I swam, literally, and into a new age

I might have one of the worst cases of claustrophobia. Been scared of anything where I feel submerged so swimming has been a no no. Started swimming classes 3 weeks before my birthday and in the first two classes, I barely made any progress. The friends I went with were doing pretty well. Thought I’d give up. Then the third week; a day before my birthday. For some weird reason, it worked. I got comfortable in water and started swimming, doing the butterfly stroke. Taught me a lot about learning new things. It’s like a whole new world.