What's the coolest thing you've ever done?
Falconry is not something that was listed in my undergrad or grad-school course catalogs. (But how cool would THAT have been??) So when my husband and I had the opportunity to engage in some medieval man/animal bonding on a visit to Ireland in 2012, we jumped at the chance.
OK -- to be honest, I hesitated at first. Would the unique value proposition ($$ cost for 75 minutes flying hawks outside a castle in Cong) be worth it? I have a bit of my father's frugality in me, and I wasn't sure if booking this experience would be worth the money. Eddie convinced me to take the plunge, and we booked our falconry class two months prior to traveling to Ireland.
Freakin' awesome. Loved it. Can't wait to do it again. The instruction provided by the charming Irish falconer followed by the actual handling of the hawks (they're easier to train than falcons) was out of this world. The sheer thrill of launching a powerful bird with a four-foot wingspan -- and then having it return to my glove (enticed by some raw chicken meat) -- was unlike anything I've experienced. By far, it is the coolest thing I've ever done.
Now it's your turn: my December newsletter will feature your responses (just a sentence or two will suffice). I cannot wait to hear about the most interesting thing you have done. Click on my email address at the top to respond!
