07 June 2010

adventures in bungee jumping

last week was pretty much the most perfect week ever. i taught 6th grade [which is my favorite], got a bunch of random gifts from students [a rain phone charm and a crapload of t.o.p stickers--HECKYESS], and there was no school on wednesday [so i went to the aquarium--which had penguins 앗싸!!].

my near perfect week definitely ended with a bang!! on saturday, i went bungee jumping, which is the most hardcore thing i've ever done in my entire life. awesome.

andre, stephen, christi, raye, and i travelled for more than 2 hours to reach our bungee site at lake cheongpyeong. the tower was 50 meters [that's 164 feet] high, but it certainly seemed much higher than that when you were looking over the ledge preparing for the jump.

my original plan was to be tied at the waist, since it seemed safer and less frightening. but andre insisted that we were an "ankle group", so i gave in to the peer pressure. that turned out to be a good thing, however, because after watching other people jump, being tied at the waist looked a lot less fun.

after standing at the top for what seemed like an eternity, i finally worked up the courage to jump. and it was pretty much the most amazing thing ever. you feel like you are falling forever when suddenly, you find yourself soaring back in to the sky, and then quickly hurdling towards the water again. talk about an adrenaline rush. it was incredible.

and i would most definitely do it again in a heartbeat. ^^


christi and me




the only thought going through my mind was "ohhhhh crappppp"


i like this one because it looks like the background was photo-shopped in ㅋㅋㅋ

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