I will always be a virgin in many ways and so are you.

There's nothing wrong with being a virgin or staying that way. And no, it doesn't have anything to do with popping anyone's cherry. It's something bigger and less sexual than that, which is, doing something you've never done before for the first time. And it can be anything, really. My best friend Claire often says the phrase, "You lost your ___________ virginity" to someone after they have done something for the first time. It's not normal for a person to say things like that but I can't blame her for it because it's the truth and her point is valid. For the things you've never done before you will be doing for the first time, you and I are considered a virgin.

When you go skating for the first time, then you lost your skating virginity. But this isn't limited to activities, it can be applied to food or drink, or something else. If you've never eaten a banana before, automatically, you lost your banana virginity. Unless you're a monkey, you can never get enough of bananas as they're naturally a part of the whole monkey lifestyle (if you know what I mean, wink wink). Or if you've never drunk a delicious Oreo smoothie and you did, then you lost your Oreo smoothie virginity. Take my recent Thailand trip, for example. I lost my virginity there three times: (1) to scuba diving in Phi Phi Islands, (2) to trekking a ratchet off-the beaten path to a cave in Angthong National Marine Park, and the other to jet-skiing in Haad Rin. And guess what? Those three things were one of the best decisions I've made, and I still couldn't believe I did all three of them. So, yes, I'm proud to announce to the whole world I'm no longer a virgin in those things. And I had a fantastic time doing them except for (2), I went barefoot because I'm the idiot who forgot to bring a pair of rubber shoes. As a result, I ended up with a few scratches on my feet, which isn't anything serious, but one the bright side, my fats cried profusely and I sweated fabulously.

I came into this realization that being a virgin, specifically to things you haven't done before in your life, is completely OK. You're not doing anything wrong, it's just that you're not into doing things that the crowd is into just so you could look cool and accepted. It's OK. It's OK. It's OK. You and I are not alone. You never know how many untold virgins exist, and millions are still unaware they're virgins after having themselves de-virgined (is that even a word, or did I just make that up?).

PS. All of the photos, except for the cave one, were taken from Amanda's GoPro
PPS. Thanks, girrr.
PPPS. Now I'm hungry.