I'm in charge of collecting the group's ideas about how we will conduct ourselves on the trip, and putting it into a little contract we all sign. The neat part about it is that the troop puts it together, is accountable to it, and manage our interactions as a group.. We went through this process for our Seattle trip, and it’s not as
scary as we thought it would be. Basically, the Behavior Contract is a list of
rules we come up with that we all have to follow while overseas. It includes
things like how we work together, how to stay safe, what we would do in case
of an emergency, and so on… Probably the only scary thing about this contract
is the Last-Resort Punishment. If someone does something absolutely terrible,
like drinking or breaking the law or rules, she will be sent home. Some of the rules on the contract are normal rules
that we abide by: always make sure the leaders know where you are, no walking
off with strangers, always stay with a buddy, etc. It's just basic good behavior. Since one of our biggest goals is to CONNECT with as many people as we can in Iceland and England, we WANT to talk to as many people as possible, to get to know them and about their lives. This will be a very exciting and memorable part of the trip, and as long as we abide by our own behavior guidelines.
Brittany
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