A few years ago I had many dreams about paragliding. When I was a child, in Niteroi, I was used to look at the sky from the top of the City Park's mountain and saw many coloured paragliding kites flying high in the sky. 

With this memory in my mind, last mounth I decided to go to Buzios, to work in a audiovisual production of Pervaleo. The movie was about adventure in the city and my sponsor had an idea that would totally change my feelings about height and free flight in the sky. I should go in a paragliding and prove that it could be inspiring.

I was surprised with this idea, it was a big dream but I was very afraid. I spent one week thinking about terrible things that could happen, I even wrote a letter explaining all the things that were happening in Pervaleo just in case I had a serious accident. 

The big day arrived and I remember feeling excited and paralized with fear. The day was a beautiful sunny day, but the wind was not good so I had to wait on the top of the mountain for hours. During the time I spend there I could realize how special this activity is.

First we had arrived there after hiking, which gived us the opportunity to feel the local vibe. As you imagine it was a windy day, but not this windy. Acctualy we had the expectation of an increase on the wind speed. We talked with the instructors who presented us flowers and fruits. After taking pictures of the birds we arrived there. 

There was a grass many people were seated talking and others were preparing the equipment. That day there were many students training flying.  One of them had problems when he started his flight and his kite stucked in the middle of the bushes. After three hours there a friend of mine had difficulties in taking off (for me the worse part). 

The mountain was not very high so we needed wind to keep ourselves in the sky. The  average time people spend flying was something like 14 minutes.  I started to feel impatience when suddenly a guy pointed to the sea and said wow it will be a great day.  After four hours waiting , The wind gained speed  and  I was one of the lasts to fly.  The wind conditions were perfect we stayed 50 minutes in the sky, the take off were perfect, what they called elevator, we went near a cave above the sea, we saw a local village, two beaches until de moment we returned to touch our foots on the floor. 

The feeling was being a bird flying the blue sky, it was wonderful and calm. It gave me a sense of peace and gratitude. I really want to repeat this experience  

After this first flight I have returned to look differently to the paragliding kites on the blue sky, every time I look at them you can see a big smile in my face.