July 25, 2012
"Even if you stumble, you're still moving forward." - Unknown
For
those of you that are not so up to date with the lingo, YOLO means "you
only live once" and is becoming a popular "word" to use among youth. I
am usually not one to jump on the bandwagon, but during my amazing
experience this past weekend, I kept reminding myself that you really do
only live once, so why not live it up? Before I tell you details, you
must watch this video because this is pretty much what I did while in
Interlaken, Switzerland.
That
is just a quick video for those of you that are in a rush. If anyone
has more time, please check out the crazy things we did in the following
videos! (Don't watch all, some are repetitive. I can't filter them
because my Youtube isn't working so well here.)
Here are a few pictures of us before we went canyoning:
This
is the team before we started. We barely knew each other at this point,
but were pretty much best friends after such an experience!
Megan (who is awesome!), Sarah (studying in Florence, from NC) and me!
After
watching those videos, my quote seems to make more sense, right? In the
literal sense, it makes complete sense. But that's not how I meant it.
This past weekend, I did something that was completely out of my comfort
zone. I was scared like you won't even believe, I honestly thought I
wouldn't make it, and I simply didn't want to do it at some times. But
after every big jump or repel or slide, I realized that I can conquer
anything. I might not have been the most graceful or the happiest doing
it, but I was able to do it regardless!
I
wish I could properly explain what I feel right now. There will be a
million times in life when you just want to quit-when you think that
you've had enough. But find a friend that will push you or a quote that
will inspire you, and keep on pushing because there's more to you than
you even know. And until you actually push yourself to your limits, you
won't even know how much you can possibly do in life.
I
really wanted this post to be extremely motivational but it's so hard
to express how I feel. I repelled 150 feet down a cliff. I jumped 30
feet into a body of water off of a cliff. I jumped onto a rock just to
slide down it. I zip lined without properly being tied to anything, and
let go half way through to fall into a body of water. I got pushed down a
rock to slide sideways and fall into a body of water. I did all of
these things and became a new person. Sound ridiculous? Maybe, but don't
judge until you try it out.
Quick
promotion for Interlaken: Go! Why? You can go skydiving, canyoning,
bungee jumping, canyon jumping, hang gliding, paragliding, go to a
chocolate show, whoa...just so much! It's a beautiful little town with
beautiful mountains and lakes and rivers. I loved it!
That's all for now!
So long.
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