Survivor

Listening was pretty key in this episode. For example, the blue team did not listen to Jeremy and gave up their shelter. Because of this, they only had food and ended up winning a meal . They gave up comfort for food and through their selfishness lost out on a smart opportunity. They should have listened better but now the whole team struggles.

Also, on exile island Baylor divulged a lot of information for the other team and her opponent came out on top. She volunteered herself because it was what was best for her and took advantage of the situation. She listened carefully and got what she wanted out of Baylor and used it to help herself.

 

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Update: QI #4

Back from the Island! Last weekend’s trip was the most productive yet with all ten transects now complete. Our trip on Nov. 8th will be the last trip to SRI until we visit in January. Now that we have our basic data gathered, we can begin asking further questions and exploring answers.

Blog 5 Make Some Magic Happen (Episode 6)

In this weeks episode, Tribe Hanahpu really messed up. They didn’t think rationally and save the proper amount of food, so they literally had food to last them for a couple of days and the competition still had more than a week to go. They were in desperate need of food so they could last and have energy for the challenges. Their penalty to receive 1 more bag of rice was to give up all of their comfort and tools. Which means the tribe has to practically start from scratch. They were all a bit frustrated giving up all their shelter, but they were really desperate. While that was happening, Tribe Coyopa had some issues with Dale. Dale was still upset/ hurt how they voted his daughter off the tribe. Since his loved one was gone, he thinks he is next off, so he really has to step his game up and become better allies with Jon and Jacklyn. He is confident that he is good enough to stay on the tribe, so Dale tells Jon about the “idol” he has and tries to convince him not to vote him off.

For the immunity challenge the two tribes were competing for a whole BBQ. So the tribes picked who they thought would win ( Baylor VS. Reed). Hanahpu wins this challenge because of Reed and that brought tears to everyone in the tribe because now they actually have more food and wont have to starve. Baylor felt that she let her tribe down and was disappointed in herself, so she gets sent with Nataly to Exile Island. That night after Hanahpu’s feast, it started to storm. Hanahpu had no shelter, so they basically all had to huddle together to stay warm. Julie was crying the whole night because she said she could not handle the rain. People on her own tribe were getting frustrated with her because she did sign up to be on Survivor. The next day when it cleared up, tribe Hanahpu was actually losing at first to Tribe Coyopa; then in the end Hanahpu started listening to each other and picked it up and beat Tribe Coyopa. Once again Coyopa had to vote someone off. Jon and Jaclyn did not really believe Dale about having an idol. So the whole tribe decided to not listen to Dale and voted him off. It almost seemed like Dale was more talk than anything and he was not really honest or loyal with his tribe. In order to be a good leader or be a good member in a tribe you need to be able to listen and speak, not just speak. One needs to be able to take in what everyone thinks or says and ask questions more than just telling what they think or believe. I think Jon and Jaclyn make good leaders because I really think they actually listen to what others think or feel and put their thoughts into consideration.

Santa Rosa Island

I recently went out to Santa Rosa Island with some of my peers and stayed at the research station. When not helping with their various capstone projects I found some time to explore the natural beauty of the island, here are a few photos from the trip.

A sunrise and the pier  juxtapose the beautiful strata of the cliff
A sunrise and the pier juxtapose the beautiful strata of the cliff
A sand dollar at Skunk Point
A sand dollar at Skunk Point
On the walk back from Skunk Point
On the walk back from Skunk Point
Early morning sunrise in front of the pier
Early morning sunrise in front of the pier
A deer skull shows the islands history as a hunting ground
A deer skull shows the islands history as a hunting ground
This young seal didn't survive a run in with a shark...
This young seal didn’t survive a run in with a shark…
The pier in the distance of some grassy plains
The pier in the distance of some grassy plains
Dolphin playing in the wake
Dolphin playing in the wake

I’ll post some more photos when I get some time!!!

Looking Forward

As this year marches on I look forward to posting updates about the various new and exciting developments in sustainability and environmental responsibility at CSU Channel Islands.

