So its been a while since I last posted, the computer I had access to died, so that's my excuse. Oh, and the fact that we've been bombarded by kids. Anyhow, towards the end of last week we were finishing up our training. Did a bunch of child protection/abuse seminars, and on Thursday night we had a trip to a local rollerskate rink. The whole vibe is that everyone dresses up, so since I don't really have anything to dress up in, I was planning to go as a bergie, but then one of the British guys decided it would be fun to go as smurfs, so we got a bunch of white shorts from a local 2nd hand shop, and painted ourselves blue! It was pretty cool, we got to skate topless which is always a bonus!
It seems that everyone in this part of the States seems to be heavily into Basketball and rap, which does not bode well, fortunately we do have a rugby program at the camp and I have my Ipod!
On Saturday we were given the day off, so we went off to Providence (capital city of Rhode Island) for the day. Basically we spent most of it in the major mall there. It was pretty big, but not that much bigger than the malls back in SA. Architecturally there was more space, and some of the stores might have been larger, and there was 3.5 stories, but the selection wasn't nearly as good as say the V&A or Canal Walk.
We also moved into our divisions (I am in the Junior Boys Division) which meant moving to an outdoor cabin. The kids arrived on Sunday, and it was chaos! I have 7 kids in my cabin, 5 Americans, one Spaniard and an Italian. They're pretty decent kids, a couple are a bit naughty, but they're basically good.
I have been teaching archery in the mornings (I have the blisters to prove I'm not just teaching ;P) and Outdoor Survival skills in the afternoon. Its pretty cool.
I will post more soon, but since siesta is over, I have to get going...
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