Desert Island Survival, Tuesday Fourth Period

[wasthecuteone]

"This week," Petra announced, "we're going to explore a little bit. So far, we've stuck to the beach, but there's a whole jungle in there--and yes, I programmed some of it. Enough for you guys to look around, anyway. I encourage you to stay in a group, or at least in pairs, but if anyone wants to wander off by themselves that's totally fine, just remember it does increase your risk. This is just a simulation, so no one needs to worry about anything, but if this were real life I would say that staying on the beach is also a totally legitimate choice no one should be heckled for. Someone has to tend the rescue fire, after all. As it is, I'm shooing you all in there, and I'll see you when the simulation ends. Have fun!"

Around the World in Seven Weeks [Tuesday, August 13, 2013]

[sith_happened]

The two Skywalkers were, as usual, in the Portalocity office waiting for their students to arrive. "Today we go to Bangladesh," Ben said with an easy smile, "which is another country in Asia located," he pointed to it on the map, "here. It's very hot and humid there right now, so be sure to pick up one of the water bottles over there," he pointed to a crate full of them on the floor, "before heading out. We don't want anyone getting sick."

Anakin nodded. "As usual, you'll have two tasks to complete before finding us. Bangladesh is not a very wealthy country, so please don't stare openly at the trash or the polluted water or other symbols of their poverty."

Coping With Loss, Tuesday, Third Period

[not_a_whiner]

"Today, I'd like to do a couple of exercises with the class as a group," Kaidan said. He was holding a couple of blank sheets of paper. He walked past each table and put down one of the pieces of paper until he was all out.

Then he returned to the front of the class. "First, we've got to talk freely about this. You can opt out of this exercise if you want to, but it'd probably be useful for the rest of the class if you didn't." He scraped his throat. "I'm going to ask you all a couple of questions. I want you to raise your hand if your answer is 'yes', and hold it up so the rest of the class can see it."

Once he'd gone through the exercise, he instructed the students to put their pens to paper.

"I want you to write down some things," he said. "Start with five items that are really important to you. Then, five things about the world you like. Places you like going to, animals you're fond of, that kind of thing. Then write down five activities you're into. Jogging, reading, whatever. Finally, I want you to write down five people you care about."

He waited until everyone was done before continuing-- by reading off a datapad.

( TW: terminal illness and death. )

Introduction to Meditation | Tuesday | Period 1

[whenshewasnice]

The classroom had the usual cushions and things. No Bruce, though, but Natalie was sitting on a cushion of her own more or less at the front of the room. A vague position of authority. Wasn't really a class that needed more. "Dr. Banner isn't here today," she started with the obvious once it seemed everyone had shown up. "So, things are even more freeform than usual. Dr. Banner has covered several types of meditation in this workshop, and today, you can choose whichever method calls to you, or a combination of whatever aspects you prefer. Or you can just take a nap. The only rule is that you do whatever it is you want to do quietly, without disturbing others."

That was simple enough, right?

"As usual, if you need to get extra energy out of your system, you can go run a quick lap down the hallway or something, before we begin."