10 posts tagged

#CUWild

  

Thailand’s Rising Tide A #CUWild Story

September 1, 2015 by Josh Kohansamad ’12 | Alumni Spotlight

Nature has many thrills to offer. When we are out in the wild, we face challenges quite unlike those in our urban lives. Through these challenges, we add color to our lives and often learn how vulnerable we are in the path of nature’s ever-changing state. This is a story about how I learned these

Call of the Wild: Alumni Stories

August 19, 2015 by | Alumni Spotlight

Chapman alumni answered the call of the wild and shared how nature has made an impact in their lives. Take a moment to check out the stories of your fellow alumni, learn from their experiences and let us know which stories speak to you. The author of the blog that receives the most interaction (likes, comments, shares)

Peak Experience A #CUWild Story

August 19, 2015 by Brady Hogan | Alumni Guest Post

“Hot Pizza/Cold Beer” said the black and white sign. “Last Chance” is what that metal sign said in all 24 of our young minds, as we questioned the next 11 days before us. The potentially gluttonous invitation for hot pizza and cold beer being the last vestige of the civilized world, or so we thought

One Bright Green Leaf A #CUWild Story

August 19, 2015 by Max Ollendorff '83 | Alumni Guest Post

From 1979 – 83, my friends and I lived a rich, varied, sometimes-studious, and vibrant life in and around Chapman. Once my friend Paul Carey ’83 (MBA ’00) and I went camping near Big Bear. We got lost, then spotted a wildfire starting, watched the fire crews and helicopter water drops fly right over

Adjusting My Altitude A #CUWild Story

August 19, 2015 by Danica Beener '13 | Alumni Guest Post

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir. “Just a few hundred more feet and you’ll be able to rest” I remind myself with the knowledge that Camp Muir is just over the crest of the snowfield I am tirelessly trekking up.  Other hikers on their way

All Good Things are Wild and Free A #CUWild Story

August 19, 2015 by Trina Clausen ’11 | Alumni Guest Post

  On August 11, 2015, in Missoula, Montana a wind super-storm reached gusts of 74 miles per hour, a Class I Hurricane. Lightning sparked fires on dry August hillsides and residential gardens. Power lines fell, leaving thousands without power for days. Trees were uprooted and downed – landing in intersections, blocking sidewalks, and crushing

Get After It A #CUWild Story

August 19, 2015 by Alison Conners '10 | Alumni Guest Post

Getting after Mother Nature means everything. It takes many different forms, for many different reasons, and satisfies infinite tiny essential nutrients for my universe. The greatest thing I’ve gained, beyond anything else the last year and a half of making Momma Earth my number one gal has taught me, is how to enjoy time alone. You

Wake Up Call A #CUWILD Story

August 19, 2015 by Chrissy Pepino | Alumni Guest Post

It’s good to embellish on your resume, or so they say. But after my first day on a trail crew in middle-of-nowhere New Mexico, I regretted every word I had written about “sleeping in the backcountry for extended periods of time,” or “comfortable with manual labor,” or “able to hike in all weather conditions.”

Where the Wild Things Are A #CUWild Story

August 19, 2015 by Laura Miller '14 | Alumni Guest Post

In June 2015, I traveled to southern Africa with my family. The first leg of our trip was 10 days on safari in Botswana. It truly was a wild trip. We had 10 days of absolute isolation – traveling through the bush during the day and pitching a tent at night. We did everything we

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