September 15, 2009
· Filed under D of E
I’m thinking of doing skateboarding instead of hiking for my Duke of Edinburgh award. My friend Lucas said I should skate with him. I’m still going to do hiking once a week and stuff, but here’s some reasons I think skateboarding would be a better choice for D of E:
- Easier to see the improvement
- I’ll be doing it with other people which means I’ll be able to learn more and I won’t lose motivation as easily
- Skateboarding’s a pretty awesome sport
I used to skate, but I was never any good. I was always an unmotivated wimp. Maybe this could be a second, better attempt?
September 13, 2009
· Filed under D of E
I’ve been thinking about some activities I’d like to do which will help me get achievements in scouts.
For my physical recreation section of my Duke of Edingurgh’s award I’m thinking about doing hiking. I could buy an OS map of the area and think of some routes to do, gradually building them up to be harder and harder. I could also go somewhere a bit further away to hike and camp at least once a month.
For my skill section of D of E, I’ve decided I want to do drawing. I’m not very good but I enjoy it and it’s something I would like to get good at.
If I do drawing for three months, hiking for six months and continue with being a young leader for a year, I’ll get my Duke of Edinburgh Silver award.
I’m doing my grade 4 rockschool electric guitar exam soon and I’m thinking of combining this with the Musician Stage 4 badge. Part of earning the badge is performing publicly so I should benefit from the experience.
Also, I’ve decided I’m going to learn lots of “scouty stuff” like knots and making fire and stuff, just because I’d like to learn how to do it.
