Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Trail Walking
*March, march, march ahead. A group of 25 of us filled up our water bottles and met at the sports marquis on the island. We were then on our way to do some trail walking.
We followed our leader through the path, down the sandy beach and then in a really grassy area.
The scenery was really nice, I took picture after picture. We climbed a steep hill and then stopped at the wild grape leaves. She talked about them and showed us the different kinds of leaves. We even saw some grapes hanging on the tree. I don’t know if I would want to eat them considering they are called wild grape leaves. She also talked about the different kinds of wild flowers that were in sight and took time explaining that we call dandelions “weeds” but to birds and small animals they are food and very important. Let’s think of that next time we go and cut down the dandelions and weeds forming in our front or backyard. In Windsor there is like literally fields of dandelions on the farm lands.
We walked a little farther and then stopped to talk about the swallow bird houses. Guelph Lake Conservation Area is full of them all around the empty fields. I don’t think there is one person that didn’t see at least in the 10 days we were there and we were probably wondering what they were for. The Swallow numbers are declining through Ontario. So the ministry of Environment has put the houses in conservation areas hoping that the birds will come back and nest. There were many boxes just where we were, and it was an open field.
She talked some more about the wildlife and nature out in the field, and then we started to head back to where we started. We stopped for a break on the beach, took the time to introduce each other and swap a few things.
Then it was time to head back to our tent. This is where we learned that the walk from the mainland to the island was only 2km and not 3km like we thought it was. We stopped at the tent and waited for our next session to start. It was a very interesting and a fun experience.
We followed our leader through the path, down the sandy beach and then in a really grassy area.
The scenery was really nice, I took picture after picture. We climbed a steep hill and then stopped at the wild grape leaves. She talked about them and showed us the different kinds of leaves. We even saw some grapes hanging on the tree. I don’t know if I would want to eat them considering they are called wild grape leaves. She also talked about the different kinds of wild flowers that were in sight and took time explaining that we call dandelions “weeds” but to birds and small animals they are food and very important. Let’s think of that next time we go and cut down the dandelions and weeds forming in our front or backyard. In Windsor there is like literally fields of dandelions on the farm lands.
We walked a little farther and then stopped to talk about the swallow bird houses. Guelph Lake Conservation Area is full of them all around the empty fields. I don’t think there is one person that didn’t see at least in the 10 days we were there and we were probably wondering what they were for. The Swallow numbers are declining through Ontario. So the ministry of Environment has put the houses in conservation areas hoping that the birds will come back and nest. There were many boxes just where we were, and it was an open field.
She talked some more about the wildlife and nature out in the field, and then we started to head back to where we started. We stopped for a break on the beach, took the time to introduce each other and swap a few things.
Then it was time to head back to our tent. This is where we learned that the walk from the mainland to the island was only 2km and not 3km like we thought it was. We stopped at the tent and waited for our next session to start. It was a very interesting and a fun experience.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Rock and Roll Divas
There is 2500 people dancing and singing in a field in front of the stage. Disco Lights flashing, music blasting, music requests from Spice Girls to the new Katy Perry hit California Girls. If you have guessed that this entry is on the Much Music Video Dance Party, you are correct.
All of us were dressed in our decade costume ready to dance the night away. The night began with Katy Perry, the crowd was nuts. I am still trying to get myself to believe that I danced for the three hours straight without stopping even though I was very tired.
Cameras were flashing; lots of goofy pictures were taken. Then it was time to start our first dance competition. It was the Cha Cha slide. Everyone loves it, the crowd formed lines to do the cha cha. The Macarena and YMCA were also played as competitions. A few Much Music shirts were given out afterwards. Kaitlyn Renaud caught one that was thrown in the crowd.
