attention span of a gnat

[aesalon 0]

hey, i'm new to the forum. i learned to skydive in early 2004. but since then i haven't exactly been extremely focused... on anything. never have been come to think of it. i was in the middle of a several years long motorcycle journey at the time. i've lived and worked in many states and i've spent my free time trying lots of different fun stuff. i've pursued countless ambitions and realized a few of them. now i'm finding that i'd like to get back into skydiving.

where i live now, the nearest drop zone is on puerto rico. rather that waste money flying there on the weekends i'm just going to save money for a year or two and go back to arizona and go at it full bore: buy gear, set up camp, spend time in the tunnel, do workshops, take courses, whatever i can do to get the most out of it. in the meantime i expect the forums may be a good way to stay current on the theory side of it all. not to mention its something to keep me looking ahead to to all the fun i'll be having once i get back to eloy.

one of my favorite things about skydiving is the strong sense of community. few other sports give you the feeling of having a second family. i look forward to learning forward to learning from you all and enjoying stories of your jumps as i temporarily skydive from my armchair here.

my name is travis by the way.

[skymama 37]

Welcome to the forums!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[halorob 0]

I bet it would be awesome to jump that Island. Good luck with getting back into skydiving. I can't wait to start up the jump season again. Winters in Washington State suck!

[TEXX56 0]

sometimes they do but when you do a hop n' pop and then it starts to snow under canopy you really realize how cold it actually is