Second Day

"On the second day of WWW, we got breakfast at a different restaurant and packed our bags again. Then, we moved to the hotel we were going to stay for the rest of our trip. After we moved in and got settled, the 7^th grade split into our activity groups and did different activities according to our schedule. My group, group 4, was paired with group 3 and our first activity was archery. In archery, we first started by having 2 practice shots. As we shot the targets, we noticed that it was harder to shoot the targets there rather that in school. After the practice shots, we did an “Individuals Competition”, where we got to shoot 5 arrows and the person with the most points won. After that we played two variation of a game called “Killer”.

After we finished archery, we started an activity called outdoor soft skills. In this activity, we first learned how to use a compass and find the way to 40°N, 50°S using a compass. After that, we got to practice this skill by starting at one corner and using the directions (given on a piece of paper) to find a beacon and get a stamp. This consumed a considerable amount of time in my group, because we got close to the beacon, thought we were lost/made a mistake and started over. When we finally finished, we learned how to make basic knots, such as the clover hitch.

Afterwards, every group came together and ate lunch, and filled up our water bottles. Soon everyone went into their rooms and rested until the teachers called us out. We then got ready to do the Scavenger Hunt.

In the scavenger hunt, we had to got to the locations printed on the map that the guides gave us along a recording book. If we went to the location, we would find an animal sticker along with a mission. 

The missions were generally hard but the tricky part was trying to find the beacons that symbolized the animal sticker. For example, we had to go inside various caves, walk through some very steep paths, and walk through some wobbly bridges. Also, there were some dangerous animals. Once, while we were going to cross one of the bridges, we saw a snake down the river! But other than those terrifying situations, the scavenger hunt was very exciting.

After we finished everything, we had 2 hours of free where we swan, played card games and showered. Then, we went to the restaurant where we were going to eat a fabulous dinner and play some games.

After all those adventures happened today, everyone was pretty tired. Almost everyone slept right away, after their heads found their beds."

Haryoung

"Cocka doodle doo!

The chicken cocka doodled loud as I awoke to the second day of WWW. I had somehow managed to roll down onto the ground and rose in a weird position. My tent mates I saw too, were waking up in the unfamiliar atmosphere. I heard a bunch of people already outside all ready for the day ahead.

I gave out an unsurprised groan. I had overslept… Again. 

Thus, the day began. After a delicious breakfast with cereal, I set out to find my color team, being part of the proud and fabulous sunshine squad. Our schedule for the day was to do the scavenger hunt in the morning and archery and crafts later on. 

With 3 other teams in the scavenger event, it was gonna be quite close. The leader explained that there were 10 beacons. We had to find, and solve the riddle inside, with the addition of taking a funny picture at every beacon. We could also get trash and gather it for extra points. Everyone in the sunshine team came in ready and prepared to go. Each individual was given a job. I was placed as the garbage man. As a garbage man, I was dedicated and true to my profession. Maybe a little too dedicated picking every scrap of trash no matter the size. Soon enough, my hopes and dreams were crushed as Ms. Richert, our team leader confirmed the bag was filled out. As a group, I could definitely say that were a tightly group who didn’t argue and fight too much. Phillips as our mighty leader and navigator only on occasion got us all lost and confused. 

Overall it was a good hunt, with all of us lying in the house in wait for the winner to be announced. As the event closed up, I saw a lot of the other groups having done quite a good job, it was gonna be close! We then came to our next activity: archery. We played a game called “Killer” where people were to shoot at the opponent team’s target. Double cross upon double cross, my little team of friends fought our way to be the 2^nd place team out of 4. Well, not that bad! We then played a game with compasses where we had to use and follow the compass. Phillips kept insisting we go west, wasting a lot of time, so I took charge and carried my team to 2^nd place once again out of 4 teams!"

Quoc Anh