The Journey Begins - Day 1

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately…” –H.D. Thoreau

The beginning of this journey began with this quote. As a group, we gave our own interpretation of what to “live deliberately” meant. To me, to live deliberately means to live life “doing” rather than thinking about the “what ifs.” It was only 15 minutes into STEMmersion and I already was thinking about life. Living deliberately pondered in my mind the entire day. After we discussed our thoughts to the class, we did an activity to get to know each other. We drew our hands on a piece of paper, put our names in the palm, and wrote five things about ourselves on the fingers. Once that was completed, we walked around the classroom and introduced ourselves.

Then, we did an activity using blocks. This was to help us with team work in my opinion. I also see it as a way to visualize the steps on the journey of life. A man named Scott Geisel spoke to us about nature writing. He gave me the inspiration to look at nature in a different perspective. Even when I went outside for recess, I stood still and just embraced nature. It was perfect timing considering that we were going to do yoga but our yoga instructor couldn’t make it. Even though this was the first day on my journey, I have learned a lot.