I'm visiting my brother Ben at his camp. I just love camp life! We set tables, served food, washed dishes, manned the tubing hill, check out a leak in the ceiling and many other things. It was great!!! The staff at his camp has an incredible community. They have a tradition of … [Read more...] about Camp work
Archives for January 2008
Skateboards
Last night I went to a skate park with my brother, Ben. He wanted to skate as well as hand out flyers about a skate camp that he's doing next month. It was really fun. I enjoyed watching the skaters. When we lived in California, I used to go with Ben to watch him skate. I … [Read more...] about Skateboards
Chilly
I'm so cold!!! I'm helping at a camp in northern MN and it's very cold. Today I've been responsible for keeping two wood stoves burning. I just went over to the dining hall and chapel to add more wood. It's so cold outside. Turns out it's -17 right now with a wind chill of -33! … [Read more...] about Chilly
Life Lesson
Over the past three months, I've been learning an important life lesson: roles can switch very quickly. I wasn't prepared to learn this lesson so young. It's easy to think that parents and grandparents will live until we are old. There comes a time when the parent becomes the … [Read more...] about Life Lesson
Oh, my eye!
There has been something wrong with my left eye for a couple weeks now. I don't have allergies but I thought that since I'm in a new environment, perhaps my body is reacting to something. I finally gave in and saw an eye doctor today. Turns out I have inflammation of that … [Read more...] about Oh, my eye!