After the sleep deprivation from yesterday, I originally thought today could go either really well or really poorly. I definitely felt refreshed after sleeping on an actual bed instead of in a chair while the plane bumps around slightly, and I felt energized to take on the day.
As a group, we first gathered for breakfast. A couple people went on an early morning run, but most grabbed some coffee and chatted or read while they woke themselves up. I think today emphasized group building, and figuring out how to build a team or teams out of the skills we bring to the table. Doug had each of us tell everyone one skill we felt we brought to the table. There were a lot of skills centered around positivity.
We separated into 4 groups, picked randomly from a hat of 4 people each. The 4 groups were sent on a scavenger hunt around Raglan from about 11 to 4. Each group definitely got closer after the scavenger hunt, and had a blast. Every group got along great, and knew what their skills were while going around the city. Most had an hour or 2 to spare afterwards and hung out around Raglan and just talked.
After the scavenger hunt, a group of 4 people began cooking spaghetti and garlic bread. The others played games or talked, which seemed to be another theme today. A lot of the bonding has been over games which has been really fun. We knew each other beforehand, but we hadn’t really talked much as a group outside of group dinners. Seeing each other both within our teams and while competing against or with each other in the games really helped us understand how everyone else works.
After dinner, we gathered in one of the bigger houses and had a group debrief. All teams found all the answers for the scavenger hunt, and we had a great time talking about all the cool places we went in Raglan. Then, most of the group began playing Mafia, while a couple other people went searching for rumored hedgehogs that were in the garden. The group playing Mafia slowly whittled down as the day progressed, before everyone who didn’t live in the house left to go journal, read, or sleep.
