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Nov 22, 2015
Pop and I are the story nerds in this group of 21 kids. We spent our past individual self designed challenges working on some sort of writing. So it was no surprise that when we were given challenges according to our interests, we were tasked with meeting with someone who develops games for a living […]
Nov 22, 2015
Solo living in a big city is not as scary as it sounds. Of course, there are going to be scary situations, as we experienced these past three days, but once you get your bearings and understand how to react, things get easy. These past few days, we were given the challenge of creating a […]
Nov 12, 2015
For my individual self-designed challenge, I decided to build a world for a novel, from start to finish. When I set out to do this challenge, I had my ambitions high. I planned to write two worlds and pump out 5 characters. I thought, “It should be no problem, right? I can get something done […]
Nov 6, 2015
Self-designed challenges historically do not go smoothly. They typically have little to no oversight from staff, and give a strong sense of being stranded in the open ocean without a life vest. Historically, but not this time. Our group was efficient and our challenge divvied up equally, based on each persons’ strength. Not much could […]
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 […]
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 […]
Oct 28, 2015
Let me set a scene for you. Eight people of various genders, sitting silent in a convention center on Mount Crested Butte, Colorado. Shoes are strewn on the floor, pillows are being solidly clutched, and a fact hangs heavy in the air between them: no one is perfect. Everyone has problems with those they cohabitate […]
Oct 26, 2015
“Oh my god, this is my school.” Dave exclaimed. “Dude, I know.” I returned. We were about an hour into our task, dubbed the “Perseverance challenge,” and in very high spirits. Everyone was given menial, repetitive activities to execute; things such as juggling or learning a skateboard trick. Once we had our activity, we had […]
Oct 23, 2015
When starting a business, knowing your skills and how to market yourself is the biggest key to success. When you have a service that fulfills a need within the market, great things happen. That’s exactly what occurred today. We were required to produce a profitable small business with a loan of $20, and five hours. […]