Nothing better than coming back from a trip to Hawaii, and having to write a midterm the following day. Good thing it was on fishes and birds and I failed it miserably; which will hamper me later in life not knowing all my Ontario wildlife ( Read more... )

7 days of beaver fever....although I am speculating e.coli since quarter of the class came down with it including a teacher. But finally out of the murky forest and into the clear.

Good thing cause I need to regain some adipose for a 9 day sea kayak trip on Thursday. Was dreading that I might need to shit into my kayak of all intensive purposes.

One thing working at PINE has taught me is the mental fortitude required to work in a transgendered work environment. I have no qualms at all when people are explicitly expressing themselves as being gay, lesbian, or transgendered. My only mind fuck has been calling transgendered by the appropriate gender pronouns. I am getting a licking at work ( Read more... )

I don't have to cross this off any bucket list...because it wasn't on it. But live in the coldest place on Earth ( Read more... )

I can only count with one hand probably the number of students who had a life changing experience which ends up changing their mid education career. Sure, some people drop out, some people slack off on homework. But seriously, when you get an excuse, I am running into the woods so don't bother finding me.........sounds like something from Into the ( Read more... )

Today marks the day where I actually broken a bone that causes some awesome amount of discomfort. Sure, years ago I had a hairline fracture on my right pointing finger due to a door prize ( Read more... )

I haven't had one of these classes in a long time, but during astronomy today the teacher killed two hours by making us do the most awesome arts and crafts activity ever...build our Mars lander and have it safely land by parachute from a four storey stairwell ( Read more... )

Came back from a four day expedition with the class yesterday and boy it was tough. Four days of wet, muddy, hill climbing expedition. I've already kept in my mind since day one to expect nothing but hell since I overheard one of the 2nd year student said that they were averaging 20 km plus each day with full pack weight ( Read more... )

I swear I can only create one flavor of curry, which is Calvin flavor ( Read more... )

Its been about two weeks of Outdoor school and it feels more like 2 months has gone by. A complete turn around on what "schooling" is. Out of the past 10 days of classes we have already spent 7 of those out in the field..camping and doing pretty crazy things; makes gym class looks like poo poo head, and military boot camp more of a reality ( Read more... )