re: Name something amazing you have done, if you have done anything amazing.

I'd have to say that the most amazing thing I've ever done is not drown in the rip tide off of Cancun...

Me and my idiot friends were all tripping on acid because (I guess) flying on Aero Mexico wasn't enough of a terrifying adventure. We got to our hotel, checked in, ordered giant drinks in cocoanuts, and staggered out to the beach. For whatever reason, I felt immediately compelled to be at one with the water. Maybe I just needed to pee...

I went from being in waist deep water, to neck deep, to can't touch the bottom in three waves. RIP CURRENT! That's when I realized that I might drown on my first day of vacation. frick THAT shite!!! If I'm to meet a watery death in a foreign country, I want it to be on the LAST day of vacation!

At this point, I'm bored writing this story and I'm more than certain that you're bored reading about it (TL, DR). So, in summation, I was able to fall back on my training (BSA & Red Cross WSI) to calmly assess the situation. I was able to not only save my own dumb arse, but also a that of a total stranger (She wasn't an OT, or even an IRL,
10).

From the moment I dragged myself and the stranger back on to the beach, it was open bar for the rest of the week. If the hotel wasn't buying, the girl's friends and family, or people who saw it happen, were all more than happy to buy me another drink I didn't need. I stayed in the swimming pool for the rest of the week.