Who wants to jump out of a perfectly good plane am I right? I mean what is the big deal with skydiving, it is practically your own nightmare that you are signing up and paying for. You fly up in a plane and right when you reach top altitude they push you out and you fall through the sky, so not just your average amusement ride. With that being said, skydiving is so much more than just another ride, just another thrill. To so many, it is a way of life. Having a brother who is a professional skydiver has opened up my eyes to the world of skydiving, a world I would have most likely stayed away from by all means. I mean a kid who had a fear of heights let alone a fear of falling out of planes.

Skydiving is a thrill, a rush of adrenaline, and for many just a once in a lifetime opportunity. Recalling back on my first and only jump to date (perhaps more to come) I remember as the plane increased altitude so did the knot in my stomach, I became more and more anxious the further I was from the ground. it was at that very moment when my body initially leaped from the plane that I was able to see what had driven my brother and so many others like him crazy about the sport. It was the wind in your face, the adrenaline rushing through your body, and the absolute freedom you feel every second along the way.

As crazy as it sounds when you are falling from thousands of feet you are not thinking of much else besides how am I going to make it back on the ground safely. There are no worries about bills, no worries about grades, and there are simply no worries. As quickly as the adrenaline rushing through your body is there during freefall is as soon as it is gone once you pull your shoot. Floating through the sky, passing through the clouds, and looking down and the land and people bellow you, it truly is a sight like no other.

As scary as it may seem to some and how idiotic it may seem to others, skydiving is truly a feeling unlike any other. To be able to truly have that feeling of being free is irreplaceable, something that I recommend for anyone to experience at least once in their life. So what really is life if you are not living, sometimes you just have to take a leap a faith or in this case a little push from a few thousand feet up.