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" Before I came to college, a lot of people would tell me, &amp;quot;College is a place to explore your interests and discover what you really want to do.&amp;quot; I have challenged myself to become more spontaneous and to try out new things, not for any particular reason, but just because. In that spirit, last week, I went whitewater rafting on the Wharton Leadership Ventures program. Let&amp;#039;s just say that it was an experience. When we arrived at the site, we went through a brief training, then walked for about a mile to get onto the water. Clare (one of the other girls on my boat) and I talked about our inhibitions - neither of us were particularly &amp;quot;outdoorsy&amp;quot; girls. What if the boat tipped over? What if we fell into the water after the waterfall drop?  There was no room for the what-ifs after we got onto the water. It took the team a while to get oriented and find our pace, but soon, we were pushing through the rapids. That is, until a neighboring boat decided to steal our lunch bucket. We spent the rest of the time feuding with them; throwing buckets of water at them, attempting to take one of their members hostage, and eventually retrieving our lunch (and theirs)!  Of course, with the ups came the downs. At one point, our team was so caught up in our conversation that we didn&amp;#039;t see a huge rock coming our way! It took a few seconds for my brain to register what had just happened, as I floated in the cold water. I swam for the surface and looked frantically for the boat, as the current was pulling me downstream. Finally, one of our team members pulled me back into the boat, and we were on our way again. When we finally finished (after twelve miles of rowing!), we dried ourselves by a bonfire and discussed the day. For me, it had been incredibly fun, and a well-needed break. Just because. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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