flying with simon, pt. 1

Last Monday a friend named Simon took me flying.  Those of you who know me know that I hate flying.  It tends to cause great anxiety and stress in me and usually I spend the whole time contemplating going down in a ball of fire.  

This is why when Simon offered to take me flying I was initially hesitant.  I figured if I hate flying in a big jet then going up in a tiny Cessna would be torture for me.  However, I figured it'd be good to face my fear in a new way and I'm glad I did. 

I don't know what it was about the small plane but I actually really enjoyed our time in the air as well as taking off and landing multiple times.  My usual anxiety was nowhere to be found... okay, maybe there was some anxiety, but nothing persistent and nowhere near as intense as usual when I fly.  I'm actually looking forward to going again.  Anyway, here are some of the photos I took during the flight.  I have some more that I'll put up after Thursday's weekly pictorial Sophia update.