“Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life”. John 4:14

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Court of King Coratacis

(In case any of you catch it, I am sorry if I spelled that wrong.)

BUSY! That is how I feel.
Staff-O has been intense and its only been 5 days! But I love every minute of it.
Sorry it has taken me so long to post but, like I said it’s been busy. Oh and also there’s super limited internet out here in the middle of nowhere. I don’t get to just hop on whenever I want. (Not that I really have had the time anyways.)

Lemme give a little run down on what camp life has been like thus far:
I have not slept past 7:30 all week. Story of my summer. Well except on most Saturdays.
I love the staff. Everyone is so unique and awesome. Bonding has been amazing.
We did some sweet challenge course things which were a lot of fun. We had to line up on log and line up in order based on birthdays. But there was no talking. And you couldn’t get off the log. Oh and 2 people were blindfolded. So much fun.

I am going to be certified to do so much stuff in the next 2 weeks it is insane.
                -first aid and CPR certified.
                -Wilderness first aid certified
                -tubing down the river and swimming in the creek safety certified
                -high, mid, and low ropes course certified.
and that  is all I can think of off the top of my head. It’s just amazing!

Also something I am looking forward do this summer is horseback riding! Camp has (well at least will on Wednesday) 16 horses! And in order to get them ready for campers the staff has to ride them! So exciting. I already got to hop on one for a little bit and I can’t wait for a real ride.

Next topic: Weather
It’s been ridiculously cold..well at least for this poor California girl. Hot showers have been the best.  (Something I thought wouldn’t be a possibility at camp since its kinda old)
Also, rain boots are saving my life this summer.
Typical clothes include long sleeve shirt, sweatshirt, and rain coat. Still cold. Haha. There has been a bit of sunshine. Like today was a beautiful day.

One thing I am totally digging at camp is the beautiful creation I am surrounded by thanks to God. Being in it constantly makes me feel his presence and it's great. Last night we went up this road to the mountains and sat on the mountain side watching the clouds roll through the trees. It made me think about my relationship with God and how the clouds resemble walls I sometimes feel between me and God. And as I was sitting there soaking in God, the clouds started to disappear, and it made me realize that if I just absorb God and his word, that my walls can disappear and everything will be clear. It was such an amazing thing and made me really excited for his work this summer. I can't wait. 

Although I really miss home, I am really enjoying camp and can’t wait for the real craziness to start. With the exception of a few weeks, there will be at least 120 campers here each week…which is a big deal for camp. So much will be happening! It’s going to be amazing! Blog posts will get better I promise. Give me time to work it out.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

The journey begins...

I have always wanted to start a blog but felt my life was just so plain...but this summer felt like the perfect time to start considering I packed up 3 months worth of stuff and will be living in Prichard Idaho. 
That is in Northern Idaho in case you didn't know. 


There is this wonderful place there called Shoshone Base Camp, which I was introduced to in 2004. I fell in love and have been there for a week every summer since.  But this summer I will be working there for the entire summer. Something I have never done before. Actually, I have never left home for longer than a week. And here I am living 1000 miles away for the summer. This is going to be the biggest adventure I have ever been on. 


I won't be able to just pick up my cell phone and get in contact with home because this place has no cell service. This blog will be a way for me to let my family and friends get quick updates on how and what I am doing. 


I haven't even gotten to the final destination yet and here is what I have concluded:
-I am incredibly attached to home. (it's kinda pathetic)
-I can fit 3 months worth of crap into 2 suitcases and a backpack. I'm really impressed.
-My car needs another gear. It would get better gas mileage. 


Anyways, I plan on having more interesting blog posts. Tonight was just the starter. This summer I will be experiencing new things every day, meet tons of new people and will experiencing God in no way I have ever before and I can't wait. 




Until another day...