Fears I've Faced

During my time in Bermuda, I've definitely faced a lot of fears. Everyone has. The fears I've faced have made me a much stronger person. I'm afraid of deep water; I tried swimming at North Rock. I'm afraid of water that I can't see the bottom and the ocean at night; I swam in the cave, and I swam in the night dive as long as I could handle the cold. I'm afraid of heights; I jumped off the cliff into the swimming hole. I'm afraid of getting my face wet; I've been snorkeling all week in BERMUDA! I'm afraid of airplane rides, even though I've been on plenty, and I flew here.
I know many people had similar fears, and we all faced them all. We all adapted and overcame our fears. I'm very proud of myself and everyone else for all the fears we've faced. I think my proudest moment was jumping off the cliff. I felt as I was falling, like I was never going to hit the water, but I finally did. The water was cold, and I lost my bikini bottoms, but it was definitely fun. The adrenaline rush was not worth missing, so I'm glad I did it. We all took a group picture of it at the end.
The night dive is also something I'm very proud of. I was very afraid of going into the ocean at night in the dark, but I have awesome teachers that would not let anything bad happen. When we were in the water, I got really cold; I was shaking, but I wanted to see a spiny lobster, so I stayed in, determined to see the distant cousin of the creatures I take care of at school. We saw a puffer fish, too, and lots of needle fish. I freaked out every time one came near me. When I got out of the water, I was really, really cold, and everyone on the shore was really helpful. It made me really happy to see how much we all want to help each other out when we need it. Even though there is some personal drama, we've all put it aside to enjoy the little amount of time we have here in this beautiful place.