Pictures Link + Why Georgia Was Amazing

Over the summer I had the opportunity to tour around the country with Survival.  I visited places like Alaska and Montana with unmatched scenery, but what sets Survival Georgia apart is the Southern people.  Being from the South, I love Southern people!   They bring an extra energy to an event that makes it so rewarding.  They also bring an extra drive to succeed that was indispensible in what was to become the longest week of Survival.

Georgia Pictures

The week was packed out!  We had nearly 70 students, so I decided to have 6 teams; this meant that every rotation had to have 6 activities.  Thus we had more teambuilding activities than ever before!  We used almost every obstacle we have ever used in the past and had the opportunity to create some new ones.   At shooting sports, we introduced everyone to a myriad of weaponry (maybe too much) from AK-47’s, to hatchets, to shotguns, to AR-15’s, to silenced 9mm handguns; we had it all!

Having such a packed out week meant that everything took longer and was more exhausting.  At the end of the day, everyone was worn thin and dog-tired. While this at first may sound like a bad thing, I think that this was what set the event apart from the others.  What I believe this event did was force people past where they thought that they could go, and to a point where they were forced to rely on God.  I know that this was true of me.  Because this week was so long and hard,  the teams joined together and were required to rely on each other and on God more than ever.