6/27/2017 0 Comments Phase 4This is my phase four photo. For phase four, I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone. I hated the ocean. It was too big and scary for me. I also hated not knowing exactly what I was getting into, because I've always been anxious about the unknown. So I decided to go snorkeling at La Jolla cove, where I had never been before. I was so afraid that here wouldn't be anything good under the surface and that I would drown or get bitten by something, but I had to let it go. I faced my fear and I got an experience I'll never forget. I got lots of crazy good footage of the ocean life AND I didn't drown! I followed my original plan mostly except instead of writing a reflective piece, I wrote a poem instead. I'm more comfortable with poetry, but I still wanted to challenge myself. Usually my poetry doesn't rhyme, but this time I pushed myself to try to rhyme. The rhymes are a little weak, but overall it turned out pretty nice. For this phase I chose to read a book about ocean conservation. I wanted to read a non-fiction book because I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone with that as well. I've always been a fiction person, so I decided to move away from that and try non-fiction. Oceana is probably the most boring thing I've ever read, but I think it helped me get more comfortable with the non-fiction format. I couldn't bring myself to read all of it, so I read there chapters on topics that interest me. I leaned so much about things like overfishing and how big industrial fishing rigs are killing fish populations, and ruining the ocean floor at the same time. I was bored out of my mind half the time but the information I did take in changed my entire view on things. Overall, I think phase 4 really did help me grow as a person, and I really appreciate the wonderful opportunities given to me by Mike, Andrew, and Kalle.
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