This summer I completed the Outward Bound Skills for Life Award and I am writing to thank you for funding me and giving me the chance to have experienced this wonderful opportunity.
The 19 days that I spent at the Outward Bound Ullswater centre were some of the best days I have and ever will experience. The activities and tasks that we were set to do were something that I never would have done or will get the chance to do, if I hadn’t been able to go on the course. Activities such as gauge walking and cliff jumping have made me become a better team worker and have allowed me to develop my skills, enriching me as a person with attributes that I can now take into future situations and am able to complete with a new perspective. Additionally before I had gone on the course I was lacking confidence, however meeting all the new people on the Skills for Life course has made become more confident within myself through their support and me being able to express myself and my ideas to people I had never met previously. Due to the course, I have made some life-long friends from across the world who taught many things and I am extremely grateful for this.
Before the course, I had a slightly pessimistic attitude towards things and didn’t always take up opportunities when given them. However Outward Bound has given me a new perspective and has encouraged me to grab those chances when presented them as they may never arise again. The expeditions allowed me to see that I am able to do things that I didn’t think I was able to. They made me a much more resilient person as I know giving up is never the answer because if you work hard, the outcome that you receive is much more satisfying and valuable than when giving up. The lessons that I have learnt on the Outward Bound course will stay with me for life and have made me a much happier and better person.
I would just like to sincerely thank you once again for providing me with this opportunity.
