Nov 4, 2015
Food isn’t something most people think about. A lot of us wouldn’t consider ourselves to have a “relationship” with food, and many of us seem to ignore the value of it. We buy it, occasionally cook it, usually eat it. Usually? Yes, usually. Turns out, anywhere between a quarter and a third of the total […]
Nov 3, 2015
“People are fed by the Food industry, which pa ys no attention to Health, and are treated by the Health industry, which pays no attention to Food.” – Wendell Berry I feel that food is such a great subject for conversation because everyone can relate. Each and every individual has a journey with food and a story to tell. This is my […]
Nov 3, 2015
The week 7, day 1 and 2 challenge was the paper clip challenge. The paper clip challenge is where you start with a paper clip, and try to trade for something in higher or same value. We all had a goal to try and reach; my goal was a bike. So, I started with a paper clip […]
Nov 3, 2015
The group for this 2-day challenge was small, with only me (Jack), Midge, and Oscar, or as Addison called us: The Dream Team. Before Addison told us our specific challenge, he told us the reason behind it: simplicity. A simple, yet difficult problem, with a not-so-simple solution. Our challenge? Move a 5,000 pound rock 5 feet. […]
Nov 3, 2015
Letting go can be hard, either of something that’s close to you or a fond memory. It can feel traumatic at times, but when you truly release something you feel free. It can be especially challenging when you put lots of time and effort into your your art, knowing its demise, like I did today. […]
Nov 3, 2015
For our introduction to our two day challenge, Blake Boles read us the poem The Perfect High by Shel Silverstein, in which a character goes to meet a wise guru. We were told that the following day we would go to meet him. We were emailed a packing list and told to have a belly full of breakfast by […]
Nov 3, 2015
Partner dancing is a lot harder than it may seem, and, as we soon discovered, even more so when you’re working together as a group to create one seamless routine. Here are a few comments from my fellow group members: Max said: “At first I was really excited, but once we started dancing, I didn’t […]
Oct 30, 2015
Today my group was with Joel, doing his first non-food challenge. It was the perseverance challenge. The idea of the challenge was to push ourselves to learn a new skill that we didn’t know before. Joel was assigned by us to practice makeup, and we helped our fellow group members decide what they wanted to […]
Oct 30, 2015
Have you ever wondered what people think of you? Have you ever wished you could find that out in a healthy environment with people you respect? Today our challenge was to give and take constructive criticism from our group. People told me that I have a habit of using humor to express and invalidate my […]
Oct 30, 2015
Hello Mr./Ms. Reader, Our names are Micayla and Gabriella. We are young life enthusiasts and entrepreneurs. Today our group embarked on a challenge to reach out to people just like you. Highlighting their inspirational work and hoping to meet up with them while we’re in Denver. After doing research on the things we are most […]