Camp Vs Town
I'm getting to the stage where writing in my journal by hand is tedious, i still do it though it's just getting really boring and keeping up is hard, i'm like a day behind gahhhh....
So yesterday was our first offical day off (even though we haven't even begun camp yet?!) breakfast was cancelled but just being out in nature was so cool! Like i just can't stop raving about it, ha!
So Will took us 'into town' to Grass Valley, which is near Nevada City and we walked around there - it was such a good day!
We went into lots of different shops including a candy store, that was interesting....Mel, i found your peanut butter m&m's, and huney, they're yuck, they're really gross - i'll just stick to ordinary m&m's, nothing beats originals, but fear not, i won't come back to the country without 'em!
Then we went into a shop that had all these cool little things in there, upstairs was a toy store, it was so cool!!!
Along the way, we've met new people, so there's kinda a new little group of counsellors now, however the majority of them are Discovery Counsellors so I'm still kina alone although, Amy arrived today. So we can get to know her today but the other discovery campers are tops and i love hanging out with them.
Some new people that i love are Saharra although i think i already mentioned her! Then there's Dalen from South Africa, he's so much fun, alot of laughs!!! Joleen, Jason, Amanda, Andy, Aldin, etc etc etc......
We stopped for pizza in the afternoon and that was fun.
On the way home, we had to take three trips back to camp coz our first lift wasn't available to take back. So i was in the last lift with Will and we made a stop back at his house - THAT WAS COOL!!!!
I had my first american family experience, his whole family gathered on the verandah out the back and seriously, they walk out into a full backyard of ponderosa's!!!!! Man, it's just amazing that they wake up to that everyday! And i imagined it covered in snow - wow, that 'd be soo cool! Will's family is crazy but alot of fun and full of laughs. His aunty was so amazed that i came from Australia, seriously - what is with that?! People love my country - although not as much as i thought they would!
We arrived back at camp pretty late and we missed dinner - nawww.....
When it was time to go to Teen camp, i forgot how dark and cold it'd be. So neither did i have a torch or a jumper but i guess i worked up a bit of a sweat walking back so it wasn't too bad, although i was terrified i'd get attacked by a bear, that was the only thing i was packing it about....
That's the other cool thing about this camp is that the wildlife is cool. I've seen deers and squirrels and cleaned up after a bear, which i already mentioned, after he'd lifted the lid of the garbage bin and pulled everything out! Lizz was also telling me about skunks last night. I'm really hoping i don't come across a bear or a skunk, however, it'd be cool to see it, considering i've never seen 'em before! They've also been telling me about snakes and spiders but even though rattlesnakes sound weird and scary, we have snakes and spiders, they don't really phase me!
Today is Sunday and i'm currently just hanging around. Lizz was telling me all about teen camp last night before we went to sleep and it was so exciting to hear and for once i had so many questions. i had to switch off and say i was going to sleep so i didn't keep her up, coz we talked for so long about camp, it was really helpful though! I loved it!
Oh and apparently we get a 5 day break where we become tourists and visit places, if we're lucky!
They also have a 10 day music camp and staff from camp here have the chance to help out - so i'm kinda excited about that too, i didn't bring my cornet though - hmmmm.......
Well, i really wish you all weren't sleeping everytime i'm online but it can't be helped i guess....ohhhhhhhhhhhh and Dina and Matt, i have to refrain from laughing everytime people here say 'i guessssss', coz i've found that Americans say it alot and it just sounds so amusing! Dina, you'd want to cut off your ears hahaha.....oh man i miss you and matt a tonne!
Anyway ciao for now.....bless facebook!
Alisha xoxo
PS: Sorry if this blog has sounded a bit all over the place, i kinda tried to blog and chat at the same time, coz everyone here is crowded around the computers and just chatting!
So yesterday was our first offical day off (even though we haven't even begun camp yet?!) breakfast was cancelled but just being out in nature was so cool! Like i just can't stop raving about it, ha!
So Will took us 'into town' to Grass Valley, which is near Nevada City and we walked around there - it was such a good day!
We went into lots of different shops including a candy store, that was interesting....Mel, i found your peanut butter m&m's, and huney, they're yuck, they're really gross - i'll just stick to ordinary m&m's, nothing beats originals, but fear not, i won't come back to the country without 'em!
Then we went into a shop that had all these cool little things in there, upstairs was a toy store, it was so cool!!!
Along the way, we've met new people, so there's kinda a new little group of counsellors now, however the majority of them are Discovery Counsellors so I'm still kina alone although, Amy arrived today. So we can get to know her today but the other discovery campers are tops and i love hanging out with them.
Some new people that i love are Saharra although i think i already mentioned her! Then there's Dalen from South Africa, he's so much fun, alot of laughs!!! Joleen, Jason, Amanda, Andy, Aldin, etc etc etc......
We stopped for pizza in the afternoon and that was fun.
On the way home, we had to take three trips back to camp coz our first lift wasn't available to take back. So i was in the last lift with Will and we made a stop back at his house - THAT WAS COOL!!!!
I had my first american family experience, his whole family gathered on the verandah out the back and seriously, they walk out into a full backyard of ponderosa's!!!!! Man, it's just amazing that they wake up to that everyday! And i imagined it covered in snow - wow, that 'd be soo cool! Will's family is crazy but alot of fun and full of laughs. His aunty was so amazed that i came from Australia, seriously - what is with that?! People love my country - although not as much as i thought they would!
We arrived back at camp pretty late and we missed dinner - nawww.....
When it was time to go to Teen camp, i forgot how dark and cold it'd be. So neither did i have a torch or a jumper but i guess i worked up a bit of a sweat walking back so it wasn't too bad, although i was terrified i'd get attacked by a bear, that was the only thing i was packing it about....
That's the other cool thing about this camp is that the wildlife is cool. I've seen deers and squirrels and cleaned up after a bear, which i already mentioned, after he'd lifted the lid of the garbage bin and pulled everything out! Lizz was also telling me about skunks last night. I'm really hoping i don't come across a bear or a skunk, however, it'd be cool to see it, considering i've never seen 'em before! They've also been telling me about snakes and spiders but even though rattlesnakes sound weird and scary, we have snakes and spiders, they don't really phase me!
Today is Sunday and i'm currently just hanging around. Lizz was telling me all about teen camp last night before we went to sleep and it was so exciting to hear and for once i had so many questions. i had to switch off and say i was going to sleep so i didn't keep her up, coz we talked for so long about camp, it was really helpful though! I loved it!
Oh and apparently we get a 5 day break where we become tourists and visit places, if we're lucky!
They also have a 10 day music camp and staff from camp here have the chance to help out - so i'm kinda excited about that too, i didn't bring my cornet though - hmmmm.......
Well, i really wish you all weren't sleeping everytime i'm online but it can't be helped i guess....ohhhhhhhhhhhh and Dina and Matt, i have to refrain from laughing everytime people here say 'i guessssss', coz i've found that Americans say it alot and it just sounds so amusing! Dina, you'd want to cut off your ears hahaha.....oh man i miss you and matt a tonne!
Anyway ciao for now.....bless facebook!
Alisha xoxo
PS: Sorry if this blog has sounded a bit all over the place, i kinda tried to blog and chat at the same time, coz everyone here is crowded around the computers and just chatting!
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