Blizzard, the survival activity, to be done with at least two other people and only takes 30-45 minutes to complete was just the opposite of what I thought. The activity might have come close to ruining a friendship or two, I believe helped me learn to be a better listener, moderator, and communicator. I did this activity with two of my other roommates, we read the scenario and were quick to thinking and immediately started. Finishing the activity as a group we scored a 92, I scored a 74, Corrie an 82, and Aron a 92. Our average group score was an 82.66.
I did this assignment with the mindset that I wanted to survive and get the best score. Ultimately, choosing the items in accordance to importance for me was done by choosing which item I could use to both help me escape and fled if necessary and which items I would need in order to survive the night. I ended up scoring the best score which was 74, mainly because of my ideas for fire and defense.
My first roommate Corie, went with the idea of staying still and surviving until someone came looking for …show more content…
As individuals I scored better than the group average where as Corie’s score was .6 different, and Aron scored quite a bit higher than the average, almost 10 off. The thought of survival over escape was the smartest decision that our group had, this would allow for us to stay warm enough and last the night while waking up in the morning in order to get someone to help us escape. This assignment showed me the importance of teammates and their perspective views, I kind of went into the activity cocky thinking I have watched enough survival tv shows, however when we were all talking over each other not getting anywhere and decided to hear each other out it was quite eye opening for me. I took that time to reflect and question my thoughts and try to determine what items were worth the switch and debate with each