Camp 2015

Camp 2015 has been amazing! We went out to the province, Preah Vihear, and it was great! I usually would've been super creep out and I was at first, but after going through it I'm glad that it happened. We experienced what most Cambodians daily lives are, no hot water, squaty toilets, and no air conditioning. It helps open our eyes and it's like a knock in the head and making us realize we are so blessed. Especially us 'rich' foreigners. I felt so spoiled and I am. 

The different activities we did were; giant swing, gibbon swing, water slide, slippery snake, zip line, and several smaller group activities. 
So the giant swing, this was a swing that you are hooked on two ropes tied on trees. Your teammates are pulling you up on the trees, and you can adjust how high you want to go, then release yourself and swing. So fun and kind of a thriller! 

The gibbon swing is another type of swing. First you climb up a tree, probably the hardest part, then you are on a plank then jump and try to swing onto a pole hanging in mid air. We are on two harnesses though, so it was very safe. Very fun!!! But I didn't swing, I just jumped and they let me down.

The water slide, the best activity! This happened every evening after our tiring day! A great way to end the day. But it was so fun, and actually kind of dangerous if you think about it. I somehow did a weird 360 flip on the slide the first day, and kind of damaged my knee then. But still fun!!!!

Slippery snake! That was not very fun, I got stuck within the first 10mins going up. This was a log diagonally going up against a tree and it was very slippery. But you're attached on a harness so it's safe. But it was one of the first activities, so I had some trouble with trust in the equipment.  

Anyways, so camp! We did so many different activities. And surprisingly I did all of them, with some tears, and screams. 

Firsts, Lasts, and Changes

Sorry guys, I haven't posted in ages.
It's been so hectic here, assignments, tests, 'firsts and lasts' (explain later), and CAMP IS NEXT WEEK!!!!!
This year for Camp my grade (year) is going to Preah Vihear which is up north in Cambodia, near the Thailand border. There is this NGO called ADRA which has lodging and a challenging rope courses. I will update y'all when I get back (if I make it back in one piece).

Anyways, so I mentioned firsts and lasts. This means mainly for our school, we are going to be moving to another building and for those who have been there for ages will be effective. So it's the first time going to be in a new building, but the last time at our scattered campuses. In a weird way, I love the way our school is laid out, its clustered together. And there are those spots where just everyone gathers, either the small basketball court or the big basketball court. And it's just great to see everyone (generalizing) mingling together. And to me the buildings and the layout, might have been weird, but that's what Hope was, weird, but together and bonded.
So this new building will be a change, a big change.

Being a TCK (Third Culture Kid) and an MK (Missionary Kid) you get use to change. But overtime you learn that no matter how many different times you go through change, it never gets easier, because you are leaving apart of you livelihood.
This year are a lot of goodbyes to many different teachers. This is always the hardest part of the school year, because I get attached to the teachers and they have helped me grow and partially made me who I am today.

So many different changes, many different first, and many lasts.