Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
This morning we started the day with breakfast at our hotel. Then, we had our Spanish lesson and learned the words necessary for our service today. Our tour director Brayan taught us a new game called “Stop,” which is similar to Scattergories, to help us increase our Spanish vocabulary. We then were surprised with...
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Today, we went to Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge as a group. We were met by Lauren, an employee at the reserve, and were treated to a brief summary of the reserve, as well as an opportunity to meet a snake (Orin) that the reserve was treating. Lauren told us that each animal they...
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Today we woke up bright and early at 6:30 am sharp to attend the continental breakfast, which began at 7:00. This breakfast included two types of cereal, Fruit Loops and Frosted Flakes accompanied by some milk. We also were delighted to see some fresh white and wheat bread which we could toast...
Continue readingOur fifth day in Europe began with a hearty breakfast in an upscale hotel in Budva, Montenegro, with a wonderful panoramic view of the coastline. The day started out sunny and beautiful, with a breathtaking view of the oceanside cliffs spotted with charming European villages. Early in the morning, we passed by St. Stefano...
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A brief text dispatch: “Survived another night. Shelter was awesome last night, much warmer. Sleep here again tonight, maybe take a day hike. Tomorrow we hike 5 miles to next shelter.”...
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Saturday morning the Wilderness Leadership Intensive Learning group left for their adventures on the trail! They will post again when they have cellular service....
Continue readingOn Wednesday we traveled north to the absolutely breathtaking Lake District. Once we saw the landscape we understood why it inspired the Romantic poets and caused Pride and Prejudice‘s Lizzy Bennet to exclaim, “What are men to rocks and mountains!” We took a rainy but gorgeous hike above the village of Grasmere and visited...
Continue readingWith our prior knowledge of the Pine Barrens, today, we took a guided hike with John Volpa, the education director of Pinelands Adventures. Throughout the five mile hike, he described the ten necessities of hiking, went in depth about the ecological and historical background of the Pine Barrens, justified the name behind the “Pineys,”...
Continue readingToday is the third day of the Pine Barrens Intensive Learning. We spent the whole day at Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge in Medford, NJ. There we learned about the multitude of animals that live in the Pines from: turtles, snakes, owls, hawks, crows, deer, and a raccoon. Some of the animals were even albino...
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Our day started by watching a short film on the myth of the Jersey Devil. While a little cheesy, the clip did explain the history of this myth and then we set out for the hike – Apple Pie Hill in Tabernacle. When we arrived at the trail, we first checked out the Carranza...
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Today the Design Thinking group was down a member: Andrew Rowan. He will return on Wednesday, though! Yay! After mourning the loss of our award-winning blogger, we spent our morning eating donuts, among other activities. We began our “Spark” with a storytelling exercise, and we soon were placed in our design groups for the...
Continue readingToday we spent the day at 华山 or Mount Hua. We started off our day with a 7:30 breakfast and departed in two vans soon after. With the large amount of traffic in Xi’an during the morning, it took about two hours to reach our destination. After stopping at a rest stop, we ended...
Continue readingOn the final day of our journeys through the Pine Barrens, our group visited the Pine Island Cranberry Company in Washington, NJ. Once there, we learned about the history of cranberry farming in New Jersey. We were welcomed by employees of the company, including Stefanie and Mike Haines, and learned about the beginning of...
Continue readingWe all had a great time at Pakim Pond on Wednesday and wanted to share a few more pics....
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Today was quite the day for the Pine Barrens Intensive Learning group. At the start of the day, we learned a bit about the legend of the Jersey Devil, who is said to be from the Pine Barrens. Then, we left school for Wharton State Forest. At the state forest, we broke off into...
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