Get to know your journal by completing at least one of the activities below. Of course, you may do all three if you wish. Email Kristin with any questions: kristin@xyzant.com

Pretrip Self Portrait…

Fill an entire page (even a double page spread if you want…) with images, colors, words, whatever describes how you feel about yourself before you go on the Teton Trip. This self-portrait isn’t about what you look like in the mirror. It’s about how you think. You could use pencil, acrylic, water color (don’t use too much water), collage, ink pen, colored pencil, photographs, or all of the above.

Signs of Winter…

Take some time to observe the environment around your home, or wherever you plan to spend Christmas break. Go outside for a bit. What natural clues tell you it’s winter in this particular place? (This is assuming you are in the Northern Hemisphere…if not, talk about summer.) You can record your observations as brief phrases or quick sketches, or both. Make sure to note the date and location of each observation.

Ask yourself…

What are you prepared to give up?
What are you prepared to give?

Answer these 2 questions in some written form. You could make a list, a poem, or a paragraph, for example. Try to think of at least 3 answers to each question.