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Sep 26, 2015
Today our group (Spencer, Joe, Kieren, Aubrie, and Dave) did the infamous makeover adventure challenge. This challenge challenged us to change our style, inside and out. A few of us got haircuts from Dave (el cosmetologist extraordinaire). We also acquired new clothes. We took on the roles of characters that we believed were very much […]
Sep 26, 2015
Friday activities at the Adventure Semester have the distinction of being participated in only by groups who have already seen every other group rotate through them. Every member of our group, as a result, had heard a good deal about the activity we were to participate in today, spending 5 hours alone in the woods […]
Sep 25, 2015
***Warning: Full Details of Chicken Slaughter – Only Read if Able to Handle It*** As I took a deep breath, I counted… one, two, three. Then came that unforgettable crunching sound. I stood still while I processed the fact I had just killed a rooster with a hedge clipper. Our group challenge today was to […]
Sep 25, 2015
Today my challenge was to make a unique map of Paonia. My group had to think about what type of map would be beneficial to the town. Because the town is so small and doesn’t have a large consumer base most stores are closed on Sunday we decided to map out which stores were open […]
Sep 25, 2015
Hey there! So today we had a really cool challenge.. we had to choose and embody a character completely opposite to our usual selfs. We started out at a thrift shop picking out clothing for our character (I chose somebody shy and slightly gothic.. a complete transformation for me with my usual enthusiastic colorful way […]
Sep 25, 2015
Hey there! So today we had a really cool challenge.. we had to choose and embody a character completely opposite to our usual selves. We started out at a thrift shop picking out clothing for our character (I chose somebody shy and slightly gothic.. a complete transformation for me with my usual enthusiastic colorful way […]
Sep 24, 2015
The places your head goes in five hours of silence. I can only speak for myself but I am sure everyone felt just bored sometimes. Poking shrubs with twigs and and wondering how much longer. I thought about my future and pictured myself in 10, 20 years wondering how I’ll look, what I’ll do. Although […]
Sep 24, 2015
Today my group embarked upon the most hands-off challenge to date. Many previous adventures involved a group interpretting a challenge as they saw fit, but all envolved a greater deal of staff oversight than this one. This challenge only possessed an end goal: a map that was both accurate and informative, and that highlighted something […]
Sep 24, 2015
What is a radical act of kindness? It should be something that stretches you out of your comfort zone. You should go significantly out of your way to make the other person’s day. It should require a little bit of personal sacrifice. Today, we found out just how difficult it is to brighten someone’s day. […]
Sep 24, 2015
A month or so ago I shaved my head. Little did I know, it would become one of our challenges. My Britney Spears moment became something of a trend, and I had a lot of fun shaving my friends heads in the middle of a field, surrounded by squawking turkeys. Our challenge was this: look […]