Personal Narrative: My Eagle Project

Rice My heart was pounding. The next break point was two miles away and I was already breaking down. The soles of my feet were hurting because I brought the wrong type of shoes. I had been told to prepare myself physically for this backpacking trip, but I thought how hard can a weekend of backpacking be. So I let my ego and laziness take over me. As I look back at that moment, I realize that I was not physically ready for that trip. I also wasn’t mentally ready. I didn’t realize that there was a right way of packing a backpack; instead, I just tossed everything in the bag. I didn’t even ration the amount of food or clothes I would need. And this skewed planning paid back during the trip. Before I was down to the next breakpoint, I opened my backpack to get some water and darkness struck. My plastic bottle, lodged in the
My Eagle Project was planned to occur during July summer of 2010. It was January 2010 when planning just started. Those six months was challenging and required a lot of time but I was able to manage the project because of my planning and efficiency skills. My project involved revamping the playground for Dallas Life Foundation, a homeless shelter. Before I even began searching for materials, I planned out how the finished project was going to look like, how much and what materials I needed, and started raising funds. Talking to companies to get discounts and calling up managers to borrow equipment was a breeze because I was able to be precise. This was possible because I planned before I executed. And planning ahead made me more efficient in executing because I enveloped the most productive result with the materials and funding available. Through this leadership experience, I would be able to lead small groups in classrooms, work with a diverse student body, and take part in important community