The music request line up started on the stage all the way to the back field. That is one big line I would say. Maddie the Moose came out and hyped up the crowd some more. She posed for a few pictures then headed off. Members of the special events team went in the crowd and looked for people that were dancing up a storm. They were invited up onto the stage. Cassie went up towards the end of the night.. Despite falling up the stairs she had a good time and danced her heart out. Some of the girls said their favourite part of the night was going around making girls dance The crowd screamed to Michael Jacksons hit song thriller, the video was freaky but well worth watching.
My patrol danced and hung out with Irish girls all night. We took lots of pictures, some of them I have no idea what we were doing but those are the fun ones. We even made a few new friends while dancing. The one thing we should have ALL brought was a water bottle. I thought of it and then said no I will have too much dancing and then i will forget about it. Boy was I ever wrong. I was thirsty when the night was over and still had a 2km hike ahead of me.
The night ended with Love Story by Taylor Swift. Girls left the island smiling and hyped up from the night. Some girls were still singing the songs that were played. Most girls I could imagine had a hard time calming down and sleeping because of the nights events. We had some time to calm down because we were delayed going back to the main land, an emergency vehicle was on the mainland. This was an opportunity I would love to do again and hopefully will have a chance to at the next Guiding Mosaic.
All of us were dressed in our decade costume ready to dance the night away. The night began with Katy Perry, the crowd was nuts. I am still trying to get myself to believe that I danced for the three hours straight without stopping even though I was very tired.
Cameras were flashing; lots of goofy pictures were taken. Then it was time to start our first dance competition. It was the Cha Cha slide. Everyone loves it, the crowd formed lines to do the cha cha. The Macarena and YMCA were also played as competitions. A few Much Music shirts were given out afterwards. Kaitlyn Renaud caught one that was thrown in the crowd.
The music request line up started on the stage all the way to the back field. That is one big line I would say. Maddie the Moose came out and hyped up the crowd some more. She posed for a few pictures then headed off. Members of the special events team went in the crowd and looked for people that were dancing up a storm. They were invited up onto the stage. Cassie went up towards the end of the night.. Despite falling up the stairs she had a good time and danced her heart out. Some of the girls said their favourite part of the night was going around making girls dance The crowd screamed to Michael Jacksons hit song thriller, the video was freaky but well worth watching.
My patrol danced and hung out with Irish girls all night. We took lots of pictures, some of them I have no idea what we were doing but those are the fun ones. We even made a few new friends while dancing. The one thing we should have ALL brought was a water bottle. I thought of it and then said no I will have too much dancing and then i will forget about it. Boy was I ever wrong. I was thirsty when the night was over and still had a 2km hike ahead of me.
The night ended with Love Story by Taylor Swift. Girls left the island smiling and hyped up from the night. Some girls were still singing the songs that were played. Most girls I could imagine had a hard time calming down and sleeping because of the nights events. We had some time to calm down because we were delayed going back to the main land, an emergency vehicle was on the mainland. This was an opportunity I would love to do again and hopefully will have a chance to at the next Guiding Mosaic.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Reality Bytes- A Gross, Difficult and Brain Power Task
Friday July 9th our special events team put on a Reality Bytes show for us. It was a neighbourhood wide competition. Contestants were picked from the audience. Each event earned points for your decade and the decade that won the most points would win the Flag of Glory to put in their neighbourhood.
The 1st event was a Girl Guide Cookie Contest. Contestants had one minute to eat as much cookies as they could out of their box.
The 2nd event of the night was rather disgusting. Contestants were given a plate of the days food all mashed together. That is including pan cakes, hotdogs, sausages, hamburgers, a couple buns, chicken, and vegetables. Phew that would taste disgusting.
The 3rd event involved consuming the most condiment packets (Ketchup, Mustard and Relish) in 5 minutes. Oh boy that would be disgusting just eating it plain like that.
Thank goodness these contestants had strong stomachs. I would never be able to handle that.
The 4th event was a giant competition with 10 girls from each decade. They had to untangle themselves from a big human knot.
The 5th event was musical body parts. Girls were spinning in two different direction in 2 different circles. When the music stopped they were to find their partner and match up two different body parts.
