12. Buenos Aires Girl Time

after i landed on the last sunset skydive of the boogie, roberta came up to me and said she’d be staying the night for us to have a girls night and next day at dasha’s. the boogie had such a fast pace that I was excited for the 3 of us to have girl time to relax together. ale drove the 3 of us home and we cooked dinner together- laughing that it was a russian, italian and american skydiver.

roberta and i shared a room that night- she told me about her life of constant travel where i listened carefully, wanting to learn from the best. her beauty travel kit, suit case, clothing- everything was so organized and she made it seem so easy. it gave me reassurance that keeping it together in the travel life was possible.

in the morning dasha, roberta and i hit the gym hard. we all hadn’t exercised that weekend so wanted to get in a good workout before brunch. i felt strong that morning lifting weights skydiver with two females I admire so much.brunch that morning had conversations that i treasure. i learned so much hearing the two of them talk about being a female in the sport- and in life. roberta spoke about how you have to know your worth in anything you do and to not settle for anything less than you deserve. she talked about shooting base jumping commercials and not settling for the weak offers- which then led to being successful in making what she deserves. dasha spoke of a previous negative experience with a pro when she just started wingsuiting and how she overcame that to be where she is now.

i love learning from anyone insightful in life- and have from so many skydivers. there is something especially special about learning from fellow women in life– especially from two women who have lived and seen so much. i'm grateful that we all grew up so far from each other all over the world and we had that weekend together in buenos aires.

with that note of amazing women- i got to talk to my BEAUTIFUL little sister that afternoon!!! she has been my #1 supporter through my travels and stood by my side with whatsapp while i had been in argentina. hearing her voice that day made me right back at home. for age 24, her wisdom blows my mind. in many ways she has been the big sister to me. we have been through a lot in this life and and when i think about how grateful I am I always tear up. (she’s laughing at my cheesiness as she reads this!) like always, her words that night were of support, love, belief in me, relating to travel success and struggles. just talking made it feel like she was right there was with me. I tear up even writing this about her- damn girl you have my heart! XOX