By Josh Levi, Semester at Sea, Spring 2017
This was by far the most exhilarating 2 minutes of my life. I have never felt so much adrenaline in such a short amount of time. I went bungee jumping in the garden/countryside of South Africa. At my bungee location called FACE, I went with a group of friends to bungee jump off the tallest bridge in the world. What was I thinking...
When we went to the shop after we jumped to purchase gear and look at our pictures, I talked to one of the employees who told me that a portion of the purchases of the videos and pictures from our jump would go to schools around the neighborhood. This company sees about 140 customers a day on average. The employees working there are extremely friendly and make little to no money for risking their lives to grapple down and pull you up from the swinging cord. There was an option to purchase a bit of the bungee cord to say thank you to all the people that made our experience the best it could be. This company is a for profit organization that looks to help the community as a whole. Overall, South Africa was by far my favorite port. There was no other place that I could say I want to move to after spending just 6 days there