The 6th event was a hula-hoop competition. The winner of the competition was determined by who could spin it the longest.
The night ended with a Girl Guide Trivia. Three girls from each decade went up to the stage to play, and answered questions based on the audience.
You are probably wondering what the scores were to each of these wonderful events. Here they are:
Girl Guide Cookie Contest: 1st place: 1950’s decade; 2nd place: 1960’s; 3rd place: 1970’s.
Food Mash: 1st place: 1930s; 2nd place: 1950s; 3rd place: 1960s
Condiment Challenge: 1st place: 1920s; 2nd place: 1930’s; 3rd place: 1980s
Human Knot: 1st place: 1980s; 2nd Place: 1960s; 3rd place: 1970’s and 1950s
Musical Body Parts: 1st place: 1940s; 2nd place: 1970s; 3rd place: 1980s
Hula-Hoop Competition: 1940s and 1960s behind
Trivia: 1970s
The 1960s took home the flag of glory to put in their neighbourhood. Girls thought this event was fun and amazing. Most of by this time thought camp was getting better by the minute despite all the shuffling around we were put through that day and schedule confusion. Don’t forget the rain. Reality Bytes was a memorable event that the special events team put on for us and will remember it for years to come.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Water, water everywhere
It was hot and sunny on our first day of camp. Once we go to our campsite, we put our tents up and filled our water bottles.
All of us were hot enough we changed into our bathing suits, which led to flip flops and tank tops. Shortly after Kate brought the little kiddie pools out and filled them with water. We stuck our feet in to cool us off it was so refreshing. Brianne was having fun spraying her and others with a spray bottle. That felt refreshing too.
Our patrol leader let us have her sponges that she brought. The water in those kiddie pools didn’t last long. Each of grabbed a sponge and soaked someone with it. A few campers from other camp sites joined us. We took turns getting water. Thankfully the water tap was not far from our site. We played this for quite some time.
It was time to go down to get our swim test, because the ones that were supposed to be recorded in iMis apparently weren’t. The walk was long in flip flops but boy did the 50m swim that we did get feel really good. It would have felt even better if the water was a little colder than it was. We filled our water bottles a few times on the way back. Basically every tap that we came across we filled our water bottles.
Some of us took advantage of the free time we were given and worked on their tan. I do have to say after 10 days in being in the sun; I have got a better tan than I had before I went to camp. What are 2 more weeks going to do?
It wasn’t only the first day that we got to have water fights and swimming. The waterfront team allowed free swims on hot days after our sessions on the island. When the conservation area closed the beach because the bacteria was high in the water, they took us to another beach somewhere in Guelph but a leader had to go with you. In that case the whole patrol might as well go. If you were lucky your out trip was to Wasaga Beach. It would cool you off, and refresh you since you didn’t get to shower every day.
My patrol didn’t use the solar showers, we decided that we would wash our hair in buckets for the fun of it or you did what I did the first time and washed it under the tap like everyone else was doing. I had a minor brain freeze afterwards because the water was cold. But again, it was refreshing to the point you wanted to do it again.
You can say that the water adventures came about quite a bit at camp. Whether or not it was water fights, swim tests, washing your hair or going to the beach.
All of us were hot enough we changed into our bathing suits, which led to flip flops and tank tops. Shortly after Kate brought the little kiddie pools out and filled them with water. We stuck our feet in to cool us off it was so refreshing. Brianne was having fun spraying her and others with a spray bottle. That felt refreshing too.
Our patrol leader let us have her sponges that she brought. The water in those kiddie pools didn’t last long. Each of grabbed a sponge and soaked someone with it. A few campers from other camp sites joined us. We took turns getting water. Thankfully the water tap was not far from our site. We played this for quite some time.
