New situations always make me a bit nervous, and my first swimming lesson was no exception. After l changed into my bathing suit in the locker room l stood timidly by the side of the pool waiting for the teacher and other students to show up. After a couple of minutes the teacher came over. She smiled and introduced herself, and two more students joined us. Although they were both older than me, they didn't seem to be embarrassed about not knowing how to swim. I began to feel more at ease.