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I Landed in a Tree! Tatiana Verbois from Kyrgyzstan Photo from Tatiana Verbois Before my first skydiving jump, I was a little afraid, but my class mates convinced me to do it.   Before my first skydiving jump, I was a little afraid, but my class mates convinced me to do it. Fortunately, I had the opportunity to do it with them. It was fun to jump together. It was a nice sunny day when we went to skydive. We took a 6 hour course and were ready to subdue the sky. Unfortunately, the weather changed, and we had to wait until the next weekend. We were really upset. So, when the next weekend came, we finally did it. Wow, it was exciting! I can’t express all the feelings of free flight. I was happy, frightened, excited, and satisfied. All of these feelings happened at the same time. I could see the Earth below me as I flew like a bird with my parachute. The last couple of seconds I realized I could not land on the ground because right under me there was a tree! I didn't have time to worry about it. I landed in the tree, but it was a smooth landing. I got a lot of help from my instructors, who ran to the place where I landed. They were scared, but I wasn't hurt. I went to the office and sat in the back of a truck with the instructor, and we laughed about it. When it was over, all I could think about was when I would be able to skydive again. More first jumps: My First Skydiving Experience | Overcoming My Fear of Heights | I Did It! Return to: Skydiving for the First Time | Issue 20 | Home Page TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2008 - Sandy and Thomas Peters - topics.mag@gmail.com