October came around and school's back. PhD school in the second year is pretty light on actual classes so I decided to take a course in paragliding. Yes, that's right, paragliding. The title isn't a typo, it is in fact "sky" school, as in, a school in the sky.
For the past 3 days I've been working out of Brasov, closer to Sinpetru and Sacele where most of the practical classes take place. The course is challenging and sometimes frustrating, like anything where you have to start from zero and learn completely new skills, but it more than makes up for the effort when you're soaring in the air hundreds of metres above the world below.
The enclosed video is of my 6 minute tandem flight at Bunloc, Sacele with my instructor on the 3rd lesson.
Now I've got a two week break until my next series of lessons, more than enough time to cram for the many theoretical paragliding exams.
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