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Day 27, July 12 (PM)
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Sunrise @ Kailua Beach, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i
Thank you to Ranger Christian
& everyone at Badlands National Park
Dear Ranger Christian & everyone at Badlands National Park,
Thank you so much for taking the time to teach us about the Badlands in South Dakota! The pictures that you took were really beautiful! Thank you again!
From: Ayla
Dear Ranger Christian,
Thank you for taking time out of your day to educate us on Badlands and Oglala Lakota culture! We really appreciate and enjoyed your presentation. :)
-Sophia
Thank you to Ranger Christian
& everyone at Badlands National Park
To Ranger Christian,
Thank you so much for taking the time out of your dinner to teach us about the Badlands and nature! I learned a lot and I especially enjoyed the story of the three sisters. The vegetables worked so well together! The photos you took were very pretty and I hope to visit Badlands National Park someday! -Yuna
Thank you Ranger Christian for teaching us about . I really enjoyed learning about the Badlands in South Dakota. Thank you for taking the time to teach us!
-Leia ☼
Thank you so much Ranger Christian and everyone at Badlands National Park for spending the time to share with us today. The pictures were super cool! Thank you again.
-Subaru
Thank you to Ranger Christian
& everyone at Badlands National Park
Thank you so much Ranger Christian and everyone at Badlands National Park for spending the time to share with us today. It was very interesting, informative, and showed a deep level of understanding. Thank you so much. After listening to you I want to learn more!
Thank you for everything and all the things you have shared with us! I was really interesting and fun learning from you!
-Leah
Dear Ranger Christian and everyone at Badlands National Park ,
Thank you so much for visiting us. It was awesome to learn more about your place.. I loved every second of it, and I learned so much. Thanks again!
~Jaeda
Thank you to Ranger Christian
& everyone at Badlands National Park
Dear Ranger Christian and everyone at Badlands National Park,
Thank you for the time and knowledge you gave us. We really appreciate the effort you made to educate us.
Thank you,
Drew
Dear Ranger Christian and everyone at Badlands National Park,
Thank you for taking the time to teach us about the Badlands. It was great to learn about such interesting and important things. I loved learning about the Badlands. The pictures were beautiful! Thank you again.
Mahalo,
Samantha
Day 27: July 12 (Exploring Route 66)
Guests: Dr. Bjørn Kjos-Hanssen
UH Mathematics
&
Ranger Christian
Badlands NP, South Dakota
Day 27; July 12 Exploring Route 66
By Kamden and ( Paige did the border )
We stayed at hotel El rancho and had delicious breakfast. It was Emi’s birthday. We drove to Arizona, saw some horses, and the petrified forest. We saw Route 66.
After this we met with Dr. Bjørn from the University of Hawai‘i Mathematics Department. Dr. Bjørn had us think about examples of what's complex, what's simple, and what looks complex but is really simple.
In the afternoon we visited with Ranger Christian from Badlands National Park and had our last Yoga class with Aunty Naoko.
Day 27: July 12 Badlands NP, South Dakota
On day 27 of VRT, we visited Ranger Christian from the badlands and he is part of the Oglala Lakota people which are the native people of the Badlands. Ranger Christian talked to us about ecological knowledge and how he learned from a young age to take care of the environment. We learned that the Oglala Lakota tribe would set the grass on fire to help it stay healthy so if a real fire comes, it won’t be as big. Ranger Christian also taught us about how they used flowers to heal burns. Lastly we learned about the three sisters which are corn, beans, and squash or cbs. I really enjoyed learning about the badlands.
By Paige & Kamden
Reflection - Yuna
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Today, Dr. Kjos-Hanssen taught us about complexity. It was a little hard to understand, but also very interesting. Thank you Dr. Kjos-Hanssen!!. Then we had a p4c about why people bully less fortunate people then themselves. It was interesting to talk about and almost everybody participated!
Later, Ranger Christian came and taught us about Badlands National Park and nature even though it was his dinner time :( So I am very appreciative of him and he taught me a lot about nature and the beauty of Badlands National Park. All the pictures he took were so pretty. My favorite part was hearing about The Three Sisters. It was so cool how all the plants worked together. Thank you so much Ranger Christian!
Then we had our very last yoga class of the year :( it was very relaxing and fun!
Today was also Emi’s birthday! - HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMI :D
Daily Reflection - Ayla
I came later today, in the afternoon. Ranger Christian came on Zoom at 5:00 (around dinner time I think), and took the time to tell us about the Badlands in South Dakota. My favorite part in the whole presentation was the beautiful pictures. It encaptured the scenery and the pictures were so well taken that it’s like you can actually feel like your in the Badlands!
Today was our last day with Auntie Naoko. We played Leah’s New Yoga Game where you have to try not to move, (but I wasn’t very good at it). Then, we played this game that’s like Musical Chairs but with yoga mats and different yoga poses. It was really fun!
Leah’s Reflection
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In the morning we drove down route 66, a very famous road in the US. It was also the song in the movie Cars. In the afternoon we went to the Badlands and Ranger Christian taught us about very interesting things about the nature there.
Ranger christian came and talked to us about badlands national park. I thought it was really interesting to learn about the three sisters and cool places to visit around the park. Then we took a break to eat some cupcakes.. It was so good. We did our very last yoga session ;-; it was fun doing musical yoga and partner yoga.
Day 27: July 12 Badlands NP, South Dakota
Ranger Christian came on Zoom in the afternoon. He talked about the Badlands. The pictures he showed us were beautiful. I really want to visit there. It would be amazing to see Ranger Christian and the Badlands in person!
Today in yoga, we played Leah’s new game. Then, we played a yoga game that is kind of like musical chairs except the “chairs” were yoga mats and instead of sitting down, we had to do whatever yoga pose was on the mat that we were on.
MY DAILY REFLECTION: BY JAEDA
Sophia’s Reflection <3
I totally loved the pictures that Ranger Christian shared with us. They were so beautiful. It makes me want to go there!
Today was an amazing day! In the afternoon we got to Zoom in with one of our favorite friends, Ranger Christian from Badlands National Park.
This year was really cool because Ranger Christian taught us about the traditional ecological knowledge from the Oglala Lakota people. Where Ranger Christian lives is so incredibly beautiful and I was so impressed with all the knowledge that the Oglala Lakota people have.
~Leia