>> I think it's just getting people out and do a new experience.
You know, a lot of people when they come to college, they, especially in southeast Georgia,
they've never gone whitewater rafting.
So it's, I think it's great to be able to provide an affordable opportunity for that
because we cover a lot of the costs.
So, you know, we'll take a student whitewater rafting for a weekend for $50,
and that includes transportation, gear, camping, everything but food basically.
And so I think that's what I like most is just providing students that opportunity
at such an affordable price point.
You know, and I've only been in this position since July.
So, you know, coming in to it, it was a lot.
You know, meeting the student staff, because we have a staff of, you know, over twenty students.
So it's, it was tough for a little bit, you know, trying to figure out, first of all,
everyone's names and what their specialties are because a lot of students are just climbers,
a lot of students are just kayakers, a lot of students are really,
like, are really into backpacking.
And they, there's some mixing there, but, you know,
trying to figure out everyone and what they do.
And then just managing a student staff can be challenging because they've got a lot going
on outside of working for Southern Adventures.
I mean, they have class and their academics, and that's kind of the main,
that's the main reason they're at college.
You know, Southern Adventures is a job, and we try and teach them, you know, responsibility
and how to act professionally, but, you know, it can be tough if, you know,
we try not to overload them with information
because we understand that they're students first.
And so that can pose some challenges because, you know, we'll have a big project coming up,
but our students, our staff are limited because they, you know,
it could be exam week or something like that.
So that's a big challenge, which is why the other director and myself
and our, we have a graduate assistant.
So, you know, he's got a lot of academics as well, but, you know, being a GA,
we can kind of rely on him more for the bigger stuff than some of the undergraduate students.