Teams and Church; Swimming and Cliques
So much has happened in this past week. I’ve had a team come and go… hey, we won “least waste” … much better than my last team – who had a whopping total of over 18 lbs in the 6 meals they ate here! The team was pretty rough though. I lost my voice the other day. That made teaching my classes interesting! Probably scared a few kids, too while doing telescopes for astronomy. You can’t see me, and i just have this rough and high pitched voice! But, I’m glad the week is over! now i can rest – and not talk so much to try and regain my voice.
We had quite a few “talk downs” on the highs this week. I did one of them, it went pretty well. Poor kid. The boy I was belaying, though, I really had no sympathy for. Bad – I know. But, whatever. He was a little punk anyway. He was all giddy and happy before he even got back on the ground. I do much prefer belaying on the highs to the wall, though… much less actual belaying and more just walking with the rope. However, I do have to use anchors for both. Pretty pathetic, really, when I have to for 5th graders because they’re heavier than I am and I will therefore be lifted off the ground when they release from the wall or fall!
I’m starting this study, it’s the 60-60 challenge. Pretty much, every 60 minutes, for 60 days, you’re supposed to stop and think about how what you are doing at that moment involves God. With it, we’re reading this book Soul Revolution. I’ve only read the first chapter so far, but it’s pretty good. Makes me think alot. Sometimes, I wish there were other people here to discuss things with, but I’m not quite sure that any of us are in the same area of spirituality – whether some are just claimed or some are of other religions. Not that I am better than any of them, I just don’t feel like any of them I would be ok with sitting there having a conversation with reguarding faith. I need to find a church to go to.
—-PM—
Me and a couple other girls decided to go swimming. As much as I hate water, I figure, why not, it’ll be fun. Mostly, all we did was go down the water slide. Which ended up not working so well for us. Ellie and I went down the two slides at the same time, then, another girl who is (much more fearful of water than myself) decided to walk in the water. She wanted to make sure that she could touch at the bottom of the slide, before she would go down. So, she and Ellie went in front of the slide…. right after (but not hearing) Virginia yell “clear”. Down comes virginia… kicking Priya in the back of the head. Well, there’s one way to solidify someone’s fear of (ooh! there goes 6 deer across the field!) water. it was kinda scary really.
I’ve had quite a few conversations with people about the dynamics of the group here. Really, it’s pretty sad when the people who have been here for only a wk or so have already noticed the cliques in the group. And really, it’s so pathetic. It’s like highschool… not that I really went to high school… but I was there long enough. And you know, really for the most part, I don’t care. I’d rather be among the left out group than the group leaving people out. But, really, the hard part about it…. of the 18 people here, there are 4 cars. 3 belong to people in the cliques, and one usually goes away for the wkend to visit family. But, whatever, we get by. Tonight, we are going to build a campfire by Olympia and make smores!!! it’ll be good times.
Right about now… I’m missing my guitar!
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