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Written by Sohana Kutub

Monday, 02 March 2009 07:40 PM

The Shorthorn reporter Sohana Kutub stands in front of the plane that she jumped out of minutes earlier Sunday at Skydive Dallas. (The Shorthorn: Michael Rettig) From the moment I sat in the lobby of Skydive Dallas, signing my life away with each paragraph stating something about “risk of injury or death,” until the moment I stared out below me into nothing but gusting air, I thought I was completely insane for doing this. But the second I jumped – OK, who am I kidding – the second the instructor I was strapped onto pushed me off the plane because I was scared out of my mind, it was seriously the most amazing rush I’d ever felt in my life. I felt like I was flying – when I was really free-falling thousands of feet per second. I thought it would’ve felt more like a massive drop in a roller coaster, where you feel like your stomach hasn’t caught up with the rest of your body, but it wasn’t like that at all. It truly felt like flying, until I felt the jerk of the parachute. And then it felt like I was gliding through the air. The Shorthorn reporter Sohana Kutub, a public relations and journalism senior, free-falls alongside Skydive Dallas instructor Will Caldwell for her first time Sunday in Whitewright. (Courtesy Photo: Skydive Dallas) As crazy as it sounds, the dive felt so peaceful. The scariest part was watching the people in front of me jump off and to see how fast they were falling, rather than my own jump. The scene in the air was like looking out of an airplane window when almost landing, except you’re looking down without the security of anything between you and the vastness of the earth. Seeing people speechless and watching their faces glow with exhilaration after they jumped was unlike anything. I couldn’t comprehend what people were feeling until I jumped. I think it’s the most natural high anyone could experience. It makes you feel like you’ve seen the whole world — in six minutes. Learn More New club takes to the sky Views: 2568 | E-mail   Be first to comment this article Powered by AkoComment Tweaked Special Edition v.1.4.6 AkoComment © Copyright 2004 by Arthur Konze - www.mamboportal.com All right reserved

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