Ben Ju, member of our senior class, went skydiving during his Christmas break. It was surprising to many people that he is indeed a fan of extreme sports. Palm Valley blog writers Zhenzhou Hu and Jim Wang interviewed Ben about this adventure. The following is the conversation between them. Be sure to play the video of Ben JUMPING out of a plane.
–Editor Amber Zheng
Zhenzhou Hu: I heard you went skydiving during this winter break. How was it?
Ben Ju: It was great! I went skydiving with my friends at Skydive Elsinore in Los Angeles.
Jim Wang: Did your parents know you went skydiving?
Ben: I told them after I did it. Otherwise, I would not have been allowed to go skydiving.
Zhenzhou: Was there anything that encouraged you to do this? Skydiving requires tremendous amounts of courage.
Ben: I did not have enough courage to do it before. However, I survived a car accident which happened during this past Winter Break. I realized that I needed to try the things I wanted to do while I could still do them. You know, . . . YOLO (You Only Live Once.) Skydiving is a way to celebrate my life!
Attached is the video of Ben readying for his jump, talking about his jump, flying, jumping out of the plane, landing, and his comments about the jump–all filmed by Skydive Elsinore.
https://youtu.be/mlDNancbY4E
Way to go, Ben! I don’t think I could do it.
You need to calculate the velocity and change in momentum before you jump, Mrs. Sackett.
I’ve been “indoor skydiving,” which is not quite the same thing. I would be so scared if I had to do this. I am unlike my brother and sister, I do not thoroughly enjoy roller coaster rides and other things like that. I would HATE skydiving.
Com’on, Josh!
Ha ha – you are so right!