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| 1.Q |
Tell me
about the first time you can remember being thrilled. |
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| 1.A |
When I
was riding my bike down the garden. We lived in Guildford and
had a really steep garden. |
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| 2.Q |
What's been your most frightening
thrill ever? |
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| 2.A |
Bungee
Jumping on the gOld Cost in Australia |
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| 3.Q |
What's the smallest or slightest
thing to have thrilled you? |
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| 3.A |
My husband
remembering something and buying it for me at christmas |
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| 4.Q |
Tell me
why you're not a sensible person. |
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| 4.A |
Most of
the time I am, but animals and crafty stuff brings out the child
in me. |
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| 5.Q |
What were
you doing the last time you were really bored? |
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| 5.A |
I was at
work (I’m a customer service manager) |
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| 6.Q |
What's
the most uninhibited thing you've ever done? |
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| 7.Q |
What things
have you considered doing for thrill, but were too concerned
about the risks? |
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| 8.Q |
I
always dreamt about being a paramedic, driving an ambulance
and saving lives; what about you? |
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To answer
these next 14 questions, you should think about a particular
time you were thrilled. |
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| 9.Q |
Describe
this thrill in a nutshell, in one sentence. (there's time to
expand later) |
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| 9.A |
a koala
climbing onto my husbands shoulder |
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| 10.Q |
Where and
when did it take place? |
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| 10.A |
3 years
ago in Port McQuarie, NSW Australia |
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| 11.Q |
Tell me
a bit about yourself around this time. |
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| 11.A |
We had
recently moved to Australia and had gone away for the weekend. |
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| 12.Q |
How did
the moment arise? Was it planned? |
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| 12.A |
We were
visiting a Koala park and had gone into auditorium to see some
animals close up. We were standing by the fence when one put
his arm out and grabbed my husbands shoulder and pulled him
toward him. The koala just climbed up. |
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| 13.Q |
List the
sequence of events leading up to your thrill, and how you felt
at each stage. The smallest detail could be important (this
is your chance to expand). |
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| 13.A |
seeing
the koala walking towards us, seeing him climb onto the fence,
he was getting so close we could almost touch him(we weren’t
supposed to) |
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| 14.Q |
At the
exact moment of thrill, how did your mind and body feel? |
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| 14.A |
When the
koala grabbed my husbands shoulder. I was so happy for him (he’s
never really been a animal lover)my body was a bit tingly. |
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| 15.Q |
What thoughts
were going through your head? |
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| 16.Q |
What did
you do immediately afterwards? |
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| 16.A |
Amazed,
stunned and (the word you are looking for) trilled, we talked
about it for hours. |
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| 17.Q |
What were
the most likely things that could have put you off going through
with it? |
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| 17.A |
We didn’t
really have much choice. |
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| 18.Q |
How
were other people important to your thrill? |
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| 18.A |
My husband
was very important. |
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| 19.Q |
What do
you imagine other people were thinking throughout your thrilling
episode? |
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| 19.A |
Why are
they picking up that koala? |
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| 20.Q |
Some people
probably don't understand how such a thing can thrill you; explain
it to them. |
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| 20.A |
It was
amazing to see another human being getting in touch with animals.
Having a connection. |
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