The weekend of February 18th through 20th, I had the privilege of attending the Aprende Mini Town in Prescott, AZ. The adult advisers and teenage counselors arrived at the AnyTown campsite on Thursday night the 17th. There is a long story about how I was lost for about an hour and how my group was the last to arrive that evening in the dark. I will fill you in later. The leadership group was able to get acquainted, go over programming and prepare for the students' arrival the next morning.
This is the AnyTown Mess Hall. This is what it looked like after 18 hours of snow.
Here is the majority of our students, counselors and advisers. I'm under the red umbrella. It was snowing when we took the picture. Many of the students had never been in snow before so this was a real treat for them.
The buses were right on time Friday morning. The weather was brisk but bearable. I hate being cold so I am wearing a big NAU sweatshirt, a black alpaca hat and a CamelPack filled with water. The leadership team swarmed the buses to welcome the "delegates" to camp.
Before the delegates could go to their cabins, we did an orientation under the Ramada. The leadership staff introduced themselves. I'm at the very end on the right wearing my alpaca hat. I, of course, am cheering loudly for everyone. It's so much fun to be out of the classroom and get to act a little crazy and energetic for a while!!!
Before every meal, we gather in a circle in front of the Mess Hall. Whichever cabin is in charge at the meal, gets to lead a song or an activity before we go in. Since it is sprinkling, I am wearing my red windbreaker/rain coat. I get to run around the circle while singing a song, stop in front of someone, dance crazy moves, they have to repeat the moves, and then we switch positions and he/she gets to go around the circle. So much fun!
This is my discussion group. We are in a heated conversation about what our skit should look like. [If you think I look disgusting, its okay, I know I do. The showering facilities at this camp are disgusting! I refused to shower the entire time I was there! So by the time Sunday came around, my hair was a little greasey and not that great to look at.]
After our group performed, the audience had to guess what emotion management strategy the star of our skit showed.
Another activity our discussion group did was create "minitown" out of toothpicks and gum drops. It was quite yummy. From left to right is Angie (black hair), me, Maggie (blue sweatshirt), Tessa (purple hat), Savannah (multi-colored hat and scarf and the counselor of our group), Grant (our token boy - not my Grant though), Melissa (in the very back - she was sick), Hannah (in the black sweatshirt), and Myah (in the maroon sweatshirt). We had a fantastic time together.
The last night before we left camp, we had a dance party. We roasted marshmallows, played music, and danced. 
Here is the cabin I stayed in. This is what the ground looked like after 6 hours of snow. The cabin had an incredible heater and we stayed very warm each night.
Trying to leave Sunday morning was a bit of a challenge. There is about 8 inches of snow on the ground and my van is frozen shut. Thankfully, other members of our staff who had more snow experience than I, helped me clear the snow from my windshield and get my van off the incline and on to the makeshift road. The only time I have driven in snow is when I was with Brent in Utah. It was nerve-wracking to drive in the snow alone. Even though the main highway was plowed, it was still slick and I slid around from time to time. The road signs were also covered in snow and I couldn't read them to know where to turn. I was so glad to finally get out of Prescott and into Dewey where it wasn't snowing.
Here is the majority of our students, counselors and advisers. I'm under the red umbrella. It was snowing when we took the picture. Many of the students had never been in snow before so this was a real treat for them.The buses were right on time Friday morning. The weather was brisk but bearable. I hate being cold so I am wearing a big NAU sweatshirt, a black alpaca hat and a CamelPack filled with water. The leadership team swarmed the buses to welcome the "delegates" to camp.
Before the delegates could go to their cabins, we did an orientation under the Ramada. The leadership staff introduced themselves. I'm at the very end on the right wearing my alpaca hat. I, of course, am cheering loudly for everyone. It's so much fun to be out of the classroom and get to act a little crazy and energetic for a while!!!
Before every meal, we gather in a circle in front of the Mess Hall. Whichever cabin is in charge at the meal, gets to lead a song or an activity before we go in. Since it is sprinkling, I am wearing my red windbreaker/rain coat. I get to run around the circle while singing a song, stop in front of someone, dance crazy moves, they have to repeat the moves, and then we switch positions and he/she gets to go around the circle. So much fun!
This is my discussion group. We are in a heated conversation about what our skit should look like. [If you think I look disgusting, its okay, I know I do. The showering facilities at this camp are disgusting! I refused to shower the entire time I was there! So by the time Sunday came around, my hair was a little greasey and not that great to look at.]
After our group performed, the audience had to guess what emotion management strategy the star of our skit showed.
Another activity our discussion group did was create "minitown" out of toothpicks and gum drops. It was quite yummy. From left to right is Angie (black hair), me, Maggie (blue sweatshirt), Tessa (purple hat), Savannah (multi-colored hat and scarf and the counselor of our group), Grant (our token boy - not my Grant though), Melissa (in the very back - she was sick), Hannah (in the black sweatshirt), and Myah (in the maroon sweatshirt). We had a fantastic time together.The last night before we left camp, we had a dance party. We roasted marshmallows, played music, and danced. 
Here is the cabin I stayed in. This is what the ground looked like after 6 hours of snow. The cabin had an incredible heater and we stayed very warm each night.
Trying to leave Sunday morning was a bit of a challenge. There is about 8 inches of snow on the ground and my van is frozen shut. Thankfully, other members of our staff who had more snow experience than I, helped me clear the snow from my windshield and get my van off the incline and on to the makeshift road. The only time I have driven in snow is when I was with Brent in Utah. It was nerve-wracking to drive in the snow alone. Even though the main highway was plowed, it was still slick and I slid around from time to time. The road signs were also covered in snow and I couldn't read them to know where to turn. I was so glad to finally get out of Prescott and into Dewey where it wasn't snowing.It was a great trip and I'm glad I was able to be a part of it for the third year in a row!
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You have always been so much! It makes me miss you with your contageous fun and zest for life!:(
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