When a friend suggested to take me swimming at a nearby military police school, I only expected a regular swimming pool. Nothing special aside from the rampancy of athletic looking young men I was sure to see.
What reality greeted me with was an oasis! When we arrived, the military students were doing chores around the campus, away from the pool, so we were welcomed by a mildly relaxing ambiance. There was a small bar with a television displaying an alternation of sports and music videos. At any rate, the swimming pool area was beautiful (aside from the woodsy construction area) and I couldn't believe that I was still in my city of Daloa. For me, it was like a pool lifted up from Maui or Miami. Perhaps I felt this corner of recreation was like an oasis because the normally brilliant sapphire Ivorian skies seemed to gleam just a bit more than usual or maybe it is because the clear, sparkling pool water set off the panoramic green landscape oh so perfectly....
I had a great day swimming until the sun almost set. Perhaps, it's good that I didn't stick around for the celestial event or else I might not have left this blue haven.
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Nice pool! Last week, I tried a local one in Daegu for the first time in my life and felt awesome too.
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