For our school field trip we got to go to Frim. During our 2 day stay there we played a humanities game based on the famous book, The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games is about the future and how there is only one country left in the world called the Panem. There are 12 districts in Panem and every year one boy and one girl is chosen from each district to fight to death.
In the activity we were separated into 5 groups to represent the districts. Each district was allowed to choose 5 items that they wanted to use to survive. My group, district one, was Stephen, Victoria, Sandy and me. The items that my group chose was flint, first aid kit, mosquito net, compass and flash light. The flint was to make a fire, the first aid kit was for injuries, the mosquito net was to prevent mosquitos and catch fish, the compass was for direction and the flash light was for the night time.
Although not all of the groups got what they wanted. My group only got the mosquito net and after that we had to improvise and get whatever we could. In the end we ended up with a mosquito net, file, soap, t-shirt and hand sanitizer. Our group was frustrated because most of the stuff we had was for luxury and we needed stuff to survive. Also we were stressed and found it unfair because we went first and were sent back.
That's not all. The teachers suddenly came and we were told to preform a skit. We had no idea what it was on and we were surprised and confused. In the end our group did the Haka and got a shovel in return as the audience/teachers didn't think we did very well. I thought that was unfair as we weren't given any information or time to prepare and we had to preform. Our group thought doing that Haka on the spot and even getting the idea to do it was worth a lot more than a shovel. Especially since our group was first.
The main dangers for my group was the people, animals, and weather. In the book the Capitol controlled the weather and we were scared. The people might not seem scary as they were our friends but if you were thrown into an arena to fight to death every one is your enemy. If I could have 1 extra item it would be a machete. The machete could help us kill for food and enemies and also we can carve a bow and arrow or make traps. It would also be useful for starting a fire because we could carve the wood into the shape we want and then rub the sticks together to start a fire. In the group I wasn't the leader but I don't think I was the weakest link either. I always got a chance to contribute my ideas even though they weren't always listened to.
All together this whole trip wasn't as bad as I thought. I liked being able to survive like in the book. I now understand all the frustration that Katniss felt. The trip was about learning to live ethically and I think that we did a good job. We learnt how to take care of the environment without leaving a trace behind. It was a good trip but I think that some items were missing from the list like a torch because at night it was really dark and hard to see. In the end the trip was a nice trip.
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