It was time to go down to get our swim test, because the ones that were supposed to be recorded in iMis apparently weren’t. The walk was long in flip flops but boy did the 50m swim that we did get feel really good. It would have felt even better if the water was a little colder than it was. We filled our water bottles a few times on the way back. Basically every tap that we came across we filled our water bottles.
Some of us took advantage of the free time we were given and worked on their tan. I do have to say after 10 days in being in the sun; I have got a better tan than I had before I went to camp. What are 2 more weeks going to do?
It wasn’t only the first day that we got to have water fights and swimming. The waterfront team allowed free swims on hot days after our sessions on the island. When the conservation area closed the beach because the bacteria was high in the water, they took us to another beach somewhere in Guelph but a leader had to go with you. In that case the whole patrol might as well go. If you were lucky your out trip was to Wasaga Beach. It would cool you off, and refresh you since you didn’t get to shower every day.
My patrol didn’t use the solar showers, we decided that we would wash our hair in buckets for the fun of it or you did what I did the first time and washed it under the tap like everyone else was doing. I had a minor brain freeze afterwards because the water was cold. But again, it was refreshing to the point you wanted to do it again.
You can say that the water adventures came about quite a bit at camp. Whether or not it was water fights, swim tests, washing your hair or going to the beach.
Rainy Days Please Go Away
** Rain rain go away come again another day**
There’s nothing like camping in the rain. That’s why we had to make sure everything was waterproofed and nothing was on the sides before we left the tent in the morning. It is a pain in the butt but it keeps your stuff dry. The first morning we woke up to puddles in our tent because there was so much rain the fly didn’t hold it. Sleeping bags and pillows were wet. Oh what a joy! Before we went to the island that morning we put the tarp on so we wouldn’t have to deal with this problem again.
We all walked in the rain, miserable wondering what we were going to do on the island in the rain. Friday we were ushered under the marquis to sing songs and then go do the programs that weren’t cancelled in the rain. Most of us were soaked and began to get muddy by that point. Lunch time the rain finally stopped but it got very humid out. When we went back to our tent there was one little puddle by the door. No big deal. The sun came out after a bit, just in time for the special event Reality Bytes.
Saturday there was rain. Sunday made up for it. In the middle of session 3 it starts storming and not just drizzling down pouring once again. There were crowds of people under the shelters and some were still doing sessions in the shelters. My group travelled over to the wooden shelter where we found most of the Windsor patrols. This was the perfect time to do some swapping, and that’s what most of us did. In a matter of about half hour I got rid of about half a bag of swaps because there was nothing else to do. We were stuck under the shelter for quite awhile. However, most of were now fed up with rain and didn’t want to see it for awhile.
We learned to become friends with it.... it rained Monday; it rained for our eco-day on Tuesday. Thank god for rain gear. Oh yeah, that’s if we remembered to bring it. By the time Thursday hit we were tired of the rain. It held off until dinner time. International night was held in the dining marquis so we were caught in the storm. All of stayed dry, we listened to the international event if we could, with all the talking and noise from the rain. The marquis soon turned into a mud puddle. The top leaked, and made it muddier than it already was. So when the night was over, we walked carefully not to sink in the mud. When we got back to our tent the rain stopped for a little bit, i ended up waking up to it in the middle of the night. Friday it was a clear day with a breeze but still humid at times. I think all of us were glad to see the sun and for the sun to stay out.
We can say that there was quite a bit of rain at GM. But, we all made the best of it. Some of us even danced in it when we had the chance. We have to remember when we are in Girl Guides: the show still goes on in the rain. What did you think of the rain?
This photo was taken uinder the shelter. This shows you how hard it rained somedays.
There’s nothing like camping in the rain. That’s why we had to make sure everything was waterproofed and nothing was on the sides before we left the tent in the morning. It is a pain in the butt but it keeps your stuff dry. The first morning we woke up to puddles in our tent because there was so much rain the fly didn’t hold it. Sleeping bags and pillows were wet. Oh what a joy! Before we went to the island that morning we put the tarp on so we wouldn’t have to deal with this problem again.
