Last week was our Easter break and for my friends and me, that basically meant a week off in beautiful Cairns, the adventure capital of Australia. When they say “adventure,” they seriously mean it. We were up almost every day before seven to get picked up by some tour company to go on a serious extreme adventure for the day, including scuba diving, skydiving, white water rafting, and bungee jumping. On top of these activities, there were advertisements for other adrenaline-racing activities, like sitting in the passenger seat of a stunt fighter jet (no thank you!).
This made me wonder what it was about Australian culture that drew people into pushing themselves to the limits. It’s true, Australians do seem to be more courageous and brave and less worried about what can hurt them, and more concerned on living life to the fullest. I have to say, Americans are lacking in this state of mind.
Whatever it is that makes these extreme sports so popular in Australia, I’m not surprised of its existence. Australians seem to have this X-factor built into them that Americans seem to be lacking, and while I’m here, I might as well hop on the bandwagon and throw myself out of a plane. If you can’t beat them, join them!
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