"If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you follow them?" Yes.

That is EXACTLY how my day went today.

 

I did the most out-of-character, terrifying, and liberating thing I have EVER done in my life: I went bungee jumping. I jumped off of a ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY foot bridge on a highway over the Black Sea. I have never been more scared than the moment when I was standing on that railing unsure whether I should jump or not. I decided to take a leap of faith and just go. Those few seconds of freefalling that seemed to go on forever were incredible. The fear was taken over by a surge of adrenaline, and I just floated. It was so unbelievably liberating. Not only was it liberating in the sense that I overcame my fear of falling, but in so many other ways as well. I literally put everything aside and took a huge leap of faith, letting everything else around me go. This is exactly where I am with my life right now, and it was a nice physical representation.

 

As terrifying as it was, I had a blast, and I'm very glad I actually got peer pressured into doing it, despite my reluctance. I feel on top of the world right now.

 

You can start breathing again, Mom and Dad! I'm alive!

 

OH ALSO...because I'm Alissa and my life is ridiculous, of course I couldn't go bungee jumping without something ridiculous happening. MY SHOE FELL OFF while I was bungee jumping. My gym shoe! It was literally dangling off my foot and I had to grab it once I was swinging upside down waiting for them to pull me up. I thought it was for sure going to end up in the sea, but somehow I managed to get ahold of it!

 

Now it's time for dinner, shower, and adventuring in Bulgaria!