Name: Ken Inoue
Major: Biology
Class Year: 2014
Role in Outdoor Education:
Leader/Logistics/Marketing/Diversity/General
Fun Person
Favorite Outdoor Activity/Trip:
Patagonia Backpacking / Paddling in Everglades / Ice Climbing at Mt. Washington
/ Sailing on Long Island Sound / Hammock Chillin’
Tell us 3 interesting things about yourself: Raised internationally, Art Appreciation
(Bibliophile/Audiophile/Cinephile/Fine Art), Graphic Designer/Photographer
What are you involved in on campus? Japan Society, GlobeMed, Active Minds, BSG, Bio Club
What inspired you to get involved in Outdoor Education? Wilderness therapy is a very large component of my involvement in outdoor
education. However, the sense of the frontier in nature has always driven me to
travel and see the natural beauty of our world we live in.
What is your favorite story or memory of an OEL trip? It’s hard to pin point a specific memory as there are far too
many, yet the most awe inspiring memory was of an Alpine start (early
morning hike in the dark) up a mountain in Cerro Torre, Patagonia where the
milky way was illuminating the entire sky due to lack of light pollution, acting as speckles of light leading us up the path to the top. Only after
reaching the top of the mountain, we were greeted by the sun slowly
rising above the horizon, displaying the valley far below. I will always have a
special place in my mind for what I saw and felt.
How has OEL impacted your Bucknell experience? OEL has given me a specific niche in which I have met and come together with many people from diverse backgrounds under a common hobby (or way of life). It has also helped me take a step back from academics and learn to appreciate the environment in which we reside, aiding in mindfulness against anxiety and mental health concerns, which are more commonly present than we’d all like the believe.
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