Flannery+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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My name is Vanessa and I am a doctor. I was on my way to China to help in the orpahanages. I woke up on a desserted island, and I could not remember how I got there. I got up and looked around. I saw pieces of debris that appeared to be from the airplane. Everything began to come back to me. I was on the plane, and there was a technical malfunction. The next thing I knew the pilot came on, and he said to fasten seatbelts, put on oxygen masks, put on the life vests. I realized that I am the only one one the beach. The two pilots weren't there. The flight attendant wasnt' there, or the other three doctors that I was supposed to go to China with. I decided to walk around and see what I could find that would help me. I looked at my surroundings, and decided that it could be worse. To calm myself I just told myself that I was on a tropical vacation by myself. It was close to getting dark so I wanted to find a place to make a shelter so I could sleep and be safe. I found a hole in the side of the mountain under the trees, so I decided to sleep there. I took leaves off the palm trees and laid them down in the sand. I then got more leaves to use to cover up with. I slept in the cut out in mountain that night. The next morning I got up and began to search for food. I found some fruits that I knew what they were, and I found others that I had never see before. I seperated them into two piles, and had breakfast. Now was the search for water. I didn't find a source for fresh water, but I found coconuts. I found a sharp rock and used it to open the coconuts. Now it was time to explore the rest of the island. I started to walk around. I hoped to find other people that could help me. I walked for awhile, and I found nothing. I decided to go back to the beach to figure out a way to build a signal fire. As I was walking along the beach I noticed something red about ten feet out into the water. I swam out and got it. With everything that had happened, I realized I still had some luck. The little red pack was the emergency kit from the airplane. I got back to my little makeshift campsite and went through my new findings. There were matches, a first-aid kit, bottled water, a net, and a flare gun. My first instinct was to drink a whole bottle of water, but my brain kicked in and I only drank a little bit. I went and gathered wood for a fire, and then I used the matches to build a fire. I walked back to the water to look for food. I used the net that was in the emergency pack to try to catch fish. I caught a couple of small fish, and I caught a crab. I took the stuff back up to the fire, and I cooked it. Just when I thought that things were looking up it started to rain. My first thought was that I needed to protect the fire so I wouldn't have to waste another match. I grabbed a limb that I had brought over to build up the fire and I caught it on fire. I took that limb into the little cavern in the side of the mountain, and I built a fire in there. Then it was time for sleep. I got up the next day hoping that somehow I would get off this island. Even though I was panicing I couldn't help but enjoy the beauty of the island. I ate some fruit, and then I walked farther into the island. I didn't find anything that seemed like it would be helpful so I walked back to the beach. I was so glad that I did. In the distance I could see a ship. I didn't know if it would work, but who knew if I was going to get this chance again. I grabbed the flare gun out of the emergency kit, and fired off a shot. It surprised me how far up and out over the water it went. I only had four flares left, so I had to make a decision to use another one or wait for another chance. I decided to send up another flare. It was a good thing I did. The ship started coming toward the island. Just to make sure I sent up a third flare. The ship sent out a rescue boat, and they saved me from being stuck on the island. In the end, I still got to go to China and help the children in the orphanages.