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When the tools were all split up and everyone had their safety gear, we circled up again. We had to split up into two teams – a team who would work with Hanni, and a team who would work with Jamie. We were going to be building a trail, and I was excited to get to work!

When Jen came around to whisper in my ear, she whispered “meow” and moved on to the next person in the circle. When she had told everyone a sound, she went to stand next to Hanni.

“All of the cats, come with me and Hanni. Elephants, you are with Katie and Jamie.”

I went to stand by Jen, along with Sarah Margaret, Maggie, Jordan, and Tullia. All of the guys and Rebecca were with Jamie and Katie.

“I’m the only girl with the guys? Really?”

Rebecca wanted to be with the girls, but Jen said she had to stay with Jamie and the elephants. I felt bad for her, but I didn’t have time to think about it.

“Ok, let’s do this!”

We followed Hanni and Jamie up the trail. The breeze had died down and it was warming up, the sun beginning to peek through the trees in places. The trail seemed really long to me – I could see it going off into the distance. But it had been a good morning, so I was in a good mood, which made everything better.

After hiking for ten minutes or so, the trail got really narrow as we started hiking up the hill. Then we stopped, the trail in front of us splitting two ways.

“Everyone, put your personal gear down here. Elephants, Jamie is going to take you that way,” Hanni pointed to the trail that branched off to the left. “and I am going to take the Cats this way.” When she started marching to the right, you could hear bags dropping to the ground as people went the way they were supposed to.

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