Monday, May 18th

Day 1: Hiking-

On Monday, May 15th, my fellow classmates and I took a trip to the woods, in which we endured a series of difficult and risky tasks. For the majority of the main trail, it was easy to find our way, however when we were forced to climb large rocks and cross rivers we struggled a bit. Sebastian, when asked to cross the river particularly struggled and fell in the water, but after seeing he needed a little bit of guidance, I helped him across the river by pointing out which rocks were safe to walk on and I showed him the path of rocks I took across. Afterwards, Kevin began to struggle when climbing up the side of the hill and would have fell, had I not grabbed his arm and helped him up. Finally, after finishing the initial walk-through, we had lunch and then got ready to set off on our adventure. Before leaving on our own, each group was handed slips of paper, each containing coordinates for sour cream containers. As we set off on our quest to find sour cream containers, my teammates and I don't know where to start. None of us could tell 40 degrees north from 40 degrees south, but once we figured it out, we found ourselves back at the overlook. At the overlook, we used our clue to find the container, however we were the second to do so. The rest of our time searching was pretty much useless aside from the last 5 minutes, in which we managed to squeeze in one more container. Unfortunately, we were the last to find this container, meaning it didn't really add any value. The scoring system was pretty much the addition of whatever place you came in for each container. If you didn't find a container, you were automatically given last place. All in all, Our group tied for last with Kevin Brito's group, leaving Katie Cramer's group in second, and Sebastian's group in first.

Leadership was showed sporadically throughout the day. Not only did I help others, but in return, they helped the people around them, including myself. As we continue our two week long adventure, I believe examples of leadership will continue to show up frequently throughout the activities. I will continue to make a conscious effort to display the qualities of a leader, and should anyone need assistance, I will be ready to help them in any way I can.