Stoops+Journal

Castaway Journal template · Each team member will keep a journal (8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper) of the castaway adventure to turn in when finished. · The journal must be in first person form and in character, invent yourself (be a doctor, fireman, professional gambler, shower curtain salesperson, **use your imagination!**) Include a mini-biography of your character. **(required)**

Learning Advice
 * 1) Have fun!
 * 2) Write down things you have observed that you find interesting.
 * 3) Also write down questions or comments you have about the experience.
 * 4) Take notice of everything around you, in the pictures, and on the website links to piece everything together.
 * 5) Try to identify food, land formations and other things by looking them up in your textbook, and online.
 * 6) Refer back to the **Task** page to ensure you complete all of the assignment.

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March 19, 2024 My vacation to China has gone terribly wrong. Yesterday, or so I assume, the plane hit monstrous turbulence and crashed into the Pacific Ocean. I can't recall much, but now I appear to be on a deserted island. I have only walked around a bit. Mostly I am looking for any sign of human life. No luck so far. Only wild pigs and birds for the most part. I found this empty journal among some wreckage and have decided to keep a journal of this adventure. Here is a little about me. My name is Meredith Stoops, I am 30 yrs old, and work for Ben & Jerry's (every friday is free ice cream!!!!). I travel around trying to find new flavors for the company and was traveling to India when the plane went down. I don't have a husband yet but I do live in Vermont with three dogs, one cat, a mini hamster and a snake (kept far away from each other of course). Anyway, today I awoke with the mother of all headaches which is just now starting to go away. Looking around there is a lot of blue and green. Ocean to one side and mountains with forests on the other. The beach is windy but the temperature is pleasant. There are so many fruit though!, which is really nice. Cocunuts and pineapple are EVERYWHERE! Don't get me wrong, they're tasty and all, but it is not easy getting into coconuts and my hands still hurt from clutching to rocks. They're really colorful too, but one is fuzzy and kind of freaks me out a bit. There is a lot of debris washing up so the fabric and rope I find could come in handy.

March 20 The view from the top of the mountain is spectacular! And from there I found that there is a village not to far away. The people are really interesting (but scantily clad!). They don't speak english, but we're communicating through gestures. They live in a small tribe and are always chanting and dancing, it is really cool to watch. They're roasting a whole pig over a fire right now and so far I have learned rope making and a bit about fishing. The spices and food they have on this island smell amazing and if I ever get off of this island I'll have to take them into work. Oh, and I can make fire! Without matches! It's awesome, to say the least.

March 21 Today the villagers, whom I think call themselves "Mabuk" (?), took me to the far side of the island and prepared a special treat. They climbed the 100 ft tall trees in the rain forest to pick a rare fruit. It was fantastic! Then they went on teaching me about hunting and knowing good berries from bad ones. It was a tiring day, but relief came when I found the plane radio washed up among the rocks and still in working condition. I couldn't believe it! I was able to get through to somebody in at a Chinese airport and they're sending people tomorrow! I will miss my new friends though.

March 22 I'm in the plane back to the mainland now. It was heartbreaking saying goodbye, but I can't say I'm not happy to be rescued. Apparently the Mabuk are the only natives on the island and have been there for centuries (the pilot likes to talk a lot, right now I think he's saying something about me being lucky to not have been eaten by the wild monkeys, but I'm not really sure). Hopefully I can come and visit them again soon. They sent me away with a care package of exotic fruit and spices! I can't wait to get back to Ben & Jerry's and make some ice cream! I suppose, looking back on these few days when I thought I might die or never again get to watch another episode of American Idol season 23, I learned a lot about not only myself but of different cultures. We're about to land now, so I'd better stop writing, but I am definitely going to come back, next time without crashing into the ocean.