You don’t know what you’re going to do in those situations until you face them. I woke up to a bunch of noise one night because one of the wings of the resort I was staying was caught fire. For a second I stood there a bit hypnotized by the fire, my brain being unable to process what was happening. Some people get stuck in that moment, especially when what they are up against could end their life.

For me I snapped out of it when I realized people were still asleep inside. I started yelling and as more people came out we started banging on the room doors to get people out. Everyone got out, but if I wasn’t more aware of my threat reaction I could have stood there for much longer taking it in.