Hello my name is Gisselle and I’m a student for this year’s 2017 ARC Tahoe trip! So we just finished our very first expedition and it was incredible! The experience was great. I’ve never done something like this before so it was scary at first. It took a while to get used to being away from my family and be around with people I have never met. Soon enough we all got along and have formed an amazing bond with one another. The first expedition consisted of learning to trust one another and become leaders for the rest of the group. We all had to try super hard to get along if we wanted it work! We were hiking through the mountains and forest of Tahoe during our first expedition. We were all tired, but pushed through it all. It was something that I will never forget! I feel like more teens should be interested in doing something like this!