Just before we got to camp I decided to give Subway once more shot at redemption. And I have to admit the northern version of Subway is much better and more like home than my previous experiance in L.A.
After a week of orientation and getting to know every body, we then had a few days of senior camp. Which was actually good fun, most of them were good for a laugh and always a good chat.
We have just had the first 'real' camp this week which was teen camp. Mostly kids from the Detroit area. I had 10 kids 16-17 yrs old, 8 of which were from Detroit. I have to admit going into the camp I had been told told a lot of previous bad experiances so I was highly nervous. And by monday evening I was very nervous that my group would implode as there were a few minor conflicts that I thought might esculate. Tues morn I was questioning what I was doing here and thinking that I'm not cut out to deal with the kids due to how different our life experiances were. how ever at Tues devotion time I told the crew about my upbringing etc, and what I had experianced. After that (not nessecarily because of) things got much better. And by the end of the week I was/ am very tired but so pleased how it went. No incidences or dramas. I must admit though I did have help from lots of people in the camp team.
So tomorrow we have a new camp that starts, I feel much more comfortable to be here now. So hopefully all goes well.
Well I'm now going to have to run to my room as even we have a curfew of 11.
We dont get much time for emails etc, which is why any news / updates will be slow.
Hope all is well!
Friday, June 19, 2009
5 Airports in 2 days
Wow, so little to write and so much time..Wait scratch that and reverse it. So much to write and so little time.
Long story short, when I left Peru I didn't have the card that they give you on entry so I was delayed more than I would have liked. But after they scamed me for another $5 U.S I was on my way. I was fortunate enough to have an empty seat next to me from Lima to Miami which ment that I had the advantage of a window and leg space!
How ever once in Miami at customs i couldn't find the paper work for my visa so was very nearly bounced out of the country. But thank fully I had it with my other paper work it was just hiding.....wow theres an awsome thunder storm right now. we just had the loudest thunder I have heard in a long time. But I digress, So from Miami to Chicago for the night. After a bit of walking around with my 25kg bag I forund the accomodation and started a quick tour of Chicago. I managed to get to the Sears tower which is another 'wonder' off my list. And see a few other places before it was too unsafe at night. Chicago is a very nice city and would quite like to go back one day. I couldn't get over how many 'Dunkn Doughnuts' there were, seriously like 1 every 100 meters.
The next day was an early start and a train ride to the airport. Because Chicago airport is sooo big (the American Airlines terminal alone is prob 3-4 times if not more, the size of Wellington airport) I spent a bit of time walking around. But under estimated the walk back to the gate. Along with the flight leaving 10 mins earlyer than on my itinerary, so when i got to the terminal the gate was actuyally closed!!!!! I had missed it by a couple of mins. I was spewing, but after explaining the previous reasons, I was allowed to board the plane and very releived to do so!.
A short flight later I was in Flint where I had to wait a couple of hours for an Irish couple and the person to pick us up. So i decided to get some sleep and was eventually woken by being jumped on by the guy that I would be sharing a room with.
And once the couple turned up off we went to Camp!!!!!!!!!!!!!.........
Long story short, when I left Peru I didn't have the card that they give you on entry so I was delayed more than I would have liked. But after they scamed me for another $5 U.S I was on my way. I was fortunate enough to have an empty seat next to me from Lima to Miami which ment that I had the advantage of a window and leg space!
How ever once in Miami at customs i couldn't find the paper work for my visa so was very nearly bounced out of the country. But thank fully I had it with my other paper work it was just hiding.....wow theres an awsome thunder storm right now. we just had the loudest thunder I have heard in a long time. But I digress, So from Miami to Chicago for the night. After a bit of walking around with my 25kg bag I forund the accomodation and started a quick tour of Chicago. I managed to get to the Sears tower which is another 'wonder' off my list. And see a few other places before it was too unsafe at night. Chicago is a very nice city and would quite like to go back one day. I couldn't get over how many 'Dunkn Doughnuts' there were, seriously like 1 every 100 meters.
The next day was an early start and a train ride to the airport. Because Chicago airport is sooo big (the American Airlines terminal alone is prob 3-4 times if not more, the size of Wellington airport) I spent a bit of time walking around. But under estimated the walk back to the gate. Along with the flight leaving 10 mins earlyer than on my itinerary, so when i got to the terminal the gate was actuyally closed!!!!! I had missed it by a couple of mins. I was spewing, but after explaining the previous reasons, I was allowed to board the plane and very releived to do so!.
A short flight later I was in Flint where I had to wait a couple of hours for an Irish couple and the person to pick us up. So i decided to get some sleep and was eventually woken by being jumped on by the guy that I would be sharing a room with.
And once the couple turned up off we went to Camp!!!!!!!!!!!!!.........
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