We all walked in the rain, miserable wondering what we were going to do on the island in the rain. Friday we were ushered under the marquis to sing songs and then go do the programs that weren’t cancelled in the rain. Most of us were soaked and began to get muddy by that point. Lunch time the rain finally stopped but it got very humid out. When we went back to our tent there was one little puddle by the door. No big deal. The sun came out after a bit, just in time for the special event Reality Bytes.
Saturday there was rain. Sunday made up for it. In the middle of session 3 it starts storming and not just drizzling down pouring once again. There were crowds of people under the shelters and some were still doing sessions in the shelters. My group travelled over to the wooden shelter where we found most of the Windsor patrols. This was the perfect time to do some swapping, and that’s what most of us did. In a matter of about half hour I got rid of about half a bag of swaps because there was nothing else to do. We were stuck under the shelter for quite awhile. However, most of were now fed up with rain and didn’t want to see it for awhile.
We learned to become friends with it.... it rained Monday; it rained for our eco-day on Tuesday. Thank god for rain gear. Oh yeah, that’s if we remembered to bring it. By the time Thursday hit we were tired of the rain. It held off until dinner time. International night was held in the dining marquis so we were caught in the storm. All of stayed dry, we listened to the international event if we could, with all the talking and noise from the rain. The marquis soon turned into a mud puddle. The top leaked, and made it muddier than it already was. So when the night was over, we walked carefully not to sink in the mud. When we got back to our tent the rain stopped for a little bit, i ended up waking up to it in the middle of the night. Friday it was a clear day with a breeze but still humid at times. I think all of us were glad to see the sun and for the sun to stay out.
We can say that there was quite a bit of rain at GM. But, we all made the best of it. Some of us even danced in it when we had the chance. We have to remember when we are in Girl Guides: the show still goes on in the rain. What did you think of the rain?
This photo was taken uinder the shelter. This shows you how hard it rained somedays.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Opening Ceremony Pictures
The ushering crew- Handing out Glow sticks
Rainbow Hats
Special Events team
Glow Sticks 
The countries represented at Guiding Mosaic 2010.
Opening Ceremonies
The fun began at GM 2010 opening ceremonies. Floods of rainbow color hats walked onto the island and received glow sticks. (that nine of us handed out and unwrapped, it was quite a job) There was a slight hold up on getting to the island first. The train that took people to and from the island flipped over. Thank god no one was severly hurt.
In between hat colors and glow sticks Guelph Lake was a rainbow. OPP police officer, and flag bearers made their grand entrance. Kris Burton, our chief commissioner spoke about the fun times we will have in the 10 days and some great experiences. She talked about the history in Guiding 100 years ago.
The special events team entertained us with some song and dance including Sisters for a Century.
2500 of us welcomed Maddie the Moose in his girl guide costume. Maddie went through some rules for camp. Such has water bottles, closed toed shoes, 11pm quiet time and most of all HAVE FUN!!!
It was time to say good night. We sang our taps and then made our way back to the mainland after a hot exhausting day. Glow sticks again were lighting up the trail.
In between hat colors and glow sticks Guelph Lake was a rainbow. OPP police officer, and flag bearers made their grand entrance. Kris Burton, our chief commissioner spoke about the fun times we will have in the 10 days and some great experiences. She talked about the history in Guiding 100 years ago.
The special events team entertained us with some song and dance including Sisters for a Century.
2500 of us welcomed Maddie the Moose in his girl guide costume. Maddie went through some rules for camp. Such has water bottles, closed toed shoes, 11pm quiet time and most of all HAVE FUN!!!
