Ruminating, reflecting and redefining: why was I attracted to outdoor education?(VIEWPOINT)(Viewpoint essay) From: Australian Journal of Outdoor Education | Date: July 1, 2001| Author: Gray, Tonia | COPYRIGHT 2001 Outdoor Council of Australia. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

I approached two people to write the "Viewpoint" in this edition of AJOE--however, the first was "too snowed under with other work", the second was "not in the right space or place" to write something meaningful. So as the eleventh hour drew nearer and nearer, I decided that it is my time to write.

Someone recently remarked "If we don't have a mobile phone or email access--do we cease to exist?" This question became even more poignant last week as I escaped (or ceased to...