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Still on my Bucket List is to learn to dance the Viennese Waltz and be able to dance at one of Vienna's big ballroom events.
The Viennese Waltz was not taught at beginner and intermediate ballroom and Latin dance classes that I attended in the past.
I found it not very enjoyable to attend ballroom and Latin dance classes being a singleton due to the need to change partners all the time.
One minute could be a demure lady assistant and the next could be a fellow gentleman student who was 6ft tall (I am 5'2").
Hence I stopped and switched to tap classes instead.
I have started to look into packages that include dance tuition and attendance of one of the balls. Probably need a new outfit with a skirt or sleeves that can be lifted and floated as I make the turns.
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Going home to Australia. I haven't been for 16 years.
I'm afraid of flying.
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I want to go to college....at the ripe age of 64 I have been looking into some classes for investments and finances.....
So, I take it you can't swim?![]()
I can definitely swim - and love swimming! It's the 33,000' drop to get to the water that worries me!
Going home to Australia. I haven't been for 16 years.
I'm afraid of flying.
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I am going to Australia this year and I went to Iceland last year. Highly recommend Iceland, it's super beautiful with tons of natural scenery. When you go, do rent a car and drive the entire island, you won't regret it))
Come to Australia @missy and I’ll show you around.
We have everything here, almost.
I would love to see the Northern Lights, that’s always been a dream of mine.
One day I hope.
@mrs-b
I get it. LOL!
But actually, I was referring to a refreshing and no-sweat method of travel that is a rather arduous alternative to flying.![]()
...There's always @kenny's suggestion, of course....![]()
As the daughter and sister of pilots and niece of two pilot uncles, I hate flying. Two xanax prior and a cocktail, I'm asleep when the plane lands.. But take-off, oh Lord.
My dad was a pilot for awhile, and my husband is a pilot. I hate flying too! I'd have to medicate to do it now. My husband has been a pilot over 40 years. I do better flying if he's the one flying, but man, over the years I have heard too many details about things that go wrong! And I don't love enclosed. places or heights.As the daughter and sister of pilots and niece of two pilot uncles, I hate flying. Two xanax prior and a cocktail, I'm asleep when the plane lands.. But take-off, oh Lord.
You should definitely do this.I wish I had learned finance when I was younger. Any other classes you think you might like?
I find that flying first class helps - just in that all the disaster films I've seen seem to be of people all crammed in together. The extra space seems to calm me and give me more of a sense of control. I can eat, doze, watch a movie etc now. I did a fear of flying course called S.O.A.R. run by a retired pilot-turned-therapist - and it helped a lot.
Fly Emirates first and I can guarantee you’ll find it bearable @missyI was surprised how quickly the flight went!
My dad was a pilot for awhile, and my husband is a pilot. I hate flying too! I'd have to medicate to do it now. My husband has been a pilot over 40 years. I do better flying if he's the one flying, but man, over the years I have heard too many details about things that go wrong! And I don't love enclosed. places or heights.
But back to your post: Xanax .25 split in half and one glass of sauv blanc is my precursor to flying.
I'm going on a train trip from Virginia to New Orleans in April for a conference. I have always wanted to take a train trip. Taking my dear grown daughter and a co-worker, who also got excited to travel on a train. Darling daughter has family there through her SO. so she will run along and do her thing. I am so excited for a new adventure.
I want to do new things while I can.