It was time to say good night. We sang our taps and then made our way back to the mainland after a hot exhausting day. Glow sticks again were lighting up the trail.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
I Thought the Motto is Be Prepared
There are 2500 girls coming into Guelph Lake Conservation Area to celebrate Canada’s 100th Girl Guide Anniversary. As much of a blast this was, you would think it would be a little more organized then it was when we got there. We realized this disorganization mess was going to occur at camp because most of us did not get our travel details until 3 days before camp. Despite schedules not being handed out on time, waivers not being sent to our parents and rain cancelling sessions a great time was there and well used.
The 291 Rangers that attended did not have their schedule of their sessions in their possession until late Friday afternoon. This is AFTER we were shuffled between marquis to marquis to figure out what we were doing on our first day of program. All of us had a bit of disappointment in us because we didn’t get what we wanted, but we turned it into a positive experience because we were now allowed to pick a session and join if there was room. However, there was a hard time getting into crafts because Core Crew was going out the night before and the morning of to buy supplies for the particular craft. Yeah ok here people, where are you expecting to find about 1000 large pieces of fabric for girls to make Pyjama Pants. That’s a lot of stores you have to hit up before the morning that these girls show up to their session because I am pretty sure you are not going to find one store with that much fabric. Not to mention, most girls had at least 3 wasted sessions because there wasn’t enough supplies or it was cancelled by the rain. Girls eventually did get to do their craft sessions hopefully, who knows with the amount of confusion and disorganized this part of the event was.
Two weeks prior to camp we figured out that waivers were needed for certain activities such as Zip lining, Rappelling, Dragon Boating, the Eco Adventure Tour, Scuba Diving and a few more. Parents waited and waited for these waivers to come in, then we were told if we needed one leaders would be getting a hold of your parents while you were at camp. 3 days past and my mother has yet to get a waiver, and I was told that they were sent out. Thank goodness that my program contact in my neighbourhood took care of it and made sure everyone that needed a waiver got a waiver from their parents. Girls were missing out on their sessions and out trips because these weren’t sent out on time like they should have been. A big event like this..... I think it wouldn’t be the first time that they were in contact with the company and the first time they heard about these waivers. At least things got a little more organized by the end of the week and more and more girls were going on their out trips. Along with the girls that missed their out trips because the wrong times were given.
The rain, oh the rain. Were Girl Guides, we can sleep, eat, cook, run, and play in the rain. A lot of the outdoor sessions were cancelled because of the rain. This left us with nothing to do even though we are Girl Guides and we don’t mind the rain, most of dance in the rain. We don’t care. It wasn't only the planning committee that was unprepared; there were times we weren’t prepared for the rain either. We should know by now when we go camping, it doesn’t only drizzle, it downpours. The day that we left for the island raining, we all brought our rain gear to the island. I failed to bring it any other day but the day I was going to the farm. Out of no where it starts to downpour and then it starts to thunder and lightning. Next thing you know were all under a shelter. This happened a few times, minus the lightning and the thunder.
All of these little discouragements warred off by the end of the 10 days and they turned into positive experiences. Myself and many others had a blast and would do it over again in a heartbeat
The 291 Rangers that attended did not have their schedule of their sessions in their possession until late Friday afternoon. This is AFTER we were shuffled between marquis to marquis to figure out what we were doing on our first day of program. All of us had a bit of disappointment in us because we didn’t get what we wanted, but we turned it into a positive experience because we were now allowed to pick a session and join if there was room. However, there was a hard time getting into crafts because Core Crew was going out the night before and the morning of to buy supplies for the particular craft. Yeah ok here people, where are you expecting to find about 1000 large pieces of fabric for girls to make Pyjama Pants. That’s a lot of stores you have to hit up before the morning that these girls show up to their session because I am pretty sure you are not going to find one store with that much fabric. Not to mention, most girls had at least 3 wasted sessions because there wasn’t enough supplies or it was cancelled by the rain. Girls eventually did get to do their craft sessions hopefully, who knows with the amount of confusion and disorganized this part of the event was.
