Team Building

Before class today I did not know what to expect for sure but I was pretty certain we would be doing acitivities similar to what we did. These type of projects are helpful in teaching people how to work within a team and allow people to put leadership skills into practice. I had an interesting experience doing the blind folded activity where we had to have another person guide us on a long walk. We had an odd number of people in our group and decided to have one person guide two of us at a time. We realized quickly that we would never complete the activity if he was trying to guide both of us at the same time. So the two of us that were blind locked arms and moved together as we followed the other persons instructions. As we were coming to the very end of the exercise Shaun yelled out that nobody should be touching any body else. We had been locked together for at least 15 minutes at this point and we tried letting go and it was amazing how much less secure both of us felt when we didn't have the other one there. Although I was relying on one person to guide me because I couldn't see, I felt a strong obligation to help the other blind individual. It was my job to make sure I felt for door ways or tripping hazards first and then I would guide her through those obstacles. There was no determing factor for why I led and she followed, it just sort of happened naturally. I started out first and felt comfortable in that role and she followed and seemed to be comfortable with her role as well. It was strange how responsible I felt for her well being, even though I was unable to see myself. I enjoyed the activities as a whole and appreciate the light hearted atmosphere that the class offers.