Porchester Centre

Tomorrow morning we head for Scotland on a five-hour train ride (kind of like Harry's trip to Hogwart's). Therefore these past two days have been a lot of prep before tomorrow. However, this morning I had a pretty good experience.
My buddy Jared and I received a free day pass to a gym nearby called The Porchester Centre. We would like to join but they require a minimum three month contract. We took our day pass and worked out for about 45 minutes, changed, and headed to the pool. I've been waiting to swim in a heated pool since last week when I suffered through the pond at Hampstead Heath. I had a pretty good workout, granted that I'm out of shape. The pool was divided into three large lanes, slow, medium and fast, with seats in the stand for some meets or for curious onlookers. The building is over a hundred-years old which makes for a surreal workout. For a kid that never really got used to his knock-knees and barrel chest, and looks rather funny running on land, swimming is the best thing to do. It is the only sport that I feel completely at home in, and where I can totally relax. Before I left, a friend of mine asked me what I like to do. For the past year I haven't had any time to really figure out what I like besides school and the broad "hanging out". It made me think, and resolve to find the things I like and enjoy them while I can. No matter that ends up being, swimming will have to fit in somewhere. I may not be fast or sleek in the water, but I am a swimmer who loves the water. I can't go back to the Porchester Centre to swim, but my new found realization of how much I enjoy swimming might push me to keep braving the frigid ponds and lakes of London. At least until I leave, then I can take on more comfortable challenges.