by La Vida | Nov 3, 2020 | Commitment Move, Rock Gym, Staff Stories
Raucous laughter bounced jovially off the walls of Gordon College’s Bennett Center. “We’ve actually been doing a lot of board games!” was the next sentence from the mouth of Christian Kim, ‘22, co-president of the La Vida Rock Gym. He was sitting with his two...
by La Vida | Oct 14, 2020 | Adirondack Expeditions, Commitment Move, Compass
The new Compass cohort stood swallowed in the middle of a towering high-ropes course. Ty Spencer ‘24 was among the group with wide eyes and thoughts racing: “There’s absolutely no way I’m getting on one of these.” But up he went, and as he kept going, he “got more and...
by La Vida | Oct 13, 2020 | Adirondack Expeditions, College Expeditions, Commitment Move, Staff Stories
“I believe in you Porter. You belong here. You are going to make an impact.” Nate Hausman smiled a reassuring smile at the trembling pale face in front of him. I was a nervous wreck my first summer up at base camp. I felt like an inadequate phony, somebody who truly...