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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 12, 2015
For the past few days, the participants have been doing two day self designed challenges. For mine, I decided that I would try and raise money for a recently announced Unschool Adventure trip to Buenos Aires. The cost of the program is $6000, but the total cost of going on the trip is $8000. I started […]
Nov 3, 2015
The week 7, day 1 and 2 challenge was the paper clip challenge. The paper clip challenge is where you start with a paper clip, and try to trade for something in higher or same value. We all had a goal to try and reach; my goal was a bike. So, I started with a paper clip […]
Oct 30, 2015
Have you ever wondered what people think of you? Have you ever wished you could find that out in a healthy environment with people you respect? Today our challenge was to give and take constructive criticism from our group. People told me that I have a habit of using humor to express and invalidate my […]
Oct 29, 2015
You might ask yourself what happens to a born criminal mastermind when you make him do repetitive and pointless tasks, like juggling potatoes for hours. Well, he gets bored, then runs off and picks locks on electric panel boxes in construction sites, diving in bushes when he hears a noise. I started out trying parkour, […]
Oct 28, 2015
Today, my group’s challenge was to learn how to compose and send different types of emails to individuals we didn’t know, but found interesting in some way. Through this challenge, I’ve learned how to ask for a letter of recommendation via email, and sent one to someone who I thought would be a good candidate […]
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 […]
Oct 20, 2015
Today our challenge was to practice our listening skills with each other, learn how to talk about and discuss controversial topics, and then go out into the streets with signs asking a controversial question and listen to what peoples’ thoughts were on that topic. We started our day with taking the bus up to […]
Oct 14, 2015
This Monday and Tuesday, everyone was tasked with creating their own self designed, solo challenge. I decided, after hearing the input of some of my friends, that writing a song, performing it, and posting the performance online would be the perfect challenge for me. I enjoy music and love playing my guitar, but I am […]