One Week Remaining

So I am heading into my last week of camp. It has been fun, and Michigan is gorgeous. I am going to miss seeing Lake Michigan sunsets every night. Last weekend, a friend from camp and I went backpacking up in Northern Michigan. (btw we sang Kid Rock's song the entire time beings that we were there. "It was summertime in northern Michigan" haha) We got there and all the backcountry spots were full so we had to do real tenting. It was kinda sad bc we were so ready for it. Everything for the weekend was in two backpacks. So we pitched the tent and only took one pack with us and hiked. The first day we hiked 9 miles. Really pretty. Then the 2nd day we found a trail that was entirely sand dunes. No shoes, but it was difficult. My calves were feeling it. On our way up there we saw tons of dirtbikes and fourwheelers, and I knew that my dad and brother would be super jealous that I was there. Chris keeps telling me he will stop by to visit then be on his way with the 4wheeler to the dunes. So yeah, only one week left. Crazy. Sorry I can't put pics up because I didn't know we could bring computers.

Week 6 of Camp!

Alright this week is a split week, meaning that they are younger campers who only stay for half the week so I can check my email on Wednesday!! Also, it is Counselor In Training week, so I have a high schooler with me at all times!! This last week was staff retreat. We went to a Whitecaps game (minor league baseball for those of you who don't know, I didn't) They won in case you were wondering. Yeah only 3 and a half weeks left. It is so weird though. HALF WAY through the summer. I do love Lake Michigan though and I sure am going to miss that. AND it is almost August crazy!! Last week I got the chance to swtich and do Day Camp for a week. I loved it. My kids were great and was a good refresher to get out of the same routine of every week. At nights then I went over to the Pines side (which is the middle-school age) and I ate and sang with them, then read a story to them for bed. Not going to lie it was kinda weird because that is my sister's age and I don't know if I would read her stories before going to bed BUT I tried to pick the most boring one so they would fall asleep!! AND it worked. I am so good! haha.

Happy 4th of July

So we just finished Rainbow week here. It is a week where kids from backgrounds that would not normally let them go to camp (let alone a Christian camp) get to come for free. It was super tiring and COLD!! We had pool parties every day. So in the morning we jump into Lake Michigan, then in the afternoon we have optional swim time which I happened to be there for every time, and then at night we had pool parties. So we froze at least three times a day. It was exhausting. I was lucky enough to have a good group of girls. I never had any break outs or anything. It was pretty good.

Week 2

Okay so week 2 has passed. It went by with a lot more ease. I kinda know what is going on now. BUT this coming week is rainbow week, which is kids from the inner city Chicago that come here for free. It is going to be a lot different from the usualy type of campers!! BUT IT WILL BE AWESOME!!!! so yeah. It is awesome. The getting up early is getting easier. I think I might have caught up from Spain already. It was a hott week this week making all camp games hard. Running after this group of kids. I think they put all the super fast kids in the same group. It is a good workout to chase these kids at least twice a day. Polar Bearing was amazing this week though. It was so hott and humid that the lake felt nice in the morning. Everyone went every single day. So I love the kids here. It's a lot of work but it's super rewarding.

What Have I Gotten Myself Into?

Alright, so the first week of camp has gotten over and I am exhausted. WOW!! I didn't realized that I would be sleeping this summer. haha. (I really do just not much) I get up at like 6:30 every morning and have to be happy ( and if you know me I am not a morning person) in order to go dunk myself into the 50 degree Lake Michigan. yeah!! EVERY MORNING. except when campers are not here of course. Then our days are completely packed until we put the kids to be and get some last minute stuff done and then we ourselves get to finally go to sleep. Every day I don't know where the energy is coming from but it is God saying alright you can do this. so we do it again. It is so much fun though. and I enjoy hanging out with the girls. I had the most well-behaved group this week and I was grateful for that. And these girls ask the hardest questions. WOW!! I love it though!!

Orientation Week

so I just got done with orientation week at Camp Geneva in Holland, Michigan. It has been good and I am ready for the campers to come which is tomorrow!!! I have met tons of cool people there are 80 college students working here this summer. It is pretty spiffy here. One day we got try out the challenge stuff. It was so much fun. WE have something called the island. It is only for the middle school students so I will not be using them this summer. BUT there is the tower. a rope net that you climb to a lookout over the little pond and the camp. Then there is the zip line. Which glides right into the water. AND my favorite the blob. You sit on one end in a crouched position and wait for someone to come jump on the other end and send you flying. I aksed someone who is about 130lbs bigger than me to blob me. I went so high!!! I loved it but it was a stinger when I landed haha. I am so pumped for this summer.

Quick and Last Update from Spain

Okay, so it is 1145 Wednesday morning. I just finished my last final and have some errands to run yet today. Tonight my bus to Madrid leaves at 7. It is 5hrs long. Then, a friend and I have to carry all of our junk through the Madrid metro and we have to hurry before it closes. haha. I will then be sleeping in the airport, how fun, until my plane leaves at 745 Thursday morning. Then I will be in London until my plane leaves for Madrid at 605 in the morning on Monday. then that same day I will get on my flights back to the states. I land in Minneapolis at 11pm Monday night. (Which really it is longer that, it´s just the time change. I think it will be about 30hrs of traveling not including the drive back home from Minneapolis. how fun.)