Training Log Archive: barb

I went to Chicago over the weekend to visit my parents, for whom travel is harder. Mom has some medical complaints that are not yet diagnosed; various tests upcoming. We walked along the lake, and I taught Mom how to Uber, and we did some research into the time when they were taking the Siberian railroad across from China through Mongolia, through Siberia, to Moscow. They got their visas at the Soviet embassy in Beijing around 8/15/91, and in between then and when they took the train out, well, I'll let you read the version of the story that Dad wrote and I edited. We pored over his journals from that time, along with googling the events. Pretty fun, though Dad got tired and discouraged by the end of our session.

C • Great story! 3

Hanging controls for kids' training.

With Mom and Dad in Hyde Park

Happy to see Ethan's article in ONA about one approach Navigation Games has developed for teaching orienteering to children in a fun way. I like his writing. I like how strongly he makes the point that having fun is the #1 goal - you want kids to associate orienteering with fun. And I like the fact that this approach introduces various elements of orienteering in a different order than normally done. Often we start with explaining the map. But here, with young chidren, all of the following are introduced before even looking at the map:

1. Finding controls


2. Running around in terrain


3. E-punching


4. Seeing how much time it takes you to find controls


5. Checking control codes


6. Looking for controls in a specific order


7. And of course, having fun

C • looking at the map 1

C • ONA - got yours? 23

Morning workout with Emily.

Sunday evening Steve Tarry and Betsy Giese visited me and Dave. It was super nice to spend time with them, and get to know them a little better.
Betsy went over some of my proposals about presenting the 2016 financials, and answered questions. It was super useful. And reassuring.

I don't think the people we've paid to review OUSA finances have done a 100% bang-up excellent job.

Last night I spent a few more hours making some changes to my version of the 2016 financial reports using Robin's updated numbers and Betsy's suggestions. Then I sent them to the Finance Committee. I'd really like to get a green light to walk through with Robin the changes that we need to make in the accounting and reporting.

I also spent some time pulling together ideas for the 50th Anniversary Fund from the many conversations we've had over the past few months, and sent them to Peter Goodwin. Hopefully other people are also doing the same.