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summercanbeveryhotinsoutherntaiwanwherethetemperatureusuallygoesupto32"cormore.becauseoftheheatitisatryingexperiencetogotoschoolordoanythingelseinaplacethatisnotair-conditioned.alsobecauseofthisistayathomemostofthetimeduringthesummervacationandonlyoccasionallygotothebeachtoplungemyselfintothecoolwaterasawaytokeepmybodylesssticky.
actuallyilikeswimmingandthinknothingismorerefreshingthanaswim.inthesummervacationthathasjustendediwentswimmingmanytimeswithmyclassmatesandweallhadagoodtime.thissummervacation,however,wasnotspententirelyinseekingfun.asasecond-yearseniorstudentihadtopreparemyselfforthecollegeentranceexaminationsthatwereonlyayearaway.inotherwords,imustfindtimetostudy,too.
soidividedmytimebetweenworkandplayduringthesummervacationandderivedmuchbenefitfromthisarrangement.