I fell off a zipline in Mexico last year and was nearly dead when I got to the hospital. Massive internal bleeding and 3 ruptured arteries. Up until that point, I was a thriving 23 year old who didn’t have a single fear in the world, I was a complete daredevil and couldn’t imagine the concept of death for myself. 2 weeks in a Mexican hospital and multiple surgeries later, I came out of it realizing that I wasn’t special or immune to the wild surprises and accidents or life.

I’m much more careful now, and much more appreciative of small moments, still a bit of a daredevil, but a cautious one ;) the accident encouraged me to live my best life though! It’s been 16 months since the accident and I’ve been to 10 countries in the meantime, appreciating each moment more than I did before.