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Ashley's American Adventures
hello again guys. hows it going?
so much has happened within the last few days - it is unbelievable how so much can happen.
first of all i have hundreds of mosquito bites. literally! our evac activity was 'counselor hunt'. so all the counselors had 5 minutes to hide, then the campers would come and find us. i had the best hiding place - in a bush - however, it was a bad idea - beacuse of these mosquitos. i had to remain silent while getting bitten - otherwise i would have been found. that is dedication for you hahaha.
the other night - i went down to grassy beach again all alone to star gaze. it was so peaceful. i could have layed there for hours. i even saw a shooting star which was beautiful.
on monday, we went on a trip to Dorney Park, which was about 2.5 hours away from camp. it was a theme park/water park. i had the best time ever. i had to look after 6 girls and 1 lad, and they couldn't of been any better - so it was a fantastic day out. there were so many rides and i went on all we could get around. luckily there were hardly any lines for the rides so we got round quite a lot. we didnt have time to go on the water rides, but we did go in the wave pool which was so refreshing. what made this place even more special was the music - they were playing Whitney Houston among others - which so reminded me of scarlett in sanuk. later on, we had a BBQ for dinner. on the way back, it was another incredible trip - as i watched the sun set over the mountains, with the wind blowing on my face through the windows, and the most beautiful smell of sap from the trees (like that christmas smell). the scenery was fantastic.
today, for 2nd daily - i got my bunk together with the girls from G6 to practice our talent show performance. we are dancing to 'iv had the time of my life' from dirty dancing. i had one hour to teach 14 boys and girls who have never danced before a rountine. and by the end it felt so good - as they were all partnered up (which is a big deal when you are 10 years old), and dancing in unison. i felt so excited - i so hope we win.
tonight we had another DJ for evac - although he was pretty rubbish. i did take a few photos to pass the time.
tomor is my second day off for this session. im going into scranton this time. and we will just have a fun day out hopefully. the weather has been great here recently - so i hope it keeps up.
ashliegh got back from her days off today, and she bought my some cookies back to camp from when she went home. mmmmmmmm they were delicious.
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