So, an exciting activity I’ve tried for the first time, I’m going to tell you today is paragliding. I did it when I was 12 years old, when me and my family were having a vacation in a chain, a coastal city in Vietnam. I’m always fascinated by extreme sport. I’ve never had the courage to do that activity until then. And it was in the afternoon by the beach and the day was beautiful. And so me and my sister were like, should we try this? And then we did. I felt a little nervous at first because you know, it’s taking you up very high into the sky and there’s nowhere to kind of, you know, strap me right chapter in but once the parachute leashed me off the ground immediately felt a sense of adrenaline rush because of the breathtaking view of the triple C and the mountains and the distance and when I was up in the air I felt a sense of freedom as if I stepped comfort zone. So this taught me a lot of things, which one of which is just trying new things that can be fun and be liberating.
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So, an exciting activity I've tried for the first time, I'm going to tell you today, is paragliding. I did it when I was 12 years old, during a vacation with my family in a coastal city in Vietnam. I've always been fascinated by extreme sports. I never had the courage to try that activity until then. It was in the afternoon by the beach, and the day was beautiful. My sister and I were like, should we try this? And then we did. I felt a little nervous at first because, you know, it takes you up very high into the sky, and there's nowhere to strap in. But once the parachute lifted me off the ground, I immediately felt a rush of adrenaline because of the breathtaking view of the sea and the mountains in the distance. When I was up in the air, I felt a sense of freedom as if I stepped out of my comfort zone. This taught me a lot of things, one of which is that trying new things can be fun and liberating.
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