Two weeks prior to camp we figured out that waivers were needed for certain activities such as Zip lining, Rappelling, Dragon Boating, the Eco Adventure Tour, Scuba Diving and a few more. Parents waited and waited for these waivers to come in, then we were told if we needed one leaders would be getting a hold of your parents while you were at camp. 3 days past and my mother has yet to get a waiver, and I was told that they were sent out. Thank goodness that my program contact in my neighbourhood took care of it and made sure everyone that needed a waiver got a waiver from their parents. Girls were missing out on their sessions and out trips because these weren’t sent out on time like they should have been. A big event like this..... I think it wouldn’t be the first time that they were in contact with the company and the first time they heard about these waivers. At least things got a little more organized by the end of the week and more and more girls were going on their out trips. Along with the girls that missed their out trips because the wrong times were given.
The rain, oh the rain. Were Girl Guides, we can sleep, eat, cook, run, and play in the rain. A lot of the outdoor sessions were cancelled because of the rain. This left us with nothing to do even though we are Girl Guides and we don’t mind the rain, most of dance in the rain. We don’t care. It wasn't only the planning committee that was unprepared; there were times we weren’t prepared for the rain either. We should know by now when we go camping, it doesn’t only drizzle, it downpours. The day that we left for the island raining, we all brought our rain gear to the island. I failed to bring it any other day but the day I was going to the farm. Out of no where it starts to downpour and then it starts to thunder and lightning. Next thing you know were all under a shelter. This happened a few times, minus the lightning and the thunder.
All of these little discouragements warred off by the end of the 10 days and they turned into positive experiences. Myself and many others had a blast and would do it over again in a heartbeat
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Smiles and Goodbyes
Smiles and Goodbyes
July 21, 2010
A month ago we were all looking forward to the friendships, memories and experiences we would make during our time at Mosaic. The day came when we all arrived with our smiles and cheers, even though there was some disorganization. The walks to the island 2 times a day and 2 times back. You were lucky if you didn’t have any sessions back on the mainland or you would be walking the 2km one extra time.
Together we shared negative experiences thunderstorms, random downpours, and schedule mishaps, out trip waiver misunderstandings. These soon turned into positive experiences because there was always something better that was waiting for us. Much Music Video Dance Parties, Celebrity Theo Tams as a judge for GM Got Talent, NASA communication with the International Space Station, Out Trips. All of these wonderful events and sessions that took place made up for the disorganization.
The 10 days whipped by, like you wouldn’t believe. The day before we left was spent cleaning and getting our stuff together to go home. Before we knew, we were on the island saying goodbye to all of these wonderful experiences that we took part in. Boom whackers were smacking in cheer of the fun we had, the crowd was going crazy. We said good bye to Maddie the Moose who was an amazing judge at the talent show. Our last walk to the mainland was a fun one but yet a short one knowing that this was our last time on the island. We went back to the tent, 8 people sat in it, while our stuff sat under tarps. 3 of us took a bag to the leader parking lot that weighed about 100lbs and took the golf cart to lift. Trust me we didn’t get far. RUN FOREST RUN, we yelled at Lauren. Who was running in front of the golf cart. Once we were done yelling dirty jokes across the campground and in the leader parking lot, it was time to pull an all nighter. Didn’t happen, 2 am we all fell asleep.
Morning came, and this was it. We had to say good bye. To our wonderful marquis ladies: Robi, Andrea, Chantel, and Deb. Our Irish friends Niamh and Laura. Pen pals: Hanna and Lyndsay. Hugs were given with held back tears. Not only goodbye to our friends and ladies that made this happen but also the great time we had, the food that was disgusting by the end of the week because you were so tired of barbecue and chicken meals. We boarded the shuttle to get on our train, as we took our last tour of the conservation area we said our goodbyes to the non flush toilets, the lake, water taps and we said hello to civilization.
Note: Following this blog there will be many more posts that are going to be posted about our experiences, friends and memories that we made at camp. Don’t go away and I will keep you posted.
