Adventures of a Shlicha in Cape Town!: SKY DIVING!!!

It has always been a dream to sky dive, so my friends and I decided to finally go for it!!

One of the best experiences of my life. We got there a bit late because as usual, we decided last minute that we were going to jump and only found out that there is space for us an hour before. Unfortunately, because you have to pay in cash, and we were so rushed, I didn't know if I had enough money to get pictures taken of the actual jump.
But still, I will have these memories in my head forever. Everyone else can see the before and after pictures :)

I didn't really have time to get nervous, we were the last jumpers of the day, so as soon as we got there, I signed a form that probably said something about if I die they won't take responsibility for me. I didn't even have time to read it.

We got geared up and went right to the plane. A teeny tiny "barf plane"(as we like to call it in my family) only 6 of us fit inside pretty much sitting on top of each other. Each of the guides chilled as the plane went up. One fell asleep, my guide was reading a book. They jump so many times a day it doesn't even affect them!
I warned my guide before we took off that he will probably be deaf by the end because I tend to scream loud.

The plane ride was about 20 minutes long, but because it all happened so fast, it didn't hit me that I was about to actually jump out of a plane.
We rose 3km (3000 meters, 9000 ft) in the air.
2 minutes before the guides opened the door, my guide checked if I was 100% attached to him, I asked about 5 times if he was sure the parachute will open!

Then they opened the door. Shani jumped first and in that second she got sucked out of the plane I thought to myself:
"OH MY GOSH!!! I AM ABOUT TO JUMP OUT OF A PLANE!!"
I moved up to the edge, with my guide attached to me, and put my feet out of the plane, layed my head back on his shoulder like I was instructed and just like that I was free falling from the plane.

I was wearing goggles so I kept my eyes open and looked around! Just soaring through the sky.
Was an incredible feeling!! The fall was for about 35 seconds before the parachute opened, it truly was the most amazing feeling, just flying through the sky, and seeing the beauty from up above.
As soon as the parachute opened I was kinda uncomfortable but the beauty, the mountains, the sea and just everything from a birds eye view was worth the pain!
I am a bit upset that I don't have any pictures from the jump itself, but the memory, the feeling of free falling, of looking down onto the world, is worth much more than the pictures!

Definitely a dream come true :)