It was a tandem jump, and i had no hesitations once i had felt the desire to jump i booked it, waited 2 weeks and then went along.
The reactions i was getting from people were amusing, my father thought i was joking and rather then trying to convince me not to jump he would say 'no you're not' as though he knew i wasn't, and tell me stories about people from work who broke their ankles and even died.
I'm rather strong headed so if I'm sure i want something it's almost impossible to persuade me.
I believe I'm at the stage of my life where i need to break off from my family, leave the nest. Sky diving was something that initiated that for me as it was something i could do as an act of independence. Since then I found a means to travel and work by teaching English overseas the jump has really shown me that i have that independence and courage to face things without the help of my family. I think it's quite a common stage and the approach I'm taking to go through it is going to be as interesting as I can make it.
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