michelle123

Thanks again everyone. You've all been very encouraging. I'm looking forward to my first jump.

Hey Jeroen, I work for a defense company in the US and will be taking my first trip over to The Hague in the Netherlands in two months. I really look forward to visiting there. I'm hoping to do my first jump (tandem) next month sometime and I too can't wait to have something to talk about. I hope my experience is as good as your first.

Thank you all for your help. I think my boyfriend is planning a suprise trip in September for my first tandem. Hopefully I will be mentally prepared by then. I will definately keep reading all the posts and try to learn as much as I can before going. Thanks again!

Hi. I'm new to the forum and to the sport. I went with my boyfriend's sister this weekend for her first jump with intentions that I would never jump in my lifetime. I have always been extremely terrified of heights and not thrilled with taking alot of risks. I recently started indoor climbing to overcome some of those fears and have gotten much better, but getting myself to jump out of the plane is another story. After watching her jump video though everything changed. I have not stopped thinking about it since I watched it. How exhillerating it seemed and so exciting. I've become somewhat obsessed with the idea of jumping. But I just haven't figured out how to reason with myself how to go about taking that step out of the door. I feel that if I get in the plane I am just going to have a panic attack and dissappoint myself. Can anyone tell me how they thought about to keep themselves calm and reasoned on the ride up. I know everyone's different but it helps to hear about other's first experiences and how they got through to getting out the door the first time. Thanks for any input.