WHAT IS THE HIKE?
This semester I was tasked with discovering my answer to a simple, yet broad, question: what is a good life? My goal is not to provide you with the answer because there is no true answer, but to invite you on my path of finding what a good life means to me.
My name is Mitchell Gutai. I am a twenty-year-old, sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte majoring in environmental engineering. My greatest passion in life is nature and experiencing it in its many wonderful ways. My aspirations for this e-portfolio are to share some of the knowledge and life experiences I have encountered while on my hike towards a good life.
When trying to understand what a good life meant to me throughout this semester, I was presented with several new ideas that challenged my outlook on life as well as the way I thought and behaved. Although I was called to evaluate my current state of living, I was not told specifically how to exist. The secret to understanding and obtaining a good life is that everyone has their own requirements that allow them to achieve balance. Not every good life will look the same. The beautiful thing about this course was that I was able to step outside of my comfort zone and view the ideas of others in new light while reflecting on my own.
In other words, the 'hike' is an adventure one embarks on to find their true potential in life and obtain peace through understanding and contentment. It is designed to push you to your limits, make you uncomfortable, and strengthen you while displaying the beauty that awaits in life.
I hope that you enjoy exploring this e-portfolio and are able to see both who I am and how my hike to good life was carried out, as well as learn how you can embark on a hike of your own.
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My name is Mitchell Gutai. I am a twenty-year-old, sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte majoring in environmental engineering. My greatest passion in life is nature and experiencing it in its many wonderful ways. My aspirations for this e-portfolio are to share some of the knowledge and life experiences I have encountered while on my hike towards a good life.
When trying to understand what a good life meant to me throughout this semester, I was presented with several new ideas that challenged my outlook on life as well as the way I thought and behaved. Although I was called to evaluate my current state of living, I was not told specifically how to exist. The secret to understanding and obtaining a good life is that everyone has their own requirements that allow them to achieve balance. Not every good life will look the same. The beautiful thing about this course was that I was able to step outside of my comfort zone and view the ideas of others in new light while reflecting on my own.
In other words, the 'hike' is an adventure one embarks on to find their true potential in life and obtain peace through understanding and contentment. It is designed to push you to your limits, make you uncomfortable, and strengthen you while displaying the beauty that awaits in life.
I hope that you enjoy exploring this e-portfolio and are able to see both who I am and how my hike to good life was carried out, as well as learn how you can embark on a hike of your own.
321 words