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Nov 22, 2015
Yesterday, I got an email from Blake. All it said was that Dave and I were going to be in a group together, and that we should meet him the following morning with a small list of items, namely, our instruments. Once we met up the next morning, Blake led us to his car without […]
Nov 22, 2015
Why did we do this? Why did we decide to sacrifice 10 weeks of our lives and thousands of dollars to a program that would pull us together from every corner of the continent? We didn’t do it because it was fun, we didn’t do it for a vacation from our every day life, and […]
Nov 12, 2015
It’s week nine, day two, I’m Dave Vyas, and I have dedicated the past two days to sleep, food, and exercise- in short, active self-care. Let me begin with the origin story that brought me to this challenge. In the early days, when we were still filled with youthful folly (the second week of this […]
Nov 7, 2015
Pounding, pounding, pounding at your chest, the Particolor glimmer rises and falls; Time; Cold steel, cold snow, one two three one two three We built here.
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
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 22, 2015
Well, this blog is different than the ones I’ve previously written. The difference is the fact that I’m standing in the middle of a restaurant with my guitar, writing this blog on my phone. Our group’s challenge today was to come up with a one-day business, and make as much money as possible. We decided […]
Oct 22, 2015
Today our challenge was to go to Western State Colorado University and to tap into the resources that a 4 year university has. We started off trying to talk to 5 or more students. Asking them genuine questions about life in college. As a group and as individuals we had great success starting conversations with […]