Wow! Its been a crazy few days.  On Saturday I went out and sat on the sail boat, that was cool. Then I got a little motion sick becuse the boat started to rock back and forth back and forth. Then the ten of us, got off the sail boat and loded on to the moter boat. not a good idea! We where out for 6 minuest and a police boat pulled us over, with the blessing of God, and our SD's smooth-niss we did not get a ticket.  Then I took a realy super good long nap, and then got up and went to Greenport, and saw Wall-e, it was realy super good. 

 Then Sunday I slept some more, sleep is a gift of GOD, and proof that GOD does realy love us. Anywhoo, I sat around and read my book, then pepple started to show up. Sunday night was the first time that all the staff EVERYONE was realy together. I did my first injury of the season, I rolled my ankle yeaaa!  

But things are looking good, and it will be a good summer I beleive, becuse I can see all kids of good things going on already. Except maybe that dam concertina..

Photos: Above my bed and space

days 2-3

So I think my brain might explode, or implode! We have done so much planing for camp and I still have more to do! As a program director i'm sorta running the show.  We have presentations for the staff about each age group, about what they are thinking, how they want to be treated, and games and activities to do with them.  

The photo is of my first SI sunset. This was taken from the gazebo, looking out to the North Fork of LI. 

We had a really fun campfire, on thursday night with singing and general merriment. There is a song that you could totally only sing at Jesus camp, but its like your on pep squad or something to that effect. 

Yesterday we took our driving tests so I can now drive the camp van! yeaa, its more about the campers i'll be toting that freaks me out.  But we went around to all of the places on the island that we bring campers, I thought that SI was bigger then it really is, when I looked at it on maps.

But today I believe we are going out sailing! I'm so excited as I have never been, and when I go out with my sailing campers the week after next I want to pretend I know what i'm doing.

 

So I made it out to shelter Island, I made the 10 am ferry from New London, so that set me an hour ahead.  It was good until the boat rocked side to side, then back and forth. The island is beautiful, and camp has water on almost three sides of it.  Makes it a little hard to sleep at night when you hear a motor boat go by at some insane hour. 

I'm rooming with two girls from Russia in Clif Cabins. There is five beds and I really only hope that we get one more girl because otherwise it would be  close quarters otherwise!   Last night, we play sardines and that was fun to get to know everyone. I still must admit that I don't know everyones name. 

 

We had our first full day of traning today, it was realy long. We did some team building games and related them back to camp, and then we went to the ropes corse. Its totaly difrent being here then being at Epworth. Ocean vs Woods.  But the boats are ever so beautiful, I can't wait to go out on the sail boats the camp has six or seven, but only one is out on the water right now.  

I also say its a been an ok day,  with me getting sunburnt on the back of my neck. Bother. 

I don't have any pictures because, my camera had a hissie fit yesterday, and wanted me to feed it new batteries. Some soon hopefully! 

History of CQ

Hi everyone, I just wanted to post a little about the camp that i'm working at.  Started as a boys camp, then becoming a training institute, CQ is on the national register of historic places. 

Today it is owned by The New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, and runs both overnight and day camps for children and young pepple. For more information please visithttp://www.quinipet.org/id22.html

I am leaving on the New London CT- Orient Point Ferry on Tuesday morning at 11 am, thus leaving my house at 7:45-8:00am. It will take me about an hour and half to cross the sound, then about 30-45 minuets from Orient Point to the North Ferry, then about 15-20mins to camp once i'm on the island, OLY COW!  

 I will have my cell phone, so feel free to call me when i'm gone but if its a few days before I call you back don't get mad/insulted because i'm working!  If you want a notice of when I update please e-mail me! Thanks!