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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 12, 2015
For days 1 and 2 of week 9 of the Adventure Semester, our challenges were individual and self-designed. Since this is a program for accomplishing challenges we set for ourselves, I used the opportunity to continue to accomplish something I’ve never done before. This year, I’m participating in NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. The […]
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
Hello homeschoolers, unschoolers, so on and so forth! Today is day 5 of week 6 of the UA Adventure Semester, and today, I believe, we took an important step in our lives – we spent the day visiting Western State Colorado University. Now, I know some of you may be considering skipping college, living your […]
Oct 22, 2015
Today my group and I were with the excellent Dev. Our adventure today was to talk with locals in Crested Butte about social issues and genuinely listen to their opinions without inflicting our own biases or trying to “fix” them. We started the day out with going to the bus stop for a short, but […]
Oct 21, 2015
Our challenge today was to start a fire, an amenity we take for granted everyday. Turns out, it’s not as easy to start as it looks! Especially if you have no access to matches, a lighter, or flint and steel. We embarked on our challenge with two alterations of the rules that the previous group followed: we would receive […]