ocean longing

okinawa, 1999 or 2000. 

its summertime and i am dreaming of the ocean.

i'm landlocked at the moment but i'm hoping we can go 

sometime soon. what i really want is to go snorkelling. 

it's my favourite thing to do. the underwater world 

is so beautiful to me. my family always took trips to

the beach. we'd drive around the island, find a good spot, 

park along the seawall, then dad & my uncle would

go scuba diving while i would spend hours and hours

hovering above the reef, chasing fish, examining coral.

dipping and diving. and at the end of the day, we'd

eat kebabs, whatever fish was caught, and watch the

ocean sparkle in the sun.

i also love the feeling of exhaustion that comes

with a full day at the beach. i always have the deepest

sleep afterwards. i feel like i am always chasing this

feeling.