7811kk+Stokes+Reflections

Day 3: Today was the 3rd and final day at Stokes, and I am sad that I have to leave. Stokes was so much fun! This morning, the boys woke us up at 6:30 by banging pots and pans together. Then they came to the windows and started knocking on them. After that they came back in and banged on pots and pans again but this time they were screaming at the top of their lungs. Apparently that was a prank, but it wasn't very good. They could have done better.

After the boy's "prank", we all had to pack and then go to eat breakfast. We had cereal, eggs, and toast. After breakfast, we went to our last activity. Group 1 had survival with Mr.Biletski. We learned how long you have to survive without certain things. You can survive 3 minutes without air, 3 hours without shelter (shelter includes clothes), 3days without water, and 3 weeks without food. He also told us some of the things you need to have if you get lost, including a compass, a whistle, a bracelet that he showed us that if you untie it, it has about 20 ft of strong rope, a first aid kit, and many other things that could be useful. We also learned how to make a fire using steel and magnesium with no matches required. I learned a lot during this course.

After survival, we went to eat lunch. The lunch was delicious, especially after being out in the cold for two hours. We had hamburgers, french fries, and peaches. Then we had dessert, which was an oatmeal raisin cookie in a brownie form. Right after lunch, we cleaned up and went to the trading post, also known as the gift shop. They had lots of souvenirs, including informational books, gems, minerals, wooden animal keychains, sweatshirts, shirts, and teddy bears. Once everyone had finished buying what they wanted, we had a closing session, went back to the cabi n to pick up our stuff, and by then another group had arrived, and brought it over to the buses. Then we were on our way, and within an hour, were back at school.



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