White Squall Essay

During the Trust Phase in Project Adventure, our goals were to practice trust falls, learn to spot for each other, and create a safe and comfortable environment. The purpose of these activities was to gain trust in your partner and in the group. Throughout the Trust Phase, we learned to use correct positions, the commands, and safety issues to perform successful trust falls. We did different types of falls. At the beginning, we did one-man trust falls, where you slightly fell backwards and your partner caught you and brought you forward. We also did pendulum-like falls, where you had two spotters spotting you, one in the front and one in the back. This type of fall is not so different from the previous trust falls. You just fell back and forth. As the days went by, the intensity of the falls gradually increased. At the very end of the Trust Phase, we had to fall off a certain number of mats and a group of people caught you. Trust falls allowed us to cooperate and communicate with each ...