By Alumnus Samuel Kim, Family Course, 2017 “Close your eyes,” said Nora. “Now, I want you to think about why you selected this course and what you experienced and learned since Wednesday.” Sitting in a circle with others in the woods...
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By Alumna Taylor Sinason, Instructor Development Course, 2016 After a long night of relentless rain, my crew mates and I lowered the bear-hang in the first morning light to share one last breakfast together. The presence of solo was looming...
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Title: Associate Program Director, Table Rock Base Camp Years with NCOBS: I started working for the school in 2010 as an Assistant Instructor and am now entering my eighth season with NCOBS! What inspired you to become an instructor? My own “ah-ha...
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By Alumnus Will Gibbs, 10,000 Islands Kayaking Course, 2017 I spent Valentine’s Day alone this year crying on a white sand beach in Florida watching the sun make its slow descent into the Gulf of Mexico. It’s not as bad as it...
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By Alumna and Prior Instructor, Deb Caughron, 1983 “There was nobody to talk to except myself and the creek. The creek was constantly talking back so I could hardly get a word in.” —John G. Thomas, Jr., Crew Journal Entry,...
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By Alumna and Prior Instructor, Deb Caughron, 1983 “There was nobody to talk to except myself and the creek. The creek was constantly talking back so I could hardly get a word in.” —John G. Thomas, Jr., Crew Journal Entry,...
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By Alumnus Kyle Roncagli, 22-day Blue Ridge Backpacking Course, 2016 During the summer going into my Senior year of high school, I went on a 22-day backpacking course in the Pisgah National Forest with Outward Bound. I went into the...
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By Alumna Kathy Capron, Semester Course, 1989 In the fall of 1989 (26 years ago!), I was a student on a 90-day semester course with NC Outward Bound School. I chose the semester course because I wanted to be an Outward Bound...
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By Alumna Sophie Lyle, Blue Ridge Backpacking and Rock Climbing, 2015 Hanging off a rock face was the last place I imagined myself being the summer of 2015. I was chosen by my high school, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, to participate in...
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By Alumna Val Leeper, Professionals Program, 2016 I’m not completely sure how any of us thinks we actually know something. How we definitively have it in our pocket. And that isn’t a cynical statement any more than it’s the first...
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