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Cool ass tradition, I'm loving the culture. I also love food, so I would have no problem bringing it in :D Hell, I even find solace in baking once in awhile if I'm not working or studying. Back rubs, well I'm crap at them anyways.. my other tells me my hands feel like daggers on his back.. I like planes almost as much as jumping out of them.

Three weeks ago, my boyfriend and I went on our first tandem jump. We both had fun- I loved it so much I enrolled in AFF, and am going on my third jump in a few days! My boyfriend loved the free fall, but when the parachute deployed, he felt uneasy the whole ride down, he's always had issues with motion sickness. It's for this reason he didn't enroll in AFF (so I'm driving an hour to the dz every weekend pretty much alone, which right now is weird). He really had a great time on his first jump, and said if there were some way to overcome the motion sickness, or if it got better with experience he would also be pursuing the sport. We try motion meds and they don't work. Have any of you overcome motion sickness, or know a better way to treat it? I would love for him to be able to also do the AFF. Thanks!

I LOVE THIS. Great artwork, and pretty much exactly how I'm feeling at this moment... Thank you so much :) I like planes almost as much as jumping out of them.

I appreciate the response.. I've always been the person thats super hard on myself, but after reading many of these responses it's more about practice and having fun :-) I like planes almost as much as jumping out of them.

I saw some families that were just going tandem for the day, a few women there.. but no recreational jumpers are students that were women, maybe it was the time of day?? Lol I like planes almost as much as jumping out of them.

Thank you for the info! I've been at a dz in Plant City, not too far from Tampa- was recommended by a friend. I like planes almost as much as jumping out of them.

I'm so excited to 've skydiving, I'm definitely still trying to find that balance between relaxation and fun.. and focus. I really appreciate the response. I've heard that bringing beer is a great idea at the dz :-) Sadly I'm not of legal drinking age yet.. gotta improvise with that one haha. I like planes almost as much as jumping out of them.

I will be jumping on my own after one more session of tandem... I'm sure something like this might happen to me lol :-) I'm in college, 100% on my own financially.. just started new job.. so I'm having to break out the AFF jumps over the course of two and a half months.. the joys of being in college!! I would love to be able to do I daily at this point. I like planes almost as much as jumping out of them.

It's stupid, and I'm super embarassed. I did my first jump two weeks ago and it was successful, I had perfect form, and that instructor even let me pull chute and steer the canopy. I enrolled in AFF, and my first course was this past Saturday. I was already out of focus when I arrived for a number of reasons. I had a different instructor this time around, and when he was putting my gear on, some random kid bumped into me so hard I almost tripped while stepping into my equipment. I was the only girl at the drop zone at this time, and I drove by myself for my first day of training- I kept getting unwanted looks and attention. Needless to say, I was already a nervous wreck and unfocused- but I am not a scared or unconfident person. My mind was so scattered on the plane, and I wasn't focused on my form like I was during my first tandem jump. We exited the plane, and my legs were all wrong, the flow was horrible.. I realized this and totally shut down. My instructor kept trying to signal me for the practice touches but I was focused on fixing my form and looking at my altimeter.. which was difficult with my state of mind. He ended up having to pull the chute, and sort of laughed and said "What happened? You screwed that one up royally!". I steared the canopy well and did all the turns he asked, but I was so embarrassed. I really wanted to perform well my first day, and I performed like crap. I know I will do better on my next jump a week from now.. but I don't want to fail and feel like that again. The tandem instructor I had before was super nice and talked to me about it, he said he failed some of his AFF courses, and that I shouldn't let this haunt me.. he's a super nice guy. I'm still psyched. Has anyone ever had this experience?? Advice? I really appreciate any input!! I like planes almost as much as jumping out of them.