Salva's Journey

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Survival Essay- Katie Kimble

Have you ever wondered how Salva survived in Sudan, Africa ? Salva’s journey was a long and hard process which included Adapting, positive attitude, and mental toughness . Salva used adaptability to survive . Even though Salva walked all day in the hot sun he still adapted to it . This allowed Salva to walk across the desert without talking . Instead of Salva drinking all the water at once, he saved it and took tiny sips to conserve the water . An example of Salva saving water is when the group going to the fisherman’s island, he filled a gord up with water and slowly drank it so while they were walking through the desert he didn’t get dehydrated from drinking all of his water at once and not having any

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