Tag Archives: adventure

Wilderness Defined

Posted on August 16, 2015 by landje03

I’ve been struggling with defining “wilderness” for at least three years now. I’ve fallen through on my promise to dive into the layers of meaning from nature authors, advocates for legal “wilderness” areas, or folks with whom I interact. I struggled … Continue reading →

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I was Terrified

Posted on June 3, 2015 by landje03

I work for Northwest Outward Bound School (NWOBS) this summer, moving farther into an outdoor education career. Outward Bound employs Learning through the Experience, Challenge and Adventure, and Supportive Environments to teach positive student character, leadership skills, and develop students into engaged citizens. The … Continue reading →

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San Bernardino Mountains

Posted on November 1, 2014 by landje03

  About two months ago, I moved to southern California. My anthropology degree and interest in outdoor education led me to a job as an outdoor science school instructor. California has a law that 6th graders must spend one week … Continue reading →

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#Winnebagross

Posted on May 30, 2014 by landje03

As an after-graduation trip, I attempted to go backpacking in central Iowa. One problem – backpackers need ample clean water access for survival and central Iowa has a serious pollution problem in all the water. My fellow ‘packer and I … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Wins!

Posted on April 7, 2014 by landje03

Unbeknownst to much of the Luther contingent going to Kentucky for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), the conference’s host university’s men’s basketball team entered the Final Four. But UK (their acronym, not mine!) won something else: this year’s NCUR had … Continue reading →

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Consciously Being Conscious to Consciousness

Posted on March 30, 2014 by landje03

I believe a year ago was the first official contact I’d had with academic study of consciousness. I’ve been immersed for the last three days in an interdisciplinary conference on consciousness and thus have had quite the education. The conference … Continue reading →

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