Camp Royal Day 3 - It all makes sense now

2010-06-15 13:42

I like how Lain is giving us time to document our "odyssey" right now.  Yeah, minutes to just write and reflect on the day's events.  I've managed to write a lot more often than I typically do at such a camp, but I haven't been able to get in depth.

So here I am at the front row of the amphitheater.  All the campers are busy scribbling words down, surrounded by the mountains, trees, and a great, caring staff.  In front of us are inspirational quotes, posted by those trees.  I can see how some people are real writers in development and are totally relaxed while completing the task [of reflecting].Some lay down on the stone.  Others are cross-legged. Most of us, due to space constraints, are in a seated position.  Of course, some people wrote more than others and some people managed with a few sentences.

This kinda brings me straight into my next paragraph about today's speaker.  I like how nature managed to send a breeze to turn the page [in the notebook] for me.  And yeah.  I totally believe I am a knowledge person.  It pains me to see other people not know their stuff.  Of course, that's not true, and I must think about how to better myself as a visionary leader - as Robii said - in order to benefit Interact, KIWIN'S, Chocolate Club, etc.

Nice one.  Lain said 2 more minutes.

I'll think some more music:

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2010-06-15 21:45

Heh, I am in the middle of a totally diverse and downright American group of students, er, campers, er "captains of [aircraft] industry."  I was "invited" to join in on a "conversation" with an "Asian" group, and I totally just said, "I want to be a number 4 person [and not go to the campfire.]"  Those guys respected that, and I basically got disconnected from the group.

I'll go ahead and contemplate this fact that I am primarily a number 4 person.  That presenter, Robii, is an awesome psychologist.  Or well, "awesome" is not really a "proper" professional adjective.  I'll go ahead and replace that with a worse and "unacceptable" (ACT writing test reference) alternative: BA.

Nah...he opened my mind.

Quickly, I'll say that counselor Joe came right to me, seeing me writing right in here.  He noticed the journaling and we stopped and talked a bit about high school.  It work[ed] nicely.  (Hmm, phrase stuck in my head got blurted out again.)  He looked through my notes I took on Alex's presentation today.  I managed to say that I am a journalist - which is why I had quotes as quotes and paraphrase as paraphrase.  He told me he worked in yearbook and leadership while he was in high school - there weren't many electives since it was a small school he went to.  This is where I told him I don't have a leadership class at my school this year since there was a lack of funding.  Not sure if this is right, but I told him anyway - that the funding was either for leadership or for sports, and sports "reigned supreme." (Iron Chef America).  And Joe concluded that sports are also very important.

This is where I segue into concluding that leadership - at my school - was the right thing to cut.  My justification was that the leaders at our school would managed to refocus and overcome the hardship of not having the class.  Joe agreed.  This conclusion would not have been possible without the help from Robii's insight on the human brain.

I lolve, hehe...I spelled "love" wrong...and there's "lol" in it.  Meh, some downright spelling errors are just accidental and will be corrected by the time this stuff gets digitized.  And man, at this moment I'm writing, this will take a long time to retype.

Alright, for real this time...I love all these things I'm getting out of this camp.  It is just so cool having these fun, serious, humorous, and - in the long run - productive

2010-06-15 23:26

I'm going to finish up what I wrote there from the entry before.  I made a list of adjectives but never got to the noun.  The noun in this case I wanted to say was "presentation."  Or as it says on my name tag..."guest presenters."

These presenters I wouldn't' say changed my view of my purpose in life, but it certainly added to it.  Again, it just made too much sense to me about how human nature is like when Robii made his presentation today.  He got all of his knowledge and explanations  "down to a science." (generic American)  I really don't know what to say except that it all makes way too much sense why I am who I am.

It's getting late, and I removed my watch now, so I don't know what time it is.  But I can say time does slow down here.  Again, being aware of the river that flows down the side.  The burs of wind striking my skin, contrasted by warm toes in the sleeping bag.  It's just a pleasure writing with only a flashlight in a certain positon.  I'm totally going to take a picture of this set up right now.  The picture didn't' work well.  It's too dark.  My eyes can adjust but my camera can't.

Er, quickly about today:  Pines/fireside skit.  Awesome.  I managed to be the "drummer" for the "airband" in Don't Stop Believing.  Hypnosis show, too good.  Plus, insane entrace to breakfast with the 'We are the Pines" corruption.  Got that on video...and I'll be talking to shags more on this later...and I need a Day title.

Goal for tomorrow: do something out of routine.  Enjoy myself.  But practice structure.