So because I normally am running out of time to update I tend to miss a few things. So I thought I would do a re-cap to let you know about any thing that I havn't yet covered.
Maybe I should start with an average camp day at camp....
Well I share a room with 2 other guys, we have our own bathroom. Which I am very thankfull of as there is only 2 showers for up to 40 people up stairs. Downstairs is the same but for more people (if our building is full, which has only happened one camp so far). Our building is seperate from the rest of camp, but to be fair its a very spread out venue. The difference is that the boys building is one big building, where as the girls have 5 or 6 smaller buildings that each have 10-14 people and 1 or 2 showers per building (I think).
So once I wake up (time will depend on schedule but somewhere between 7 and 7.40) I have an hour or so to get ready, and make sure my guys are getting ready to be at flag on time. Once there the flags (U.S and Salvation Army) are raised, a prayer is said for breakfast and we are dismissed group by group to the dinning hall. After which there may be a camp meeting in which we have worship. Then the kids go to a class or activity, I will either go with them or go to where ever I am scheduled. Following that it could be free time, which means campers can pick an activity thats open that they want to do. Which could be archery, pool, climing wall, high or low ropes course etc. I will either be assigned to help facilitate an activity or be able participate and have fun. Flag pole and lunch, then the cycle is repeated give or take. Some times there might be a camp wide activity etc. Dinner and usually (not nessecarily in this order) another activity/ class, worship service, free time, call to cabins, cabin devotions and lights out around 11. Which means if its a good camp I will go to bed shortly after if not I have previously been still up arround 12-1 waiting for every one to go to sleep. or at least quiet down.
Points of interest-
I really like seeing the wild life in the forrest, like squirels, chipmonks, deer, etc. Its just like Bambi. The deer here are comfortable enough to be grazing quite close to humans. We had 2 a week or so ago about 40-50 meters from my room window, unfortunately there is a hunting season in which you can hunt the deer. When I was at my friends dads house last weekend I heard a wood pecker which was quite cool, well maybe would have been had it not been 6am!
I also have seen turtles which were quite cool.
I've gained about 6kg back while being here , so I am going to try and loose that again.
And I dont really feel out of place here, as the outdoors life style is very similar to living in Rotorua or another area where there is lakes. Some times I forget I'm in the U.S. The only thing I occasionally notice is the lack of hills. When we were driving the other weekend I kept on thinking I would see the ocean or a big lake because of the lack of hills. I was assured that there was just plenty more of the same.
The weather is very much like home, I'm not sure what time it gets light but it doesn't really get dark untill about 10pm. This week we were playing soccer untill 9.45 which is pretty sweet.
thats all i can think of right now, but feel free to ask questions. If theres spelling errors, its because I'm out of time!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
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