i first fire-hooped about a year and a half ago. i remember being excited, but most of all i remember being dizzy from watching the flames while spinning around and my surroundings being relatively dark. also i remember that there was kerosene in the fuel mix, because it was really smokey and i didn't want the hoop near my face for very long. also i couldn't hear the music over the sound of the flames, which surprised me.

i had done other fire spinning and performance years before, so i wasn't really scared, but i was afraid of touching the spines until i found out that they didn't get as hot as i thought they would. also i was lucky to have a super fire safety and cheerleader there. (thanks, Random!)