Me3 Foundations – Alpha Group Day 6

Thursday, July 04, 2013

Day 6

Rain clouds hung overhead this morning. We didn’t know if it was going to rain or not; however, in the end we continued onto today’s schedule: and that is hiking. The morning started off with PT as per usual, and then we had room inspection, with Billy discussing the details of the hike to everyone. Each group will be dropped off at different locations, and their job is to remember different details. Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta group all did very well making their way back to camp. When everyone got back, they did some teambuilding exercises, and were taught how to build a fire. All in all, it was a fun and tiring day.

Tiffany Ng

Theres practically nothing else to describe today but tough. As we were driven to an unknown place and left there to find our way back, then when we finally crawled crawled back to the campsite, once again we were challenged to a game of “Lifting-11-people-back-and-forth-switching-but-no-walking-just-passing” As the name suggests, we were challenged by strength, by lifting 11 people on a spider board, with the objection of everyone getting a turn. We were going against two other teams, and WON! Survival skills were taught as well, such as lighting a fire by just your pocket knife and a battery. Attention to detail, communication, memory and teamwork were the key concept, of the day, and frankly, I think it really helped. We still have many days of hard way to go through, so get set, get ready, lets go!

Chin Ho

Today was a very challenging day, we had to hike for 5 whole/hours, dropping us in the middle of nowhere and hen finding our way back? My 1^st ever experience. I learned that teamwork is very important because if we weren’t together as a team, we would never reach our campsite.

Nestor

Today I was realy tired because billy droped us 4-ish km and we had to walk and find our way back to our motel. But the worse part is that we did not have lunch!!!!!!

Kaysha Lam

Today was so tiring! We had to walk 4 hrs with our heavy camp bags back to the Muskey’s Landing Resort by ourselves (own team). We stopped many times. The weather did not help at all; it was either very hot or very wet. We worked in our teams, finding information. For example, we had to count the houses along the way and if they were for sale, and much more. We started at 11 and we were supposed to finish in 1 hr and eat lunch, but we arrived at 3pm, like what I expected. After that we tried to start fires. Then, working in group we had to carry people on a board to the opposing side. Sadly, our team was last, but at least we had determination and communication.

Rita Chen

Today, we had to pack our clothes, toiletries and sleeping things. We were sent off to the middle of no-where. We had to remember the roads so we could find our way back to Musky’s. It wasn’t that hard to find our way back, but it was extremely challenging to carry a really heavy backpack. We walked for around 3-4 hours, and in the burning sun. At one point, it started to rain,so we put our raincoats on. 3 minutes later, the rain stopped, and it was hot, so we had to take them off. And it was hot, it was a really frustrating trip.

Maggie

Today I still don’t don’t know when I woke up. When we finally got down, we were late for PT. After PT, we ate breakfast and had room inspection. Then we got ready for hiking. For hiking, Billy just drove us to a random place and dropped us off on the drive there, we were supposed to record everything and take notes. When we finally reached the hotel, I was starving! I ate some bars and drank some Canada Dry. Then Billy taught us how to make a fire. After that, we had a teamwork and communication activity, where one person would be on the stretcher and the other would help shift the stretcher.

Kevin

Woke up in the morning had breakfast and headed towards hiking. We each had different jobs to do during the hike. Mine, unfortunately was to count the shop we pasted by and how many bridges we came across. It was a 5km hike, but we got to stop by restrurants and shops we walk past, my group stopped by an ice-cream store in a boat called “ice-breakers”. That’s when the interesting thing happened, all flavours of ice-cream comes in 2 scoops, so I ordered 2 flavours, strawberry and caramel. So I ordered 4 scoops, 2 scoops charges 3.50 dollar, but 4 scoops also cost 3:50 dollars.Miracle. I think it was because the sales man was too stupid, he was the person who scooped  the ice-cream, he didn’t see the ice-cream in the bottom, only saw the ice cream on top. When I heard him said it cost 3.50, in my mind I was like “fail”.

Tess Chau

Today I totally underestimated the “hiking” Billy assigned for us. Billy dropped the alpha group off at 9:30 in the middle of nowhere then told us to find our way back “home”. Boy oh boy was I wrong when I thought this hike was going to be easy! By the time we got back from the hike we were famished and we literally collapsed on the floor. After a few nibbles on an energy bar, (or 2), Billy taught everyone how to start a fire. Now it’s free time, and can’t wait for tomorrow’s activities!

Nicola Huang

Today, as a group, we walked 5k in an unknown place back to Muskey. On our back, was a heavy loaded camp bag. This was painful for our shoulders. But yet, this adventure. I found very amusing. We got to explore the places around Musky, learn collaboration, learn to navigate, to pay attention to detail, and to always remember that hydration is the key. What an adventure!

