May
21
Raise Em Jay Camp 2012: Tech Projects
At the start of the trip, the Raise Em Jay 2012 campers were divided into teams of two or three with the goal of creating a multi-media presentation by the end of the week. Each team was responsible for documenting their experience with the latest digital photo/video equipment and daily journal entries, all while pushing themselves to their limits on the slopes. Although it was no easy task, each team worked tirelessly and finished their projects by the deadline. Here is what they created:
http://samstevenpoche.tumblr.com/
http://kajp2012.tumblr.com/
http://snowboardsci.wordpress.com/
Today me and our group from CI went hiking. First we all went sledding and we had to work together to get to the rope. Our next activity involved a lot more logic & movement than the first challenge. After completing the first 2 challenges we all helped push each other to climb a wall & then took group shots. After all of that we went back to the cabin to drink hot chocolate and met up again with the group from Kingsbridge. Then we switched Trails. Gaby was the lead of our group to the campsite & we met up with Mike at the campfire to roast marshmallows & eat lunch :D. Before we ate lunch we did a chow circle. Down by the lake me & Ivo were trying to catch salamanders & he gave up but I continued to try & I caught a Tadpole. We couldn’t get a picture of it because it needed to be put back in the water & we didn’t want it too close to the campfire. We sat around the campfire & ate our lunches. We brought the rule Leave No trace & everybody contributed and cleaned up. After we finished cleaning up we put out the fire with water & took another group picture and followed the trail back to the cabin. I thought Gaby was going to get us lost when we followed her back up the trail. When we got back to the cabin we played a game of blob and Jazheel won. The Kingsbridge group was coming back up from doing the challenges and we had started a game of Ninja Slap but didn’t get to finish it. After we all took group pictures & left our instructors for the day we headed back to the bus to go home. The bus ride was almost exciting I tried to sleep mostly but continued to be woken up.
Today I tried something new. It was my first day at CampInteractive and we went to Trailblazers Camp. During the trip I realized a few things, one thing I realized was how much fun nature can be. Instead of staying home and playing video games I went out and was able to communicate and be active with fun and knowledge I was able to pick up during the journey. The experience was a special one because we are not told to work as one as much as it should be told. I also learned that there is no limit to what you can do when teamwork is applied. If you don’t give up or give into failure you will succeed. I was able to get the most out of the trip because every one was equally included just as a camp should be.
This was a rock climbing extravaganza. This is an experience that anybody would never forget. Me and the CatRock team went to Brooklyn Boulders an amazing indoor rock climbing gym that anyone would have a blast at. Despite the fact that we had to be at the center at 6:30 in the morning it was worth the loss of sleep. We got there around 8:00 to our teams first site of this fantastic site of myriad of walls for me and my team to conquer, struggle, and triumph. First as soon as we arrived we got sited up to climb a wall. We had a great instructor named COON he was great at instructing us on our technique first we had to learn the figure 8 knot and how to tie it to our harness. After this lesson we learned the amazing skill of belaying the trust leadership and attention it takes to belay and trust the person that is belaying you. Once we got this skill down pact we had the day to explore. This is a really great environment for all ages that allows you to push yourself to beyond your limit. First wall I tried to Climb was a bouldering wall which was a great first starter because it’s just you and the wall no ropes no anything there was many bouldering sites for my fantastic team to conquer. All catRock members attempted at bouldering and climbing walls we had the trust , strive, energy, and positive attitude to try something new and succeed. Last but not least I would like to acknowledge my team Catrock which consisted of Me, Diego, Juan, Jose, and Lisandro and our great staff Craig, Angela, Sarah, and Kara.
