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Oct 14, 2015
Its rare to find someone you truly enjoy being around. Eric Darby is that person. He is the most accomplished person I know with a life of adventure and endless great stories. Today he invited me to his metal workshop to learn welding. It was the prettiest workshop ever with a view overlooking Mt. Lamborn. […]
Oct 10, 2015
Science is not about the answer. Science is about thinking differently and asking questions no one has ever asked before. Write down what you find and come up with better questions. Today our group wrote a scientific paper on lichen and moss growth in increasing elevations. We also measured tree variety. This was also an […]
Oct 8, 2015
The day started slow and enthusiasm levels were at rock bottom. We shared Ideas and themes for the video. There was a idea about doing the video just on the trampoline, after realizing it wouldn’t meet all the exercise category’s we settled with a basic video. Just as we were getting up from the table […]
Oct 7, 2015
It was a cold morning, one of the coldest so far, I think. We knew from the night before what roughly our challenge today would be: to teach people with three different disabilities (blind, deaf, and using only their non-dominate hand) a new skill or technique. We learned the next morning that we would be […]
Oct 6, 2015
Today the magnificent Blake Boles taught us how to make a website using wordpress. A place on the internet that belongs to me, where I can share my adventures and hobbies. This is my favorite challenge so far. I can look back at what I have done and feel a sense of accomplishment. This pushes […]
Oct 3, 2015
Today is Friday October 2nd. For the last two days our challenge was to create and complete our own challenge. We brainstormed and came up with many ideas. We discussed our options and shared opinions. We eventually came to a group consensus to make a horror film. We set out and gathered our camping gear, […]
Sep 30, 2015
We were told we could only bring 5 things each.. We brought 3, cause we are that good. We walked in just shorts and shoes. Jumping at crickets on the path to eat later. We stored them in Eric’s pocket (they escaped when he took a nap). Every so often we stopped and passed around […]
Sep 26, 2015
There are so many people in the world. So many faces, so many stories, so many ideas and perspectives. Imagine if we all came together in this abundance and helped each other through life with our own wisdom and guidance. It is really very interesting to see how proud people get when you offer assistance […]
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. Â 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 […]