Surprised but not really...
I thought my life would be a certain way as a child, in my childlike way. Though maybe not all in the context I thought I would learn these things, I'm still surprised to have learned these things about myself through the years: -How much blood I can lose before passing out. -How to stick a needle in my thigh, butt, stomach and shoulder. -How to push my intestine back through a hole into my body. -What it feels like to hit the ground, water or another person with enough force to be knocked out. -How to remove my own sutures and staples. -Just how far and how long I can walk with 60lbs on my back. -How many days I can go without solid food, liquids only. -How to cut my own hair. -Learning anything about radiation, nuclear physics and other hard sciences. -How to sky dive. -That I would travel to countries once considered the enemy during my lifetime. -That I could stay awake 48 hour without sleep. -That I would climb the highest mountain in the lower 48. -That I would...