Wednesday 8/26/15
Today we managed to sleep in until 7:00 a.m. at which point
we got up and made cocoa wheats and honey for breakfast. After breakfast
clean-up we had a couple minutes before class began for the day. Today’s class
was held under a tarp on the shore of Blue Bay where we discussed the different
styles of leadership and their potential strengths and weaknesses. As we sat in
the sand, I couldn’t help but think that this time last year I was sitting in
the concrete walls of Currens trying my hardest to pay attention and figure out
how a class whose subject is outdoor education and adventure recreation is
still relevant when it is being taught in doors. It is so much easier to pay
attention and learn concepts and principles when you might be actively applying
them the next day. Now as I lie in my sleeping bag for the night and listen to
the waves roll in with the occasional sound of a loon in the background I can’t
help but think how lucky I am to be a part of this program. It’s 9:40 p.m. now
and I’m going to bed in preparation for 13 mi. of canoeing and a ½ mi. long
portage tomorrow. Yet I still can’t help but think no matter how hard it gets, it’s
better than being stuck in a concrete box.
Meaghan L. Mason
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