Seattle ‘18
In my lifetime I have been on four PLP trips.
Ottawa [And Now….]
It’s kind of crazy how much we learn on these trips.
These trips in general are kind of Crazy.
But what is crazy?
It’s what we headed to Seattle for four days to find out. Kind of.
Our driving question was-
And let me tell you, five thesi later and I 100% know the answer to any question related to that one. I could give you the same version of a detailed definition of crazy in four different ways and you wouldn’t even know because I could word it in so many different ways.
This trip was so much fun. We got to see some really cool places and learn some really interesting things. From the Museum of Pop Culture to Amazon Headquarters, we saw it all. All of the craziest most innovative people and places, we learnt it all.
As a Percy Jackson fan, when we went to the Amazon Headquarters, I was excited. It was time to join the Amazons and leave these mortals behind. I was a bit disappointed to find that the headquarters were not in fact full of ancient warriors, but dogs are allowed to work there so that’s amazing.
THE WORK–
Our trips have never been reasonless. Obviously. This trip we looked at crazy people. Crazy in the sense that they would take a chance to change the world that no normal person could.
We went to many places [Our Itinerary] and learnt many things.
We were put into groups to create videos about our “crazy people”. We worked hard for four days to learn and include as much information as possible into our brains and videos. It’s kind of a blur, but wow we learnt a lot.
Our video includes information about Jeff Bezos, Howard Schultz, Microsoft (Bill Gates & Paul Allen), and Dale Chihuly. That’s only the tip of the iceberg really, but they’re strong examples of people who changed the world by being different.
LOOKING BACK–
Looking back at our Seattle trip, I think the main thing that I would change is how much I didn’t take advantage of the places we were.
I’ve been doing this program for over two years now, and I always get lost in the moment on trips. Which is fantastic, I get to have fun and enjoy every place we go to. However, by being in the moment I often let information pass me that is really interesting and could be used. 
So my main goal going onwards for field studies is to take in just as much information as I have fun. Then I have a balance.
The Seattle trip was beautiful. The weather was lovely, the places were pretty fantastic, and the information was interesting to say the least.
OUR VIDEO–
The creation of our video was interesting. Unlike Calgary, our videos were all planned out before hand, and the only surprise was the place itself and what it held.
I would definitely have preferred to grab some more footage of the Starbucks reserve, but I was eating food so I have no real complaints. 
For once, I wasn’t the one who wrote the script (le gasp). That job was given to Alivia. While the video production was done by Jessie, and the in video roles were given to Morgan and myself.
I am proud of the work we got done while we were on the trip, how made sure to make time for our video in almost all of the stops we were supposed to and even some that weren’t planned upon.
THE ENDING–
From when we started this project until when we finished it (including our winter exhibition) I’ve learnt a HUGE amount. I’ve answered our driving question so many times I could recite it in my sleep (which I may have done before…), and have such an understanding of the topic it could only be considered a OVERstanding [Word Credit to Luca J].
When we first started the unit, my answer to “Why Does It Take A Crazy Person To Change The World?” didn’t really exist. I was confused. If someone was to ask me the definition of Crazy I would’ve just said “Insane” or “Weird”. Was I wrong? No, but I have such a deeper reply now.
It takes a crazy person to change the world because crazy people have the ability to be different, to be passionate, and to not give up even when society says to.
As for the definition of crazy, well it’s simply “Different” or “Out of societies comfort zone”.
Thanks for reading and remember to stay a little crazy!