1st time since becoming frum if you don't count Ein Gedi

[theyellowhobbit]

http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~ocp/graduate/SwimPoetry.htm

So there's a wonderful thing at pottruck gym. On sunday morning they have 2 hours in the pool that are for separate sex swimming. 10-11 is guys and 11-12 is girls.

This morning was my first time going. I haven't been swimming [like actual swimming in a bathingsuit] since April vacation '04 when a group of us Penn students had our spring break in Israel. Since then, I started keeping the laws of tzniut, and I no longer swim in front of guys. Which doesn't leave so many opportunities for swimming open.

I don't like pools as much as I like outdoor bodies of water, but it was just so refreshing. And I didn't realize how good exercise it was. Too bad I can only go once a week!

Comments

[prezzey.livejournal.com]

I ENVY YOU SO MUCH.

:p

[sen-ichi-rei.livejournal.com]

you don't have any gyms around or anything with separate swimming? They even have it in RI, and that's RI!

I feel like it shouldn't be just a frum thing. There are plenty of self-conscious women who would enjoy swimming without having to be seen by men while in their bathingsuit. I probably would do it even if I wasn't frum.

Did you check out the poems? My friend Daniella wrote them and they're really cute.

[batshua]

Bryn Mawr's pool rarely has men, but in addition there are official women-only hours.

If you want to come out this way to swim, I could find out when those hours are.