Overcoming the Past
Back in my junior year of college, I was in my core classes for my emphasis in Outdoor Education and Leadership. It was spring semester and I was taking 18 units. But 12 of those units were what we called a block semester. I spent my Tuesday and Thursday evening in class for two and a half hours, cramming in 4 courses at once, and the end of the semester, we would embark on a 17 day backpacking trip. The semester was busy. My life consisted of only work and that class. I didn't know anything else during those four months. Now don't get me wrong. The classes were amazing. We spent a lot of time outside and our cohort got very close. We were a family. There were early mornings and late nights working together getting ready to spend 17 in New Mexico learning all we could about guiding. When the day before the trip came, I was freaking out. And in part, that sabotaged the trip for me. Although, the first six days were challenging but fun. I felt comfortable. It was challenging