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Sunday, April 26, 2009
April: Have you been to a survival camp?
Tony, Vanessa, and Conner go through an intense survival camp together. They each find power and strength to do what they think is right through this experience. Have you ever gone away and participated in a similar extreme challenge?
I've done bonding trips in the wilderness, like a ropes course with my high school yearbook staff (ha!) but never as intense as what they did in IMPULSE.
Let's see...does ten years of 6- to 8-month stints of living in the Alaska Bush with my husband and no electricity or running water or roads or other people count?
How about a three month Outward Bound trip of winter mountaineering, hiking, rafting, and rock climbing?
Let me know when the rgz are ready to visit Alaska. Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!
I actually did a ropes course in Alaska, up in the VERY tall treetops. After the first step of the first platform, it wasn't so hard, but that first one was really scary. I also went sea kayaking up there. That was amazing.
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Living with my brother is definitely a challenge!
I have not.
I've done bonding trips in the wilderness, like a ropes course with my high school yearbook staff (ha!) but never as intense as what they did in IMPULSE.
Let's see...does ten years of 6- to 8-month stints of living in the Alaska Bush with my husband and no electricity or running water or roads or other people count?
How about a three month Outward Bound trip of winter mountaineering, hiking, rafting, and rock climbing?
Let me know when the rgz are ready to visit Alaska. Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!
when i was a teenager i did something like this but it wasn't really a positive experience... haha!
I actually did a ropes course in Alaska, up in the VERY tall treetops. After the first step of the first platform, it wasn't so hard, but that first one was really scary. I also went sea kayaking up there. That was amazing.
I never have! I've always thought it would be hard and wonderful.
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