Samson Lee

Today, I did the 5km walking challenge from the Dead End sign to Muskey’s Landing Cottage Resort. It took almost 3 hours for the entire length with rest stops. During the 5km walking challenge break, I ate an apple and drank coke for snack at the picnic table. Then, I walked for another 2 kilometres but finally I have reached to the Muskey’s Landing Cottage Resort. At last, everyone made it to the Muskey’s Landing Cottage resort for the entire length of 5km but 0 people gave up in the 5km walking challenge. Whenever I want to participate in the 160km walking challenge in 3 days, I can walk from Monticle HQ (Toronto) to Niagara Falls, Ontario. During the 160km walking  challenge, I will not always giving up just like Terry Fox ran without stopping. I had a big fun day!!!

Bridget Zhao

Today is one of the most tiring days in this camp. We had to ‘pack’ some stuff into our big camp bag and as a group, we had to hike or walk 5km from a place to our cottage. More than half way through our way back, Alpha group and my group had a lecture from Billy and it was so much fun. My group also had ice-cream on the way back. It wasn’t as tiring as I thought aboot our legs getting tired and painful after the walk, but both of our groups managed to arrive back at the camp site. After we arrived, we did some fire starting ‘experiment’ and some ‘military’ activity.

Kelvin P

Today I sweated a lot. Samson is a Great GPS

Ingrid Zhou

Tomorrow we will have social Intelligence lesson, but I forget to bring my shoes. How sad! Please forgive me. Today we go hiking. Bily drove us to a place and we have to walk to the hotel. That is very interesting! Sorry for no details because I have to finish before dinner.

Meagan

Today was so TIRING!!!!!!! OKAY….. Today started with breakfast, then there was room inspection after we had to pack for 5k (OMG)!!!!! The 5k was like 10000000 days!!! But, Bravo got ICE-CREAM! SO TIRING

Julian Ma

I can do this one more day, just one more time, neat and detailed blog. In the morning, we did PT, then had disgusting noodle with ham n brocollii after we chilled in our room for an hour, after Billy come into our room to explain the task, we are gonna get dropped off somewhere random, then, we have to get back to Muskey’s, on the way we got to pay attention to details such as street name, number of shops, road signs…. Alpha is first to do it, we were dropped off in a U turn with a “Dead End” sign on the side, we remembered the whole routine but it’s a long walk carrying a 5 pound backpack, at 1:30 hours, we sat in a park eating food, fooling around, In the next hour we finally arrived at Muskey’s Landing, the other 2 groups arrived half an hour later, later we leant how to make a fire after, after it’s chill time for an hour and that’s when I wrote this blog. Done.

Naomi Golin

Today we were dropped off 5km from “Muskey’s Landing” and then we had to find our way back. We also had to create a mag full of the houses street names, stores etc. That we saw. Out of this challenge, I learned that cooperation is important and we must stick together as a team to finish a task. I also learned this lesson when we worked together to do a team challenge. The challenge was for someone to get on a board and we had to get them across a field. From this challenge I also learned to work together. this is what I did today.

Lemuel

Finally able to wake up later than usual and had a room inspection that went fine. after inspection, we moved out to the middle of nowhere and had to make our way back to camp. we also had to take notes on our surroundings and make a detailed map. the hiking took about 3 hrs after which we learned to start a fire with wood shavings and steel wool. we then moved on to using spinal boards to carry a person. each team had to carry a person across the field and switch people at each end. two teams tied at the end of the challenge. mom’s coming tomorrow, gonna lose respect from everyone tomorrow….

Nathan

Day 6, OMG! 4 of July! BTW, it was the most tiring day. Billy drop us at a random place and we have to walk back to the cabin. It was about a 3 hour walk to our day pack fully loaded. It was tiring…

Elvin

Happy Independence day, although I cannot hear the fireworks going off in the states, I ought to remember to those who fought for their freedom and independence during the American Revolutionary War in 1770’s. Today was rather challenging, we were dropped off in a dedicated spot near our camp site and were told to return white marking passed building and completing a detailed map. But that was not the challenge, it was controlling my team group members, especially the students in formation and keeping them navigated. I also had to stop a fued over one of the student and a leadership, over their personal trifles. After I separated them I felt a certain satisfaction, I felt that I have successfuly persuaded both parties and made peace. These are the good experiences that I have achieved today, I am always hungry for more, to shape myself as a better leader, and an example for others to learn.

Edwin Cheung

Today, we went for Charlie group for a 5km navigation, it took us about 5 hours to complete. On the way, we went a restraint for lunch, we ate Poutines and French fries for lunch. It cost us a lot of moneys, I was incharge of Fred in Charlie group. He did a really good job. He can control himself, while some of the student got off course. Our team did a really good job. I still want to know the scores for the group.

