Frontier House Application

Frontier House
OFFICIAL APPLICATION
Family Name: Brown
Occupations/Schools: Boeing Manager, South Whidbey Middle School, Western University of Washington, School Librarian



What attracted you to this project?
The idea to challenge myself.

What hobbies and interests do you have?
I like Legoing. I also enjoy walking a few miles to Langley with my family.

What image do you have of pioneer living?
A very uncomfortable situation. There would be lots of manual labor.

What's the most challenging thing you and your family (or group) have experienced?
We Did a 8-mile hike into an alpine lake area. It was at Mount Rainer.

If you were chosen what do you think you would most miss about modern life?
Probably my old friends. They are really important to me.

What qualities do you and your family have that make you suited to this experience?
We work together very well and are a physically fit family.

What skills do you have that may help you?
I have cut wood since a early age and am good with animals.

What would you hope to get out of the experience?
A more grateful outlook on the way life works.

What do you think will be the most difficult challenge of pioneer life?
Living in such a small environment with none of our common necessities of today.
What skills would you like to learn from the experience?

We'd like you to tell us:What interests you about this project?
Just living it out on the rough.

Do you have any concerns about your participation?
I do have doubts that we will make it through winter.

How much do you know about your family history -- do you have pioneer roots?
Quite possibly, my ancestors arrived from Germany and settled in Idaho.

How did you hear about Frontier House?
I watched a season of it in school.