I grew up horrifically scared of heights to the point that at 10 years old I had a mental breakdown when I found out our hotel room was on level 34 and we would be staying there for a week! All I could see was this building swaying or me accidentally falling through the window or off the balcony to my imminent death (I was 10 it seemed logical at the time!) While I got a little bit better at dealing with the fear I never out grew it! In 2012 I did a huge 11-month trip with my boyfriend…