Day camp

“Penelope, I shall be back,” Odysseus said, about to leave. “Ok,” Penelope said, looking at Odysseus, blinking back tears. “If I don’t come back, then you can marry someone else,” Odysseus said and left for the plane. Telemachus, still a child, woke up and walked downstairs for some Captain Crunch. Telemachus rubbing his eyes, saw just his mom standing right next to the front door of the house alone, and asked, “Mommy, where’s Daddy?” “He’s just going away for a bit Telemachus, now let me

Church Camp Counseling For community service I worked at Lake Lucerne Camp - Wisconsin United Methodist Church for two weeks, one week of training and one week of assistant counseling. The first week of training consisted of all the adult councilors and everyone (high schoolers) who signed up for the Leaders In Training (LIT) Program. The LIT group was the only group there besides the church group Rizing Sun, a group of children from kindergarten to twelfth grade who all have one or more parents

working at BTSR, a boy-scout ranch nestled in the treacherous beauty of the Davis Mountains of west Texas, and the first real break anyone had had all week. The previous week had been staff week, the time set aside at the beginning of summer to get the camp set up for scouts and to train any new staff members (myself included), and we were all pretty worn out. I found myself at one of the picnic tables outside the mess hall, the central hub of the 9,000+ acre ranch, going back through the lesson plans

physical location of the camp, as he does not know how his bride will cope living in such an isolated setting, being “two hundred and twenty miles from a town or village” (Gordimer 73). The setting thus indicates his feeling of insecurity in his relationship with her parents and the disapproval with which they regard him. This disapproval extends to the other inhabitants of the bridegroom’s road

In my eighteen years of my life, this summer has by far been the most memorable. It was filled with many great memories during these past three months. This summer was filled with a lot of fun, excitement, nerves, and sadness. Summer started one week early, but other than that it was pretty much the same as every other summer. I spent a lot of my time working, with my friends and family, and in the gym. This year was my fourth year working as a lifeguard at the Winner city pool. Every year I have

muffled sounds of locking latches and they were left in almost complete darkness. Air could only pass through the small cracks between the train cars sideboards. Everyone in the train car stood crammed closely together in the foul sweltering heat for two days before the whistle blew and the train started to chug slowly along the tracks. Anna had no idea where they going or what they would find once they eventually arrived.

easy to embrace someone who is lovable, but it is much more difficult to accept a more challenging child. I would start by demonstrating grace and patience with them, which would include forgiving their mistakes and starting with a clean slate every day. In addition, I plan to provide positive solutions which would benefit both the class and the student. I would never give up on them. Next, I would lead by example by being receptive to each child’s personal space and needs. This would include looking

I was to be deported to a concentration camp known as Bergen-Belsen. It was dark out so the surgery must have taken a long time. They had told me to stay with this group of people who I assumed were going to the same camp as me. I could tell that nothing good was happening I was headed straight toward a camp surrounded by a tall curved barbed wire fence. I was crammed next to tons of others. I had heard about these camps but nothing much real good had come out of it. Many people

A Fall Before Rising by Jai Jaikumar is about a mountain climbing trip with Jai and his friend. They were suppose to turnaround and head back to high camp due to safety considerations but decided to continue climbing since they were not tired and they were also experienced. After reaching the mountain summit they began their descent - the cornice fell through, resulting in Jai and his companion to be separated on the other side of the slope. Jai fell on the snow in the Himalayas at close to 24,000

feeling while driving. After about an hour drive we finally made it to our destination, Camp Enfer. Camp Enfer was worn out beyond its years. Fortunately for the camp it was placed in the middle of a beautiful landscape. It was surrounded by gigantic pine trees. It had valleys that seem to go on forever. A lake that glistened in the sunshine. Hills that were greener than a Granny Smith apple picked on a sunny spring day. As I stepped out of the cab I smelled the chilly fresh air that surrounded me