huge smile, Young-ja thought:
"Fifty years of fear. Three seconds of water.
America is changing me — one small brave thing at a time. "
Young-ja wants swim lessons.
She goes to the pool.
She says, "I want to learn swimming."
The worker asks, "Are you a beginner?"
Young-ja says, "Yes. I am afraid of water."
The class is Tuesday and Thursday.
It costs one hundred twenty dollars.
Young-ja signs up.
On the first day, the teacher says, "Put your face in the water."
Young-ja holds her breath. She does it — three seconds!
She jumps up. "I did it!"
Everyone laughs and claps.
Young-ja smiles. "That is the first step!"
Young-ja's daughter says, "Mom, try adult swim lessons!"
Young-ja is afraid of water, but she wants to try.
She goes to the pool and says, "I want a swim lesson. I am a complete beginner."
The worker says the class is every Tuesday and Thursday at nine a.m.
Eight sessions. One hundred twenty dollars total.
Young-ja signs up.
She tells the worker, "Your instructor will need a lot of patience — for me!"
The worker laughs. "Don't worry!"
On the first day, the instructor says, "First — just put your face in the water."
Young-ja holds her breath, closes her eyes, and does it.
Three whole seconds!
She jumps up and shouts, "I did it! Is that swimming?!"
The whole class laughs.
The instructor says, "That is absolutely the first step!"
Walking home, Young-ja thinks,
"Fifty years of fear. Three seconds of courage. America is changing me."
Young-ja had been afraid of water for over fifty years.
Back in Korea, she had always found a reason not to try —
too cold, too busy, too embarrassing to be a beginner at her age.
But standing in America, in front of a bright blue outdoor pool, she thought:
"I came all this way. What is a little water?"
She walked to the front desk and took a breath.
"I would like to register for adult swim lessons. I am a complete beginner."
The young woman behind the counter smiled warmly.
"Wonderful! Are you comfortable in the water at all?"
Young-ja paused. "Comfortable? No. Honestly — I am afraid. A little bit."
"That's perfectly fine — most of our adult beginners feel exactly the same way.
The class meets every Tuesday and Thursday at nine a.m. Eight sessions total.
One hundred twenty dollars for the full course. "
Young-ja did the math quietly. Fifteen dollars per lesson. Fair enough.
"Okay," she said with a firm nod. "I will sign up."
"Our instructor is extremely patient with adult beginners, so don't worry."
Young-ja grinned. "She will need to be very, very patient. Specifically for me."
First class. Six nervous adults stood at the edge of the pool, none of them looking confident.
The instructor clapped her hands together cheerfully.
"Good morning, everyone! First exercise — just put your face in the water. That's all."
Young-ja looked at the water. The water looked back at her.
Fifty years of fear.
She held her breath, squeezed her eyes shut, and plunged her face in.
One. Two. Three.
She shot back up, gasping and completely triumphant.
"I did it! Does that count as swimming?!"
The whole class burst out laughing — including the instructor.
"That," the instructor said with genuine warmth, "is absolutely the first step."
Walking home in wet hair and a huge smile, Young-ja thought:
"Fifty years of fear. Three seconds of water.
America is changing me — one small brave thing at a time. "
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