Thursday, April 19, 2012

Wyoming expedition blog by PJ Perlitz


There were many times this expedition where I had to advocate for something. There was actually one main reason for advocating all the times that I did. I have been under a lot of stress this expedition and I needed some help getting through it. First, I had a lot of math and I knew I was not going to be able to finish all of it. Also, I have been stressed out about my situation for after this semester. I will need to do summer school if I chose to go to school next year. Also, I am stressed about how things will go with my mom when I get home.

To take care of all these problems I needed to advocate to talk to a counselor. Talking things over and getting things off my chest really helped this expedition. I was able to release my frustrations and even solve some of my problems. This made doing daily activities a lot easier because I did not have as much stuff on my mind.

First, talking about my math really helped me break it down and understand what I need to get done. I realized that I can do some of the work on base and I can do some on the next expedition. It was really stressful but talking about it helped me get over it and work my hardest.

Next, I was able to talk about a plan for the summer. I talked about how my schedule seemed to be full. I thought it over and realized that looking over my schedule could open up some time for activities. I was also able to pick some priorities for the summer. All of these actions seemed to relieve some stress.

Finally, I talked a lot about my relationship with my mom. I realized that it may be hard to rebuild a good relationship with her and that caused a good amount of stress. I talked it over and I came to the conclusion that I should stay positive when talking to my mom instead of continuing to talk about my frustrations. I think talking about this frustration really helped on this expedition.

This expedition has been the most important when it comes to advocating. I have found that advocating can help you with almost any situation or problem.

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