Alexi Pappas - Greek-American runner, filmmaker, actor, and writer. Pappas was an NCAA All-American athlete at both Dartmouth College and the University of Oregon. She represented Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics, setting the national record for 10k.
Join us for a conversation about Alexi’s first hunt and her perspective on hunting and a new appreciation for the outdoors.
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Mentor Buffet Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Mentor_Buffet
Mentor Buffet Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1O68PH0r2JXIL6UW1JMGEo
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Love for the State of Oregon
00:06:55 Alexi’s First Time Shooting a Rifle
00:22:20 Being Connected to Nature & the Elements
00:27:29 Hunting for the First Time, Quails, & Observing the Buck
00:37:56 Developed Instinct and Being Immersed as a Hunter
00:44:08 Sight Acquisition & Going Through the Shot Process Without Ammo
00:49:59 The Truth is Good if You Keep Going
00:53:44 Alexi’s Perspective of Cam as a Hunter & Mentor
01:03:59 Cam’s Values & Experiencing Failures that Led to Success in Alexi’s Hunt
01:15:56 Confidence in Certainty, “Rascal Mentality”, and New Traditions
01:24:57 Balance and Harmony in Hunting
01:32:25 F#*k, Marry, Kill: Film, Writing and Running
01:36:56 Alexi’s Kill Tony Moment is
01:39:26 Knowing Yourself at Your Core Level
01:43:29 Hate Comments from Cam’s Reel of Alexi’s Buck
01:52:51 Final Thoughts
