Allis Blog for the Everglades!

Hey Everybody! I hope that this blog finds everyone healthy and well. On This trip we all went to the Everglades National Park!! And paddled 4 leagues!! It was totally amazing and incredible to be in such an amazing experience!

On this trip I also learned a lot about myself and who I am (time that I really needed).I learned things that i didn’t even know! Like that I was capable of being such an amazing friend and leader. So basically I learned some new things about myself and also re-learned others.

                For instance one thing that I re-learned was that I am strong and persistent. One example of this was paddling. Sometimes when my body would ache and would get tired. I would just want to give up and just sit in the canoe and just sulk and not move. But then I would realize that that really wouldn’t be fair to my teammates and so I would just keep going put on a smile and make it through another very long day, and try and keep my team positive.

Another thing I learned is that I am very good leader and that I can just step up and pick up all of the slack that the team puts down. An example of that was when everyone  was tired and I just put up the tents and put the stuff together. I worked with members of the group who were going through a hard time and just didn’t want to move and I helped them get back up onto their feet and keep pushing on.

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone in this group for putting up so much effort and doing such an amazing job!! WE are totally better than Outward Bound!  Loves you all very much.

Best Wishes,

Allie Carson Bridges