It was the best summer of my life. I made a lot of friends, and at the end we got Junior Guard bags, T-shirts, and of course Junior Guard Stripes. This stripe has a lot of sentimental value for me because this is a symbol of the Junior Lifeguard camp. I went through a lot of things at this camp, and I am not going there again, so it can be a very good reminder of time I spent there. This stripe was given to me by the Junior Lifeguard couch.
As a child, every fall, my parents would take me and my siblings camping. Dad worked a lot, so we counted down the days of summer, until we got to be together. Every breath I took was like I was inhaling my childhood. I could hear the waves bouncing off the rocks as we sat on the patio and had lunch. The smell of the water and the warmth that touched my skin, when the sun peeked through the clouds, took me back in time to the campground.
Summer 2014 I was able to purchase a bouncy castle for the children to play on whilst in the garden & it was a huge success! On the flip side of that, a week later, when we had the really hot weather, I couldn’t have known that the paddling pool would develop a puncture after just day one of full usage, but luckily I had made any purchases wisely & have money left to put towards a new one within 48 hrs. The children were also part of the discussion as to
They did workouts together, he said, “I thought I would be pretty good at it, so I gave it a shot.” After senior year he attended college at Emporia State University. His exposure to college athletics was a great experience, one of his favorites. After his college career, his love for the sport did not pass and the only thing to do to keep that passion burning was to become a coach. However, he wasn’t always interested in coaching or teaching. His true dream was to work for the national government and become a park ranger.
My site visit report was conducted on the BAPS Hindu Temple (Shri Swaminarayan Mandir) in Lilburn, Georgia. Not only was my visit a visual learning experience, it was also a mini vacation into a different world. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine such a beautiful and ornate religious structure existing within driving distance of my house. Ironically before this assignment was given, I traveled to the BAPS Hindu Temple with my family on what was supposed to be a “surprise visit to a place we had never been before”, according to my mother. I expected to go to lunch, visit a new state park or go out shopping in a new boutique, but I never guessed what I later saw as one of the most beautiful structures made by man.
I have fond memories of Toledo Bend growing up. When I go home to visit my family, especially my grandmother, I like to pack a lunch and take a scenic drive down to the man mad reservoir. This special once in a while occasion always brings a silent smile to me and makes me remember my roots.
My first extended stay away from home occurred at age ten when I attended Camp Elliot Barker. Camp Elliot Barker was a Girl Scout camp which I decided to go so that I could experience something new and exhibit independence. I had the opportunity to gain a wide exposure to people from different walks of life and learn many practical skills. Though I found it difficult because of my battle with homesickness, I was, and am still grateful I was able to attend the camp. The weeks prior to attending Camp Elliot Barker were filled with excitement, anticipation, nervousness and stress.
I remember using cocaine for the first time and falling in love. Boy was I in for it. I had no idea what the next 15 years of my life was gonna be like. I got thru my Senior year barely due to my addictions and graduated. I started to go to community college for a little while but couldn’t seem to stay focused on anything but getting messed up with my friends and nothing really bad had happened, meaning no consequences for anything so why not keep on partying?
After the first couple days of getting used to everything and getting settled in, the cabins start doing activities together. For example, we may go on the obstacle course which includes a zip line or go rappelling down the side of a mountain. If we have an activity to do we will wake up around 6:30 a.m. and walk to what we are doing. After our activity we will walk back to camp and go to breakfast. The food at Young Life camp is to die for.
Conversation 2: interpersonal attraction During welcome week I met a girl, Kayla, and we started to talk because I was physically attracted to her. After a few conversations I realized that I am not only attracted to her physically but, also personality, and proximity. We started to talk about simple things about the weather and our majors but we quickly took off and by the end of the night we talked about where we lived and what our personal beliefs were. This conversation of ours is a great example of interpersonal attraction because we both had the “desire to interact with someone based on…physical attractiveness, personality, and similarities” (Seiler and Beall 383). With our interpersonal attractions to each other we grew from being acquaintances to a couple.