Explore Your Adventurous Side

As a graduating senior I know my days at this school are numbered. While some of my peers experience senioritis, or at least use that word as an excuse to sit on the couch and watch MMA fights on Spike, I’m trying to encourage activity on campus. Every day that goes by is one less day we can experience the “best four years of our life” –in my case the best five years of my life. What will I remember most about being in college? Twenty years from now I'm not going to remember the impressive array of flavors at YogurtLand. I might not even remember the tear jerking moments of Steve Carell’s last episode on The Office. But I guarantee you I'll remember getting outdoors to Mission Gorge, enjoying beautiful weather with friends.

A great thing about the Experiential Learning and Adventure Center (besides the name) is they take students on amazing trips to locations around San Diego that wouldn't be possible for the average student to do on his or her own. Say you want to go Kayaking but don’t own a car (or a kayak), ELAC has you covered. Maybe you want to get over your fear of heights and try rock climbing, ELAC has all the necessary gear AND professionally trained climbing guides.

Let’s make March the month of doing “IT”. I encourage everyone to get outside and soak up some radiation filled sun. Make your Ivy League friends jealous with a FaceBook album of sunny climbing pictures. Bring your friends and join us Saturday March 5th for an adventurously awesome rock climbing trip to Mission Gorge.

Cheers!
Jonathan

Adventure Awaits

Canyoneering in Mt. Baldy, CA

     Hello adventure seekers!  Here goes, my first blog.  I want to invite you to explore and learn about yourself, others, about all the awesome opportunities USD has to offer, specifically the Experiential Leaning and Adventure Center, located in UC 136.  What exactly is this?  Well, let me break it down for you.

    Experiential.  What a word right?  According to the ever-faithful dictionary.com, experiential is an adjective "involving or based on experience and observation".  In normal people terms, experiential education is learning by doing, and growing and being changed physically, emotionally, and mentally from your experiences.  That is our whole aim here at ELAC, to incorporate growing and learning into awesome trips like kayaking La Jolla Shores, Rock Climbing, Canoeing on San Diego Bay, Canyoneering, Hiking, and more! The Experiential Learning and Adventure Center  here on campus is your one stop spot for adventure, so get excited.  Here is the link to make it easy http://www.sandiego.edu/explore/.
     Can you believe it is already the end of February?  Time can really pass by quickly and while we students are young and experiencing "the best four years of our life", it is time to appreciate the wonders of San Diego.   I, with the help of other guides and our trusty cameras, will be taking you on a tour-esque journey through the adventures and expeditions ELAC has to offer.  Today, right now, is the time to experience challenge, experience nature, and experience the people and places that come in and out of our lives so fast.  It is up to you to make the most of this rich city we know as our home and our school, so count on us to make it happen!

Devon, Craig, and Colin
Rock Climbing in Joshua Tree
January 2010

That's all for now,
Katie :)