Just over two weeks ago, Dr. Seaman formed my Amped Up Kinesology class into groups and presented us with the opportunity to organize and participate in an adventure. We were excited about this chance to do something adventurous, but we unsure of what we were going to do. We decided to first come up with a definition of adventure agreed upon by all members of the group to aid us in making a choice. Together, we determined that adventure is an experience that goes out of the norm and pushes the adventurer beyond his comfort zone. This means that adventure is entirely subjective, as something that may be adventure for one person may not be for another. We also decided that adventure must have the elements of danger and aspiration involved. This way, there could the accomplished and reflective feeling of success for adventurer upon reaching his goal. Based on this definition, my adventure group brainstormed a variety of activities that we could do with our 360 dollar budget. After some short debate, we selected an overnight canoe trip in search of moose as our adventure. This selection went out of the norm for all of us and pushed us beyond our comfort zones as no one had ever done an overnight canoe trip or anything especially similar to one. The quest also included danger as moose can be aggressive during mating season, but gave us determination that we would be strong enough for the venture and succeed in our search. With this goal of finding moose in mind, excitement rose, and we began to plan and prepare for our trip.
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