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Life Guard Training

Good Morning. My name is Blodyn. I am in college and we have one more week of summer holiday. But on the last day of last term I qualified as a pool lifeguard and I have been to college every day over the summer holidays for lifeguard training. I get there at 8 when the pool opens and often spend all morning training.
This week a summer swimming school is in at 10 so we only are in the water until 9.30. I get out at at 9.15 because I am type 1 diabetic and I have to do blood tests and reattach my insulin pump to my body. I am an embarrassment! The amount of time it takes me to get changed!
I love being in the pool. It is part of Trinity College which teaches sports science. I am in the Art School which is not part of Trinity but is on the same campus and we are allowed to use the pool. A lot of the teachers use the pool and they are really fit. I mean in can swim length after length at speed. They are great fun and love to tease me a lot. They swim loads faster than me but I think they respect my dedication.
I hope you all have a really lovely day. Or night if you are the other side of the world.
PS It's only just morning here. Get a move on Blodyn!
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Sounds like you have had a busy summer. Congratulations on qualifying as pool guard. Good luck with your continuing studies..

Cael diwrnod da!
Blodyn · 22-25, F
@Majorlatency Diolch yn fawr, Majorlatency. Yr wyf yn edrych ymlaen i ddychwelyd i'r coleg yr wythnos nesaf. Gobeithio yr ydych ar ben y byd!
@Blodyn Diolch Blodyn. gan ddymuno llwyddiant mawr i chi y tymor nesaf!
Blodyn · 22-25, F
@Majorlatency Diolch Majorlatency. Byddaf yn gwneud fy ngorau.
Blodyn · 22-25, F
Ydych chi'n dod o Gymru?
@Blodyn Na. Roedd fy Mam. roedd hi'n dod o Tredegar. treuliais wyliau haf fy mhlentyndod yn wales cefais fy ngeni yn Llundain, rwy'n byw yn canada. dwi'n 50% yn Gymraeg!
Blodyn · 22-25, F
Mae hwnna mor hyfryd! Bu fyw fy ewyrth yn Nhrehafod sef yn y Rhondda. Yr wyf yn hoffi yn fawr iawn yr ydych yn dal i siarad Cymraeg yn y Canada. @Majorlatency
@Blodyn Ha ha .. Nid wyf yn siarad Cymraeg. Rwy'n defnyddio pŵer google translate! onid yw technoleg yn fendigedig! Rwy’n caru Cymru ac edrychaf ymlaen at fy ymweliad nesaf. Cymerwch ofal, pob lwc gyda'ch astudiaethau a theimlwch yn rhydd i ollwng llinell i mi unrhyw bryd. Byddwn i wrth fy modd yn clywed beth sy'n digwydd!
Blodyn · 22-25, F
Byddaf yn sicr o’ch bod mewn cyswllt. @Majorlatency
@Blodyn Diolch. saesneg yn haws i mi. mae croeso i chi ddod â mi pryd bynnag. mae gen i fferm fach felly pan nad ydw i'n gweithio yn fy swydd dechnegol rydw i fel arfer y tu allan i drwsio ffensys ac ati. mae'n fywyd anodd ond pleserus!