Interview with Doug Loebig
Max Loebig
Adolescence is a good time to learn about yourself, become more independent and take chances without too many long-term consequences. I interviewed Doug Loebig, a 59 years old archeologist from colorado springs about his adolescents. He called himself a “hippie” who did a lot of risk-taking. Some of those risks he called “stupid pranks,” but others ended up benefiting him and giving him good life experiences.
Adolescents are a transition from childhood to during this time teens start to rely less on their parents and do more things for themselves. My interviewee had a lot of independence form a fairly young age. he had jobs through high school and did a lot of backpacking on his own and with friends without parental supervision. One example of his independence is when he hitchhiked to the grand canyon. “When I was 14 I got suspended from school for 2 weeks because was involved in a fight, my parents didn't see it as my fault I wasn't picking the fight so they let me hitchhike to the grand canyon with my dog and my sisters dog and That ended up being one of the greatest adventures of all time. I did a lot of growing and maturing there be because I was on my own and ended up in a lot of strange situations the Navajo reservation and grand canyon national park”. This shows my interviewee becoming more independent, taking care of himself for two weeks at age 14. Although he’d done a lot of backpacking on his own before this, this was a much bigger risk. Getting jobs and driving cars are smaller ways that teens become more independent of their parents. Part of adolescence is becoming independent and not relying on your parents for everything.
In adolescence, you can do more risk-taking without the major consequences you might have as an adult. My interviewee shared a story that showed the kinds of risks he would take as a teen. “In our early teens like 13,14 and 15 we did, all kinds of funny stuff we'd all get u in the middle of the night and meet somewhere to pull pranks. In this one subdivision, there were always people coming home late after the bars closed so we had the genius idea of dismantling this guys rock garden and building a barricade across the road so all the drunks had to deal with it in the middle of the night. We waited for the first car and he stopped and got out he was causing. We were hiding in the bushes and we just started laughing so hard. They started screaming and running at us. We were just laughing and tuck of jumped a few fences and we were gone. And that's just a sample of the things we would do. We never destroyed property or stole anything it was just stupid pranks. later on, most of the risk-taking was while we were rock climbing.” This quote shows how my interviewee learned what types of risks were OK to take. I agree with my interviewee that even when you’re taking risks, you shouldn’t hurt anyone or steal things. I think generally other adolescents would agree with me, but it depends on the person.
Along with risk-taking and independence, adolescence is an important time for becoming your own person. My interviewee tried new hobbies that he hadn’t done before adolescence, and he discovered some life-long passions such as hiking, climbing, and listening to music with his friends. For instance, my interviewee said his group of friends would all go hiking and go to concerts together, and 40 years later, he still enjoys those same activities and listens to a lot of the same music. He will also make a big effort to attend events in Denver that are related to his favorite bands. Aside from work, he pretty much does the same things that he did when he was 18. The risk-taking was limited to adolescence, but the things that he got from that time stuck with him. I think that this is probably how it is for most people. Trying new things, taking chances, and then once you find the things you like doing, you keep doing those things for the rest of your life. You find less risky ways of doing them. For instance, my interviewee doesn’t do technical climbing anymore, but he still gets up to the top of 14,000 ft peaks, he just does it without needing ropes and other technical gear.
Adolescence is an important time for becoming more of your own person instead of doing whatever your parents do. During adolescence, people become more independent and take chances that help them find their interests. Some adolescents take risks in trying new things or finding the limit of what they can do. Some risk-taking can lead to life-long hobbies.
Max Loebig
Adolescence is a good time to learn about yourself, become more independent and take chances without too many long-term consequences. I interviewed Doug Loebig, a 59 years old archeologist from colorado springs about his adolescents. He called himself a “hippie” who did a lot of risk-taking. Some of those risks he called “stupid pranks,” but others ended up benefiting him and giving him good life experiences.
Adolescents are a transition from childhood to during this time teens start to rely less on their parents and do more things for themselves. My interviewee had a lot of independence form a fairly young age. he had jobs through high school and did a lot of backpacking on his own and with friends without parental supervision. One example of his independence is when he hitchhiked to the grand canyon. “When I was 14 I got suspended from school for 2 weeks because was involved in a fight, my parents didn't see it as my fault I wasn't picking the fight so they let me hitchhike to the grand canyon with my dog and my sisters dog and That ended up being one of the greatest adventures of all time. I did a lot of growing and maturing there be because I was on my own and ended up in a lot of strange situations the Navajo reservation and grand canyon national park”. This shows my interviewee becoming more independent, taking care of himself for two weeks at age 14. Although he’d done a lot of backpacking on his own before this, this was a much bigger risk. Getting jobs and driving cars are smaller ways that teens become more independent of their parents. Part of adolescence is becoming independent and not relying on your parents for everything.
In adolescence, you can do more risk-taking without the major consequences you might have as an adult. My interviewee shared a story that showed the kinds of risks he would take as a teen. “In our early teens like 13,14 and 15 we did, all kinds of funny stuff we'd all get u in the middle of the night and meet somewhere to pull pranks. In this one subdivision, there were always people coming home late after the bars closed so we had the genius idea of dismantling this guys rock garden and building a barricade across the road so all the drunks had to deal with it in the middle of the night. We waited for the first car and he stopped and got out he was causing. We were hiding in the bushes and we just started laughing so hard. They started screaming and running at us. We were just laughing and tuck of jumped a few fences and we were gone. And that's just a sample of the things we would do. We never destroyed property or stole anything it was just stupid pranks. later on, most of the risk-taking was while we were rock climbing.” This quote shows how my interviewee learned what types of risks were OK to take. I agree with my interviewee that even when you’re taking risks, you shouldn’t hurt anyone or steal things. I think generally other adolescents would agree with me, but it depends on the person.
Along with risk-taking and independence, adolescence is an important time for becoming your own person. My interviewee tried new hobbies that he hadn’t done before adolescence, and he discovered some life-long passions such as hiking, climbing, and listening to music with his friends. For instance, my interviewee said his group of friends would all go hiking and go to concerts together, and 40 years later, he still enjoys those same activities and listens to a lot of the same music. He will also make a big effort to attend events in Denver that are related to his favorite bands. Aside from work, he pretty much does the same things that he did when he was 18. The risk-taking was limited to adolescence, but the things that he got from that time stuck with him. I think that this is probably how it is for most people. Trying new things, taking chances, and then once you find the things you like doing, you keep doing those things for the rest of your life. You find less risky ways of doing them. For instance, my interviewee doesn’t do technical climbing anymore, but he still gets up to the top of 14,000 ft peaks, he just does it without needing ropes and other technical gear.
Adolescence is an important time for becoming more of your own person instead of doing whatever your parents do. During adolescence, people become more independent and take chances that help them find their interests. Some adolescents take risks in trying new things or finding the limit of what they can do. Some risk-taking can lead to life-long hobbies.