Hi everyone. My name is Daniel and I'm from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. I'm currently a student at the University of Southern Mississippi and I graduate in May.
On Saturday, the 7th, I did my first ever (tandem) skydive.... and I've become hooked already. I went for my birthday thinking that it'd be a one-time thing (especially if I died). I couldn't get anyone else to even consider going with me, so I went by myself. Little did I know that it would be the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me.
I want to go back and do the AFF; however, I graduate in May and I don't want to start doing an AFF course at this DZ and then have to start over at another one. I'd rather just go through the full course at whatever DZ is close to wherever I wind up getting a job at. So, until then, I'm going to be hanging around and trying to learn anything and everything that I can... that way when I can start jumping I'll have at least a little knowledge under my belt.
The sad thing for me is that it hasn't even been a week yet and I'm slowly losing that amazing feeling that I had. I've been grinning like an idiot for these last few days. I think the hardest thing for me will be throwing myself out the door.. that or not doing something stupid like forgetting to deploy the parachute. (I feel like that's kind of important.)
I'm glad to be here and I can't wait to talk to all of y'all and learn more!
