exhilarating

There is something peculiarly exhilarating about taking up an activity you are not naturally good at.

"Queuing up is exciting and exhilarating - the build up of walking in, and thinking 'I'm finally here,'" Christina tells me.

The Seadog Lakefront Fireworks Cruise takes you out into the harbor for a speedy, exhilarating boat ride, then positions you perfectly for an unbeatable view of the display.

The early millennia of our species’ history — hundreds of thousands of years — is the subject of “Human,” an exhilarating five-part BBC series premiering Wednesday as part of the PBS series “Nova.”

It’s an exhilarating ride that carries on over the rest of the album, ebbing and flowing between chaos and calm.