I've been paragliding since I was thirteen. My mother was a harebrained, spontaneous sort of woman and I was determined to follow in her foot steps. So I ran right after her off ledges to be picked up and cradled by the air, carried along by the currents of wind, and tossed about in the barest of ways for a person to fly.
There is no comparison to that feeling, that instant when you get jerked up and your heart melds in your throat for only a second before it comes back down. It doesn't seem like a pleasant experience, but it's definitely good for a rush. Everything is clearer up there, from the ant-people to the sea trash, the good and the ugly, and it's just an amazing experience.
But there is a better way to fly now. Ultralight aircraft. Ultralight plans to make your own aircraft (or have someone make it for you, but I totally got a kick out of making my own wings), so that you can experience the freedom of paragliding but you can take of from pretty much anywhere on fewer steps, and for a longer period of time. I've found a couple of sites that can get you up in the air pretty fast but here's one that got me there fast! Just don't think about it. Just go out and have fun, chickies!
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