Marina (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} marinalives) wrote,@ 2004-09-19 20:26:00 |
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Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day!
I've been traveling a lot lately. All together, from August 12th until school starts on the 27th, I will have spent 14 days at home. I went to Waldron Island, Sacramento California for the HSC conference, Not Back to School Camp, Philadelphia, and currently I'm housesitting out in Boring, Oregon, where I will stay until Wednesday evening. I've really enjoyed all of it. Beautiful places, interesting people, inspirational thoughts, lots of time to stare out the window, lots of time to be productive and useful.
Not Back To School Camp was definitely a highlight. I was junior staff this year, and it felt like the perfect level to be at. I don't feel like a camper anymore, but I don't want to full responsibilities of staff. My job was basically to make myself useful in all the small ways, and it felt so very, very good. I haven't really had any good jobs lately, so it was wonderful to be in a situation where I knew what I could do and how to do it, and if I didn't there were people I loved and admired around to help me out.
Probably my favorite single thing about the week was doing wake up calls. Kathleen and Eli (the other junior staffers) and I got up at 8:15 every morning and went around to every cabin singing morning songs in three part harmony. It's a wonderful feeling to wake up a bunch of teenagers that early and not only have them not be grouchy, but have them applaud and thank you.
Philadelphia was nice, too. I got to see Zack, who's been there since the end of July. I also visited Juniata College, my first official college visit. Although it wasn't my first choice before I visited it and it isn't now, I enjoyed the visit a lot. The students were nice, the futon I slept on was comfy, and the classes I sat in on were fascinating. I think no matter where I end up I'm going to enjoy this college gig a lot.
Speaking of colleges, so far my top choices are Prescott in Arizona, Antioch in Ohio, and Pitzer in southern California. They're all under a thousand students, have narrative evaluations instead of grades, have you create your own major, and have a focus on saving the world. Other than that they seem to be very different places, though. I'm looking forward to visiting all three sometime in the next six months.
Arr, me hearties.
I've been traveling a lot lately. All together, from August 12th until school starts on the 27th, I will have spent 14 days at home. I went to Waldron Island, Sacramento California for the HSC conference, Not Back to School Camp, Philadelphia, and currently I'm housesitting out in Boring, Oregon, where I will stay until Wednesday evening. I've really enjoyed all of it. Beautiful places, interesting people, inspirational thoughts, lots of time to stare out the window, lots of time to be productive and useful.
Not Back To School Camp was definitely a highlight. I was junior staff this year, and it felt like the perfect level to be at. I don't feel like a camper anymore, but I don't want to full responsibilities of staff. My job was basically to make myself useful in all the small ways, and it felt so very, very good. I haven't really had any good jobs lately, so it was wonderful to be in a situation where I knew what I could do and how to do it, and if I didn't there were people I loved and admired around to help me out.
Probably my favorite single thing about the week was doing wake up calls. Kathleen and Eli (the other junior staffers) and I got up at 8:15 every morning and went around to every cabin singing morning songs in three part harmony. It's a wonderful feeling to wake up a bunch of teenagers that early and not only have them not be grouchy, but have them applaud and thank you.
Philadelphia was nice, too. I got to see Zack, who's been there since the end of July. I also visited Juniata College, my first official college visit. Although it wasn't my first choice before I visited it and it isn't now, I enjoyed the visit a lot. The students were nice, the futon I slept on was comfy, and the classes I sat in on were fascinating. I think no matter where I end up I'm going to enjoy this college gig a lot.
Speaking of colleges, so far my top choices are Prescott in Arizona, Antioch in Ohio, and Pitzer in southern California. They're all under a thousand students, have narrative evaluations instead of grades, have you create your own major, and have a focus on saving the world. Other than that they seem to be very different places, though. I'm looking forward to visiting all three sometime in the next six months.
Arr, me hearties.
