7th Period with Ellie

Today, Ellie and I met during 7th period to discuss our project. I shared with her some information I have gathered from my interview and sources. I brought light to my concern that we aren't going to be able to learn all of the aspects of survival before our first wilderness stay and that we should focus on becoming masters of shelter building and water purification. I also discussed possibly bringing sleeping bags, a tarp, food and several other commodities on our first stay considering it is going to be quite chilly, wet and we will still be fairly inexperienced. She completely agreed and suggested that we limit the number of items we bring in by only taking what can fit inside of our backpack. 

We also discussed how peaceful and serene it will be in the complete isolation of the woods. Imagining the difference between this calm environment and our generally stressful everyday lives led us to discuss how we are going to feel and what we are going to do. We discussed our interest of bringing in notebooks and drawing pads so that we can use this environment to show our creativity and thought process with clear minds. 

Every time I sit down to talk with Ellie, I get so excited about our project. I cannot wait for the snow to melt so we can begin our hands on work!