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and for her 60th birthday in October of last year, she decided she would make that dream a reality. She told her husband she was going to do it and scheduled a jump for two days later. That one jump was all it took for her to fall in love with the sport, which she now describes as something she can’t go a week without doing.

is too short. I wish I had done it 40 years ago.”

Liza Monica, another eager Central Florida skydiver, shares in on Brenda’s advice. Liza was gifted her first jump by her boyfriend in November of 2021 and hasn’t stopped jumping since. She was a little hesitant to perform solo jumps at the start.

Story by Maite Sastre

Illustrations by Amanda Nunes