Skydiving

Once in awhile I get the urge to release the inner daredevil, or maybe the stress of my MCAT is getting the best of me. Whatever the reason, one day I woke up and decided I want to try skydiving. I have always told people that I wanted to try it, but just like any other crazy things (like wanting to shave my head) that come out of my mouth these things usually don't happen.

On this particularly gorgeous day I woke up to a blank calendar. I had no obligations and no responsibilities to do anything or be anywhere. So I decided that this was going to be the day. I hopped in my car, put on the GPS, and I was on my way before my mind had a moment to register the fear. I didn't tell anyone what I was doing. There was something liberating about that.

The drive to SkydiveNawlins was pleasant. I had my breakfast in my lap, there was no traffic on the road and the sky was gorgeous. The staff at the skydive facility were extraordinarily friendly. I couldn't tell if that was because of their personality or if that was part of their tactic to help first-timers relax. Whatever the case may be their cheeriness rubbed off on me and I didn't feel scared or anxious about my first skydive experience.

Volunteer Hours For This Month:

01/16/2015    New Orleans Medical Reserve Corp      3 hrs

01/19/2015    St Joseph's Hospice/Covenant Nursing Home    1.5 hrs

01/25/2015    St Joseph's Hospice/Covenant Nursing Home    2 hrs

02/14/2015    New Orleans Medical Reserve Corp      8 hrs

02/22/2015    St Joseph's Hospice/Covenant Nursing Home    1 hr