From this journey, I have learned that I am a very peaceful person. I never wanted to put the natives in pain, and I did not want to push them. I wanted to always be friendly with them, even if that meant no profit, and staying at the same level that we started with. I definitely had trouble agreeing with my chums to press the natives when we did. Although I wanted a profit, I felt like we wouldn’t get very far and may even lose our profit quickly if we didn’t get along with the natives. Thankfully, we didn’t have to press them very hard.
During the middle of the journey, we were really lucky with weather. We hit a storm once or twice, but other than that, it was nice and clear outside. This helped keep our goods safe and abundant for the most part. When we did run into weather, my fellows thought it was a good idea to press the natives harder to get more goods and supplies since we lost more during the hard weather. Although I disagreed at first, I knew it would help in the long run. So, I decided to push with my chums and gain more supplies and create ties with the natives that may not have been as close as I wanted them to be.
Technically, I was in charge. I discussed with my group, they made a majority rule, and I was the one who actually pushed and pressed and took action in what we decided. I realized that I am a peaceful person who tries to make everyone happy, and I try to go along with what most people want. I could and I would stand up for myself and what I believed in, but I also wouldn’t argue too much and I would see where my fellows were coming from.
Towards the end of the journey, out ties with the Natives weren't bad, but they could have been better. We ended up having more supplies, even though it was a little risky. If we had kept being peaceful, we would’ve had great ties with the Natives, but we wouldn’t have a profit in what we came to get. Essentially, even though it was tough for me, I’m glad we pressed the Natives the amount we did. It wasn’t a huge surplus we made, but we made a profit.
