Now that it was summer and Johanna didn’t have a job lined up after graduating college, she had plenty of time on her hands. It wasn’t something that she wanted to admit, but she knew she had to ignore her relatives’ carping for her to get a job. She didn’t want to work for the family business-- at least, not yet-- so she gave herself the summer to explore options. But that exploration could only happen constantly for a while, and soon, it fizzled out. She knew it would break out again and she’d find the next opportunity, but for now, she had to find some way to spend her time.
Jo’s solution to this was to take her niece, Tara, to her swimming lessons. Tara’s family were the only relatives close by, so she figured she could spend some quality time with them. After dropping Tara off to the pool, Jo stayed at the center and sat on the bleachers to watch her niece swim. There weren’t any other parents or anything sitting on the bleachers, but Jo wanted to stay there anyway to support her niece.