I love swimming. I am trying to keep my body fit and had had many different sports. Swimming is the one that I truly love and still keep practicing. However, it didn't start well at the beginning. But I watched lots of YouTube videos and it gradually fell into place.<o:p></o:p>

I mainly use freestyle stroke and I am really impressed by myself on the stroke pattern improvements. I couldn't finish a lap when it was in Sept last year, but I can swim for a 1500-meter distance non-stop now. More proudly, I could almost finish a 1000-meter-swim within 20 minutes. It would just take me a few more times!<o:p></o:p>

Actually, age matters to me, especially when it comes to making friends. I did not know that when I was younger, but I come to realization that I feel more comfortable talking to and befriend people who are older than me. I am Gen Y and I hang out with my millennial friends at most of the time, but I love to talk to older generations because there is so much to learn from them, and they are more willing to share. Their life experience is rich, and they are politer. People from different age group express respect differently, it is easier to notice that from older people. <o:p></o:p>

I find it difficult to befriend people who are five years younger than me. I did not set a rule for that or something, that would be funny. It is just an observation. I have difficulty connecting younger people and it is hard for me to understand the way they express themselves. I am not saying there is nothing to learn from them, maybe it is just that I don’t understand their language. <o:p></o:p>