BE BRAVE, BE BOLD!
Skydiving. What?! Aadila, you went skydiving? Yep, I did! Three years ago, right in the middle of the COVID-19 craziness. You’re probably wondering why I’m only writing about it now. Honestly, I didn’t think this was a story I’d ever share. But here we are, and I can remember it like it was yesterday. It all started when I felt stuck—like really stuck. I had just finished matric, started my first year of uni, and thought I’d be living my best campus life. Instead, I spent my days in front of my laptop, at home, craving some sort of adventure. That’s when the idea hit me: “Mom, for my 19th birthday, I want to skydive.” Now, if you know me, you know I’ve always had this huge fear of heights. So naturally, my mom thought I was joking, or maybe having some weird birthday meltdown. But guess what? The next morning, I woke up to an email: “Thank you for successfully booking your skydive with Johannesburg Skydiving Club.” It was real. My younger brother—ever the rational one—immedi...
