Camp Glen Arden Ethnography Analysis

Culture is defined as the traditions, customs, norms, beliefs, values and thought patterning passed down from generation to generation (Jandt 2010). The world consists of many different cultures. In this Ethnographic Interview, I was given the opportunity to explore and learn more about a culture different from my own. Through observation I’ve have seen how people of different cultures differ from mines. For example, the type of foods a person

Ethnography tells about a culture and the members that comprise this culture. A definition is the scientific description of the customs and individual people of a culture. The process of doing this assignment allowed me to explore another aspect of a cultural group. I was able to learn extensively about interactions between individuals and how see them as a culture. The group that comprises my ethnography is a cultural group very common to Utah. The culture I focused on was the LDS culture, to be more specific I studied a sub-culture of this group. My subculture was a group of 12 year old adolescents that are a Sunday school class in this culture.

Last summer I volunteered to be a camp counselor at a camp in Blowing Rock, North Carolina called Camp Sonshine. This camp is different from others in that they bring children ages 5 to 18 from inner city Memphis, Tennessee to the Appalachian Mountains. This

Camp Longhorn: Inks Lake was first opened in 1939 and was originally made for swimmers because the founder was an Olympic medalist in water polo and also founded the Texas swim team, so every single year that Camp Longhorn has been open all the campers swim a mile. At the Inks Lake branch of CLH campers swim down the length of the lake and back to complete their mile while campers that go to Indian Springs swim four laps in you are in upper lake and five if you are in lower lake. While swimming a mile is not the most fun thing to do it is a tradition and it is cool to think about everyone who had swam it in the 76 years since the camp had been established. Another important tradition of the camp is Church Mountain. When Sunday comes around everyone will hike to what I would consider the most sacred and special part of camp. It is a time where everyone will come together and be thankful for what we have been given and pray to whatever God you believe in. The founder’s daughter Nan Manning speaks every year with a couple counsellors. The speaking part is the most heart touching part but my favorite portion is when the Wrangler girls, the second oldest girls cabin, sings to the entire camp. Ever since my year as a Wrangler I love to listen to the songs that they have chosen to sing to us. During my time as a camper I knew all of these things were important

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With every single experience we go through we grow. We develop opinions based on what we witness through life, and we learn to see the world from different perspectives. What we learn in our upbringing is vital to how we act and think for the rest of our lives. In the short story “Indian Camp” from 1921, writer Ernest Hemmingway shows us, how one single experience can change a little boy’s perception of the world and make him grow.

Camp Tahquitz has observed the passage of traditions from generation to generation. Traditions involve what can be physically seen, but also the unspoken. Eventually, the group involved will follow the traditions out of cooperation and respect. When the term “tradition” is involved in organizations we immediately assume that what characterizes tradition in an organization is ideals and beliefs from past generations which are sometimes presumed outdated (Finnegan, 1991, p.105). Nonetheless, traditions are the main component in youth summer camps, such as Camp Tahquitz. Hence, Camp Tahquitz will regain its reputation as the best when the offerings go beyond “playing Indian” and there is an incorporation of

It was The Roaring Twenties and the lively beats of jazz music can be heard pouring out of venues and filled with people eager for the thrill of entertainment. Among this glamour and progress, the lives of Fernando Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti would intertwine irrevocably. The methods that were used to determine their culpability when insight nations in the years to come and reveal a dark side of America that

Camp sounds great! I’m really happy to hear that you had a great time. I’m sure you aced everything required of you. How often will you get to go on these camps? Do you have people you went with that

There, youngsters of all ages learn how to identify edible plants from harmful mushrooms; how to classify animals from their tracks and skat; how to approach and treat goats, chickens and dogs; how to tend and harvest a garden; and how to forage for supplies sturdy enough for fort-building. Most importantly, they learn to say yes to each other in an open and accepting way. With open-ended activities, every camper’s approach to exploration, investigation and questioning is equally valued. They learn that there are no best ideas. They learn that the possibilities are endless.

Me: As I performed the posture test on myself I already knew that I would have proper posture. Due to the fact that when I was younger, I looked in the mirror and noticed that I had a slouchy posture. I had (Lordosis) and an anterior pelvic tilt, which made me look awful from a side point of view. I wanted to fix my posture and learned that I had weak abdominal muscles and tight hamstrings along with weak gluteus maximus muscles. As I learned how to fix my problem, I began doing exercises for those muscles for flexibility and strength gains. For my exercises in detail I began standing for a long period of time and would flex my gluteus maximus muscles and keep them tight for a period of time to strengthen them which would be for a few minutes. This fixed the slight curve in my lower back. The next step I performed was the same as with my gluteus maximus muscles but for my abs which helped keep a good posture naturally without thinking about my posture deviations and how to fix them. I could now begin to stand naturally with a good posture. The last step I did was stand against a wall with my back and neck flat against the wall and I would press my tongue against the top of my mouth to

For my service hours, I volunteered at St. John’s Vacation Bible School. Vacation Bible School took place in the basement of St. John’s Catholic Church during the week of June 15 - 19th. It was actually four days long because on Tuesday night the basement flooded, so Wednesday class was cancelled. I volunteered alone, but made many friends that week. The reason I volunteered for Vacation Bible School is because Mrs. Bronder told me about it and I was interested in doing it. This was my second summer volunteering at Vacation Bible School; the summer before I volunteered at LCC’s Vacation Bible School. The theme this year was Hometown Nazareth. The groups were named after the twelve tribes of Israel and the activities were based on what Jesus

Nine years ago, my parents dropped me off at overnight camp for the first time ever. Wow, nine years ago… that’s just hard to think about. Anyways, I do not remember much about that first summer, but it must have been fun because I came back the next summer, then again, and again, and again, and again, and, while, you get the point. I really liked it there. Back then, I would not have been able to explain what I loved about camp so much. I would have said something like “my great friends” or “all the sports we play,” but now I understand it means so much more than that. If I was to explain all the memories I made on that hillside throughout my seven year career as a camper, this essay would be well over 650 words, so I will refrain from doing so. Instead, I will talk about my transition from camper to counselor and how it helped me realize the importance of giving back.

My experiences with the Vancouver Chinese Baptist Church children’s summer camp remain one of the most challenging ordeals I have ever encountered. Not only must I wake up daily at an outrageous hour to lift tables and set up the camp, I am obligated to entertain and care for young, hyperactive children for eight hours a day. Quick wits and swift feet are required to keep up with the children, and it is essential to solve problems as soon as they appear. Although I was warned beforehand that the camp would be a long and mentally draining experience, I am not the one to shield away from obstacles – I power on through them. Throughout the four weeks, from handling skinned knees to bawling kids to dealing with inactive participants, I displayed

It was a good camp they gave food and clothes to people also lets them play sports such as basketball my dad said his father's uncle was apart of this he was in a camp and he played soccer. People dance a lot to. The camp also did fun activities there in the camp their traditions and their culture.