Sabrina Tan

Today was okay. We started off with breakfast and then we got abandoned in the middle of nowhere. Just kidding, we got dropped off somewhere around 6km away and had to find our way back. It was relatively easy. In the afternoon, we did a challenge involving being carried by the kids on a stretcher. It was scarier than zip-lining. I am looking forward to tomorrows Social Intelligence and Finance Management Classes.

Ethan Zhao

Today I shall write in detail but with ok LA handwriting! So… I woke up looking like usual… And then breakfast!!! Now the sad part… room inspection. Billy literally checked like no bad world allowed. He checked the top of the fridge! Now for the sugar,,, we went hiking for 5km, it was uh… long.. not tiring… weird… and fun!!!! BTW… Nicola can speak KOREAN…… AND SabrIna (old one) is scared of a small bug. AKA my friend….. THAT IS ALL. And if you thought “why” did I put so many .s? I felt like it.

Mireille

Today I went to hiking with Alpha Group (my group) we walk around 5 km and we took around 5 hours but we took a break of 30” A Hours. Phew arrived to Muskey’s Landing. Billy teach us how to make fire without a lighter. Then I help to prepare dinner and after dinner I clean up with my team.

Fred

Today is very terrible because we need to walk 5km and eat at a terrible restaurant I don’t like it.

Eric Lo

Today we went to hike, it was cool including the lunch (poutine). But it was too big. By the way, the camp fire thing was so fun but it was hard to light it up.

Sabrina Mak

This was one of the most tiring day through this camp. We woke up at sex-thurty in the morning, went through room inspection, then pack a two-day camp bag, and prepared for our exhausting activity. The activity was to hike for several hours, and also to locate road signs, street names, houses, etc… Our group was the last one to arrive to our starting point, but at the end we managed to finish third, beating the last group. Even though our camp bags were quite heavy, and we traveled under the hot bright sun, I would say that my group did an extremely good job on accomplishing this challenge. Through this day, I have learnt a lot about training and teamwork. Tomorrow, I would hope it will be not a very exhausting day!

Nina Tan

Today, we woke up at 6:45am. We did physical training and then we ate breakfast. After, Billy told us to pack our hiking bags since we were going to go hiking and to prepare for the room inspection. After packing and having a room inspection, we waited to go to the location to hike. But we had some missions, actually all the teams had missions, that means Alpha team, Bravo team, Charlie team and Delta team had missions. The missions were to see how many houses there are, see how much houses are on sale, how much roach signs, etc. We arrived at the location around an hour later than the other teams. Awhile after, we hiked, we took a break, we hiked, we took a break again, we had lunch and then we continued to hike. Then we had lunch, after we continued to hike and we finally caught up to the Delta team! Later on we arrived to the cabin, we had a lesson on how to make fire and then we did a team challenge. After, we ate supper.

Pompey Leung

WOW!!! Today is a fruitful day. In the morning, we train extremely hard in PT. Then we have a good breakfast. After the breakfast we all to go pack our backpack for 2 days, that just a practice for us. After that we go hiking, fine situation is Billy drive us to nowhere then we need to back to our cabin ourselves with no map, no phone. Also we got a several questions to due with!

Chin Ho

Today was a very challenging day, we had to hike for 5 whole hours, dropping us in the middle of nowehere and then finding our way back? My 1^st ever experience. I leaned that teamwork is very important because if we weren’t together as a team, we would never reach our campsite.

Imaan

Thursday July 4^th 2013

                Today was a very physically tiring day. We woke up and had breakfast. This morning Uncle Billy cooked all the vegetarians a gourmet breakfast that consisted of eggs, waffles and strawberries. It was so delicious. After breakfast we took a short bus ride to a random place from where we had to hike back to camp. Our backpacks were heavy and it was really hot but it was still fun. Then we had lunch at a restaurant. After that we hiked all the way back to camp. When we got back we rested for a while, then we did some teambuilding activities. We had to lift a person on a spinal board and cary them across the field. It’s a lot harder than it sounds. After the teambuilding activity we learned how to make a fire with a 6 volt battery, iron wool and wood shavings. It was really cool even though it didn’t work. Tomorrow we’ll learn about social intelligence and finance. I’m excited for the finance part.

Siena

Thursday, July 4^th, 2013

                Today we went hiking the most trieng day of this camp. Today we went on a 5k walk that toke us 4 hours that was and we were all really tried. But we were dropped off an hour later then everybody else but finished before delta. After that we did a team challenge and tied for first. It was actually really fun. And then we had dinner and was going to do a camp fire but then they called it off because no one was there. That was my tried day camping.