Living in Asia: I Believe I Can Fly

This past weekend we decided to hang out downtown and do some sightseeing since there so much we haven't seen yet of the city. So we decided to travel down this street called Binhai Road because it follows much of the southern coastline of Dalian and it passes by several beach areas & scenic spots. We ended up stopping near Tiger Beach and saw that hey had Bungee Jumping / Rock Climbing.

Being the curious person that I (Arturo) am, I decided we should go check it out. Well somehow, after watching some of the locals' bungee jump off this 190 foot platform overlooking some pretty sharp looking rocks, I got the bright idea that I should try it too. Never in a million years I thought I would try bungee jumping, let alone bungee jumping in China.

I wish I had some pictures or video to share of when I was on the platform getting ready to jump because that was pretty hilarious so let me see if I can paint a picture. At that point I had lost my courage and was having some second thoughts so I had a death grip on the metal railing next to me and my feet refused to budge. I had two Chinese guys trying to pry my hands open and another Chinese guy trying to move my feet forward but in my mind I was thinking hell no.....So after this 5 minute comedy routine, I finally stepped forward, held my hands out, and was pushed the fuck out.....lol

If you turn the volume up a little you can hear me yell Oooooooh.........shit

At this point I'm thinking what the hell am I doing.