Island Hopping

Island Hopping
By: Joe Dae Seop

When I was still in Korea, I thought that if I’d go to the Philippines, I could snorkel and see Nemo. The time came when I could experience these things. Last night, I was looking forward to island hopping like an excited child. The destination is Olango Island. It sounds fun. I couldn’t wait and I went to bed with a good feeling.
Finally, I could see a beautiful sunny day. The day was busier than other days. Our assembly time was getting near. I could see students who were also expecting to do snorkelling. CELI group arrived at the port on time. The boat was able to accommodate all of us. It brought us to the beautiful sea. We could see the blue sea and Nemos. It’s very picturesque. I couldn’t explain by words the feeling at that time. I was touched. Lunch was served while we were snorkelling. The food had a good taste. We sailed more then took a rest. From where we anchored, we could see Bohol Island. It seemed that Bohol was just very near. I tried to swim going to Bohol without life vest. That was a big problem. I felt like dying at that time and I couldn’t swim anymore so my friend tossed a life-saving equipment. The sea is very beautiful but it is dangerous. Finally, our trip was almost finished but we were already missing the sea. It was time to go back to CELI. I felt like I had a trip just like the one in a children’s book.
It feels like it’s just a dream but sometimes when I look at my pictures, I notice that it’s not a dream after all.