Picking up from yesterday –
So, I’d tried to get psyched up before going. I’d stood in front of a mirror in my apartment and pretended to jump (as if that helps at all? But maybe!)
And for my first jump, I was so hyper-focused.
Basically, there were two easy jumps that you had to do before you could do any hard ones – you could go backwards off the bridge or forward.
I went backwards first, just, I dunno, for fun.
And I did such a great job of focusing in.
[MAKE SURE YOUR BUTT IS POINTED AT THE FLAG. YOU HAVE TO GO IN THE CORRECT DIRECTION. YOU CANNOT JUST GO STRAIGHT]
I wanted to be all smiles, and not afraid. So, I did it. (Ka-blam.)
And it was invigorating, and terrifying, and fun!
The scariest part was not the fall, but if you watch the video, it’s how much I bounce up toward the bridge at the end! It truly feels like you’re gonna hit it every time. To me, that’s the only part that really felt dangerous-ish.
When they bring you up, they do the hand test, where you hold out your hand, and see how much it’s shaking.
Again, I stayed focused and my hand was preeeeetty still. I wanted to be the perfect little bungee-jumper. (I want to be the perfect everything, as I’m pretty sure we all already know haha.) And that includes being teacher’s pet when it comes to bungee jumping as well.
So, I turn around, and I jump forward! And I’m focused on all the same things – just going forward.
Face the correct way(!). Try not to hold the red thing on the way down. (I failed a little at that – especially the first time – but it’s right there!).
Count down from 5, and make SURE you go. Don’t stand there like a doofus.
And I concentrate and I do it all!
The fall is magical, and terrifying, and fun. And I feel like both of them are just like a second and a half longer than you expect them to be. “I’m falling, cool. When am I gonna feel the catch though… But like really… But like, I’m STILL falling? Aaaaaand there it is.”
So, an amazing first two jumps. [I’m killing it at being teacher’s pet so far… Well, at least one of them. Alex is doing even better than I am. Because we jump one, and then as soon as one person comes up, the other goes, as two are strapped in and ready at one time, so there’s no lag between jumps, as you get ready for you next time.]
But anyway! It’s going great!
And this is where I’ll pick up tomorrow.