ECI 719 Roller Coaster

I absolutely love roller coasters. Luckily, my daughter likes them too and she is my riding buddy. This past December we went to Disney World and introduced my 6-year-old son to the rides as well. (Side note: He was a preemie and is still a little vertically challenged. We planned to go to Disney a year ago but postponed our trip until he was tall enough to ride Space Mountain. Luckily he met the height requirement by December.) Anyway, may favorite part of the ride is when it goes into its grand decent which causes my stomach to drop. I'm a big fan of the loops as well. The worst part of the ride for me is when you're being lifted to the summit of the ride. The sound bothers me when it hitches upward. It sounds like its groaning under the weight of all the people as it tries to get us to the top. It's at that moment I feel the most anxiety. I begin to question why I even got on the ride to begin with. Then the apex is reached and away we go. The rest of the ride makes up for the slow decent to the top.
I compare my feelings about roller coasters to my feelings about ECI 719. The anxiety is there as I try to overcome the technological hills. For me it seems like I'm having to overcome a lot of shortfalls in that area. But then once I get going, it's truly satisfying. In fact, I realized this week that I know more than I thought it did. Keep in mind though, I'm only comparing myself to myself...not others in the course. I'm looking forward to the ride!