Survivor week 5

The biggest takeaway from this episode regarding the chapter is how much pseudo and selective listening was taking place.  Both tribes displayed very poor listening skills. Starting with the hunaphu tribe, we saw the group attempt to make a collective decision about food. The scene played out as if a few group members had already decided they were going to make a trade with Jeff.  They pretended like anyone else’s opinion mattered but in reality they were only pseudolistening.   Jeremey in particular seemed to have an entirely different than what the other members felt but no one seemed to be interested in what he was saying. You could see the tribe members just nodding as he spoke and then continue on with their pre made decision. The worst part about this action was that Jeremy ended up being correct.  However because no one listened to Jeremey the tribe may have created a disgruntled group member through their destructive listening habits. This may very well come back to haunt them very soon.

The coyopa tribe once again displayed very poor group chemistry. This tribe already had pre conceived notions about Dale and his daughter. This led to lots of selective listening and also the tribe members were listening to evaluate Dale. Everything Dale said from the moment they arrived back from the tribal voting session was under scrutiny.  John did not care about anything Dale said until Dale took out the fake immunity idol. That moment sparked discussions amongst the other tribe members in which everyone was only trying to pick out conversation topics that benefitted them. Did Dale have an idol or not was a hot topic while everything else fell by the wayside. At the end everyone showed that even though they were seemingly evaluating the idol situation, it turned out it was all false. The tribe had already made their decision about the vote and lots of pseudolistnening had taken place. Let’s see what happens next week when the tribes “merge”. Stay tuned……

Stay Tunned

I know there may not be much right now, but stay posted and I’ll be adding a ton of information in the coming weeks!

Survivor blog Listening

Moving on to the sixth episode, listening seemed to be the key factor between the two tribes. Their seemed to be mostly hearing going on among  the tribes and  the members were using minimal cognitive focus throughout the episode. In the hunahpu tribe, there was more talking than listening between the members which hurt them in the long run. For example, the tribe was running scarce on food so they went ahead and asked for some kind of trade in order to have another bag of rice. Jeremy, however, had a more practical way of dealing with the food shortage.  He wanted to wait it out rather than give away their shelter for a bag of rice. Unfortunately, the group seemed to listen more to their stomachs than Jeremy’s rational plan and went ahead with the trade.  Soon after losing their shelter, the weather changed for the worse  causing the group to have to sleep in the rain. They also ended up winning a meal after competing in the first challenge. The tribe would have been better off if they would have listened to Jeremy.

After losing to the Hunahpu tribe, the Coyopu tribe once again had to select who to vote off the island. Knowing that he was next to be voted off, Dale decided to try to convince John to consider voting for Missy instead. Desperate for Johns alliance, Dale told John that he would give him his idol if he does not end up  going home. Little did John know, Dale pretended to have the idol in order to gain some leverage with him. After hearing Dales plan, John had to really decide who he should have an alliance with. In the end, John went with his gut and voted Dale off the island.

LISTEN TO ME NOW

In this episode we focusing on listening, in which selective listening is seen. Poor listening skills is shown through both tribes. At first we see the hanaphu tribe, we begin to see how the group would discuss about the appropriate portions of rice to eat which led to tension between some of the group members. They saw how little rice was left and so they wanted to do a trade with Jeff, they made it seem as if there opinion was valuable, but in reality it was all pseudo listening. Jeremy’s focus and perspective was different from everyone else’s, the only reaction he got from them was such as nodding, not really listening to what he had to say. I then notice how maybe not putting attention to what Jeremy thought was important cold cause to then haunt them in the future, all because of there destructive listening habits.

We then see how Dale and Kelly chose John and Jacquelyn to form with them to vote off Baylor and mom Missy. Here we see how listening to each couple plays a huge role in what is being told to one another to convince all these pairs to go on there side. We see that Jacquelyn is worried about what Baylor will do for the reason of past experiences. John and girlfriend have told the other two pairs that they are on each others side, agreeing to go with their plan.

Everything talked and listened from group members was finally put to the test. Unfortunately Kelly was the chosen victim and voted off the Island. From my thoughts I thought it was going to be a strong competitor, only they know what there doing, and so let the games continue.