#ajhb

His first interview before releasing "Take me to Church"

The other day at work, a customer was pretty much crying on our jump deck talking about how scared she was to do her bungy. She had signed up, checked in, walked to the deck, got a harness on, came in the gates, then stopped dead in her tracks. • Her fear totally paralyzed her. My guess is that she didn’t expect to feel as scared as she did when she got to the edge. She kept waiting and waiting for the right moment, thinking it would get easier. That moment never came. • She left the deck after almost 20 minutes of us encouraging her to embrace the fear. She’d get a little closer, then back off and wind up right where she started at square 1. • She spent hours, no joke, hours, watching dozens of other people jumping and swinging. Finally, towards the end of our day, she came back to the deck with a brand new determination to do it. She had her eyes set on that jump. She paid all that money; she wanted it. • She came back in the gate and she got a countdown “3...2...1...” and she didn’t move. What the hell? Where’d that determination just go?! • I watched her as she had a momentary internal conversation with herself: “Are you going to be the girl to get to the edge and chicken out time and time again? Or, are you going to be the girl who sees the fear, hears the fear, and jumps anyways?” • I’ll let you decide how the story ends... • You always have a choice when it comes to your fear. Run from it, stare at it, or embrace it. You only get one life; I highly recommend not letting fear dictate your existence. There’s too much living to be done on the other side of fear. Just jump. • • • #ajhb #ajhackettbungy #livemorefearless #lovemyjob #LBBTID #ajhackettbungynz #queenstownlife #expatlife #liveabroad #workabroad #liveyourdamnlife #womenwhotravel #girlswhotraveltheworld #globaltravel #wanderingwomen #cravingapeace (at Ledge Bungy & Swing, Queenstown, New Zealand)

An hour after I sent my launch email, I got the BEST NEWS EVER --- VISA APPROVAL!!!!! What a day!!! Talk about an emotional roller coaster! I'd been off work for 44 days and the day I launched my blog, the NZ government granted my next visa. The universe is up to some crazy sh*t! ✨ ✨ ✨ Last night was a time to celebrate! Since I had literally pulled an all nighter to ensure the blog launch went as smoothly as possible, I was flat out exhausted. My friends & housemates were incredible to humor me and be involved in some celebratory photos. I can't help but feel this is happening for a reason all at once. A new month, a new moon, a new endeavor, a new visa. I'm bursting with happiness and gratitude for where life has brought me. New Zealand ROCKS. 🥝🙌🏽 ✨ ✨ ✨ #visaapproved #newzealandlife #expatforever #eternalexpat #newchapter #newblog #newvisa #newmonth #newmoon #cravingapeace #kiwilife #erskinecollective #ilovenewzealand #liveabroad #alwaystravel #exploremoreoften #ajhb #bungylife #bloglife #bloggersofig #newzealandblogger #queenstownblog #celebratewithus #monalisapainting (at Queenstown, New Zealand)