Wednesday, Oct 26, 2005
As u may have noticed i havnt been on in a while, thats because iam on a canoeing trip for my DofE award.
Would have posted a blog on Sunday but i was busy getting my things together, and kinda forgot. Anyway i get home on friday so ill be back to my blopping self again lol.
Ive had so much fun and i really dont wont to go home lol. We havnt just been doing canoeing, we also been stream scrambling which is so much fun, hiking/orientering and Drinking (lots of it) yes thats right it was so tiring we all needed a drink after it but its been worth it and i needed to do it in order to pass my Gold award.
What is DofE?
For the ppl that are curious wot DofE is im going to explain it, well its a 5 part Project that involves a lot of work. (below are the five parts)
Service - To encourage service to individuals and the community, and a sense of responsibility to other members of the community.
For this i worked at my local nursing home once a week, playing games with the old ppl. I havent finished this part yet still have about 6 weeks left to do.
Skills - To encourage development of personal interests, and social and practical skills. For this i did my driving training/test which ive finished.
Physical Recreation - To encourage participation and improvement in physical activity, to establish a lasting active lifestyle.
For this ive been working out at the gym, still havent finished this yet only started last month so got a long way to go.
Expeditions - To encourage a spirit of adventure and discovery, self reliance, planning, organisation, determination, shared responsibility, teamwork, leadership and presentation skills. For this me and my group went to the lake distric and this was hard but not has hard as the training weekends.
Residential Project (Gold level only) - to broaden experience through the company of others who are not known to them. Build relationships and work towards shared goals, communication skills.This is what im doing now and so far ive really enjoyed it.
Anyway thats about it for a quick lowdown on the the duke of Edinburghs award and i carnt wait till ive finished it although i do have untill im 27 so there isnt a big rush to get it done lol.
Would have posted a blog on Sunday but i was busy getting my things together, and kinda forgot. Anyway i get home on friday so ill be back to my blopping self again lol.
Ive had so much fun and i really dont wont to go home lol. We havnt just been doing canoeing, we also been stream scrambling which is so much fun, hiking/orientering and Drinking (lots of it) yes thats right it was so tiring we all needed a drink after it but its been worth it and i needed to do it in order to pass my Gold award.
What is DofE?
For the ppl that are curious wot DofE is im going to explain it, well its a 5 part Project that involves a lot of work. (below are the five parts)
Service - To encourage service to individuals and the community, and a sense of responsibility to other members of the community.
For this i worked at my local nursing home once a week, playing games with the old ppl. I havent finished this part yet still have about 6 weeks left to do.
Skills - To encourage development of personal interests, and social and practical skills. For this i did my driving training/test which ive finished.
Physical Recreation - To encourage participation and improvement in physical activity, to establish a lasting active lifestyle.
For this ive been working out at the gym, still havent finished this yet only started last month so got a long way to go.
Expeditions - To encourage a spirit of adventure and discovery, self reliance, planning, organisation, determination, shared responsibility, teamwork, leadership and presentation skills. For this me and my group went to the lake distric and this was hard but not has hard as the training weekends.
Residential Project (Gold level only) - to broaden experience through the company of others who are not known to them. Build relationships and work towards shared goals, communication skills.This is what im doing now and so far ive really enjoyed it.
Anyway thats about it for a quick lowdown on the the duke of Edinburghs award and i carnt wait till ive finished it although i do have untill im 27 so there isnt a big rush to get it done lol.
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Posted Oct 26, 2005 9:25 am PT
It sounds somewhat like the Eagle Scout thing here in the U.S.
However, my idea of camping out is a hotel without cable.
However, my idea of camping out is a hotel without cable.
Posted Oct 26, 2005 11:44 am PT
I'm with Danasdude on the camping thing... 
My family used to go camping all the time when I was little, and it was horrible! 
I think it scarred me for life! 
My family used to go camping all the time when I was little, and it was horrible! I think it scarred me for life!
Posted Oct 26, 2005 9:38 pm PT
I'm with Danasdude about camping as well. I'm glad you're having a great time, though!
Posted Oct 27, 2005 9:10 pm PT
Congrats on your program. I also agree with Danasdude about the camping. I, like alot of people, find Nature hard to deal with. Bugs, heat, humidity, all that good stuff. I think that's why we're all passively okay with the corporations tearing it down to make shopping malls; we just haven't spent enough time in it to enjoy it.
I also agree with Danasdude about the camping. I, like alot of people, find Nature hard to deal with. Bugs, heat, humidity, all that good stuff. I think that's why we're all passively okay with the corporations tearing it down to make shopping malls; we just haven't spent enough time in it to enjoy it.
Posted Nov 2, 2005 1:49 pm PT
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