Alexandra Vincent
Award Level:
Bronze
Favourite memory of the Award:
By far my favourite memory was playing uno with everyone after dinner, partly because I won one of the games, but also because we all got to connect together as a group.
Age:
16
Biggest challenge from doing the Award:
Cooking gluten free pasta. It doesn't cook, and it doesn't taste nice either.
Country:
Australia
Have you continued any of your Award activities? If so, what:
I have continued learning musical instruments. I got really into guitar thanks to duke of Ed.
Tell us the story behind your photo:
In 2019, my first ever adventurous journey was spent in the freezing cold forest of Spring Brooke National Park. On our first day of the hike you could say that I wasn't exactly looking where I was going. I kept tripping over rocks and branches and falling on top of the people in front of me. It got the point where I tripped so much one of the other girls in my group had to hold on to my oversized back-pack for support. As we were going down a long narrow path I felt my eyes gazing up at the sky, and completely losing track of where my feet were. I remember feeling my ankles giving into a large brach sprawled across the floor and tilting forward. Gravity felt like it was kicking in harder than ever as I started to tilt to the side. I watched my friends faces contort in horror as I fell off the side of the cliff. Luckily my hand managed to grip onto a snug Little Rock. My support buddy- whose only job was to ensure I didn't fall off the cliff had failed. She gripped my hand and pulled me up, and I sat on the ground trying to comprehend a near death experience. Mrs Wilson, the supervisor gathered everyone and took a photo, straight after that event. You can see on my face (the one in the beanie) just how baffled I was.
Award Role:
Participant