Outward Bound!

Went to outward bound with my fellow trainees today. It felt like a school trip, except that instead of yellow schoolbuses we got a nice coach. I've never been to outward bound before, so I was really psyched to go, plus the fact that it was a nice day to be outdoors made it a bonus. Indeed the weather couldnt be more cooperative and I had one of the bests day outdoors this summer. After being shut in the city for so long, it was great to be in touch of nature. I haven't seen so much greenery for a while. We were at a girl scouts site too, so the whole setting felt extremely summer campish, which was both familiar (through movies) and unfamiliar to me. Those who know me know I can only take nature in small doses, but days like these just make me want to buy a house on a farmstead with a creek running through it, to relax and enjoy life in its most unadulterated forms. We had a lot of fun playing stupid games and competitions to help "develop our leadership abilities". The whole tying everything back to "leadership, teamship etc" part is pure bs, but i think if tt's how we justify spending a day out of the office, then that's what we will do! Best part of the day was definitely free falling off a platform 20 ft above ground and then swinging between trees....