Personal Narrative: My Trip To Cedar Glen

On our trip to Cedar Glen, I learned numerous things that will benefit me in the future and assist me in making crucial decisions. One of the things I learned is group dynamics and working with other people. My group participated in various activities, such as logs and marshmallows, which taught us that we shouldn’t just focus on ourselves when completing a task, but also everybody in our group. In both logs and marshmallows, our group made sure each person reached the other side instead of just themselves, which the reason why we accomplished the activity is that we worked together as a team. I also learned that in a group, there could be people who lead a task, maintain a group, or focus on themselves. In low ropes and high ropes, we learned
Something that surprised me was when we did the personality inventory and I was placed into the fire group. I expected to be in the air group because their traits were calm and laid back while the fire groups traits were cut throat and heartless. Looking back I can understand why I was placed in that group as I am clearly a cutthroat type person, sarcasm intended. Something that I learned that will help me with my future career planning is I’m not preparing to be anything that requires being in high places or during night hours for I have recently found out that I am not a fan of either of them. The trip was extremely worthwhile seeing that I learned to work and communicate with other people who I barely even knew. I also thought it was worthwhile because it helped me take a risk and complete the high ropes challenge, which helped me step out of my comfort zone. This trip was relevant to SHSM because it taught us how to be adventurous ad exploratory while being safe. I jogged around the camp o the first day and it helped me to admire the nature. In conclusion, I thought the trip to Cedar Glen was absolutely