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Sep 23, 2015
5am wake ups usually mean a flight or a crying baby. Today, it meant the start to a 6 hour meditation in the woods. The evening before we embarked on our journey, we got together and discussed the terms of the challenge. Our group decided we wanted to fast for the 6 hours, and we […]
Sep 23, 2015
Do you remember the last time a stranger did something for you and how it made you feel? Today’s challenge was to perform radical acts of kindness for others. Our goal was to complete two acts of kindness on our own in the span of two hours, then to collaborate on two group projects for […]
Sep 23, 2015
What is your style? What impression do you try to make on other people? These, and more, were the questions my group answered this morning. Through discussing our answers to these questions, we all got a lot more in touch with the way we present to the world. Then, we were challenged to radically change […]
Sep 23, 2015
Today our group did the map-making challenge. We decided to do a map of the cool art-related places (Murals, Statues, Sculptures, etc.) in Paonia to hand out to tourists during the mountain harvest festival. We started our day off with a ride down to the Paonia Public Library. From there we brainstormed a bit and […]
Sep 22, 2015
First day of new challenges in week two, with a completely new group! Today’s challenge entailed doing four radical acts of kindness, two on our own and two as a group. One as a group must be completed for recognition and one anonymous Spencer, Dave, Joe, Kieran, Aubrie, and Ari as facilitator started off the […]
Sep 22, 2015
Today our challenge was to cut each other’s hair and do some internal/external makeovers. Before we even began Jack decided to shave his legs, which ended in the lovely discovery of mild ringworm. Whoops. Our first task was to find out hair cutting techniques and brainstorm about it because no one had much haircutting experience […]
Sep 22, 2015
Today my group and I faced a very different challenge than the previous five. My group woke up before dawn, when the stars were still bright in the sky. We met up quietly, without speaking a word. Once we were all together, we started the hike up the nearby mountain, without the aid of any […]
Sep 22, 2015
Dear Good People of Paonia and Those Who Look Forward To Visiting Paonia, Today my most wonderful colleagues and I created something special for all of you to enjoy. As everyone knows, when you are traveling to a place you have never been to before it is very helpful to carry a map. A map […]
Sep 19, 2015
September 18th 2015 The original challenge was to create a birdhouse out of the scraps in Dev’s yard. Overtime, the challenge turned into a creativity challenge. In the end there were two birdhouses made and there were also three other interesting creations such as a bench, a chair, and even a coat hanger made! Luckily […]
Sep 19, 2015
For this adventure, my group had to get from our place up on Pitkin Mesa to P hill, which was all the way across town. We started by going around this big gully by our house because we were less likely to be seen there, but, of course, our neighbor decided to walk her goats […]