ONLINE: This course introduces a way to recover from the weariness and overwhelm of the pandemic, politics, and/or social media. Students will rediscover a sense of playfulness, meaning, and connection as they adventure in the real world with a friend. They will draw on these experiences to launch reflective writing, embarking on inner journeys that they will share with classmates. The class will meet every other week. There will be a week of writing, sharing writing, and preparation for the week's activity between class. During the week between classes, participants will explore in the world and return ready to write about their exploits! The participants will learn much of what occurs when freewheeling adventure is a focus - connections to place and people being just two outcomes. During writing experiences, participants will remark on what is working within peers' essays and delight in the adventures taken by classmates. | Active Skill Learning.
Max enrollment: 12.
Class sessions are recorded.
Susie Wilde bases this class on her personal experience of escaping a midlife meltdown by asking friends to invite her out on escapades into the unknown. Class will contain brief bits of her writing and plenty of advice about how to prepare for adventures and fun. Currently, Susie is editing her many adventures into a book, "Extraordinary Outings: How Girlfriends Changed My Life One Adventure at a Time".