July 21, 2010
A month ago we were all looking forward to the friendships, memories and experiences we would make during our time at Mosaic. The day came when we all arrived with our smiles and cheers, even though there was some disorganization. The walks to the island 2 times a day and 2 times back. You were lucky if you didn’t have any sessions back on the mainland or you would be walking the 2km one extra time.
Together we shared negative experiences thunderstorms, random downpours, and schedule mishaps, out trip waiver misunderstandings. These soon turned into positive experiences because there was always something better that was waiting for us. Much Music Video Dance Parties, Celebrity Theo Tams as a judge for GM Got Talent, NASA communication with the International Space Station, Out Trips. All of these wonderful events and sessions that took place made up for the disorganization.
The 10 days whipped by, like you wouldn’t believe. The day before we left was spent cleaning and getting our stuff together to go home. Before we knew, we were on the island saying goodbye to all of these wonderful experiences that we took part in. Boom whackers were smacking in cheer of the fun we had, the crowd was going crazy. We said good bye to Maddie the Moose who was an amazing judge at the talent show. Our last walk to the mainland was a fun one but yet a short one knowing that this was our last time on the island. We went back to the tent, 8 people sat in it, while our stuff sat under tarps. 3 of us took a bag to the leader parking lot that weighed about 100lbs and took the golf cart to lift. Trust me we didn’t get far. RUN FOREST RUN, we yelled at Lauren. Who was running in front of the golf cart. Once we were done yelling dirty jokes across the campground and in the leader parking lot, it was time to pull an all nighter. Didn’t happen, 2 am we all fell asleep.
Morning came, and this was it. We had to say good bye. To our wonderful marquis ladies: Robi, Andrea, Chantel, and Deb. Our Irish friends Niamh and Laura. Pen pals: Hanna and Lyndsay. Hugs were given with held back tears. Not only goodbye to our friends and ladies that made this happen but also the great time we had, the food that was disgusting by the end of the week because you were so tired of barbecue and chicken meals. We boarded the shuttle to get on our train, as we took our last tour of the conservation area we said our goodbyes to the non flush toilets, the lake, water taps and we said hello to civilization.
Note: Following this blog there will be many more posts that are going to be posted about our experiences, friends and memories that we made at camp. Don’t go away and I will keep you posted.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
You be thinking of the movie when I say “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” but I’m actually talking about the travel confusion everyone has had on getting to and from Guiding Mosaic. It sure has been an adventure, yet I do have to say a frustrating one. The story begins back in March.
Windsor Rangers were told that they were going to go on a bus with the 4 Windsor patrols. The bus ride is the best part to the start of trip. You get to laugh with your friends and have a blast when you’re not even at camp yet. This was back in March. This past June Rangers were told that they be going up a few days earlier than the rest of them and finding their own way to Guelph. We were then running into some issues. We contacted national and said that travel information would be out soon for Ranger/Core Crew members. But, we had to fill out travel information sheets in order for that to happen.
Last week, 3 members of our patrol got an e-mail stating that the 3 will be going on a plane. Here’s the kicker, they were possibly going from 3 different airports. Isn’t that just pathetic? The issue was solved shortly after we contacted national office. Now we are all going by train. Meanwhile, the Windsor bus is picking girls up in Sarnia. I wonder why Rangers weren’t put on that bus in the first place. The 9 of us waited..... And waited.... and waited for this travel information to come. We were all calling national and emailing wondering when we’re getting this information.
Finally, the day came. Friday we all received the same information. No one was taking a plane; no one was driving up there. We were all put on a train. A sigh of relief that email was. The train is leaving at 5:45 AM Thursday morning and we have to be there an hour early. I wonder how over tired were going to be? Overtiredness leads to craziness and fun. I don’t know if I’m going to go to bed Wednesday night,
I will have to be up pretty early to be at the train station and I may be too excited to sleep anyway. It’s all going to be worth it in the end. Even though all 3 planes, trains and automobiles were used to try and get us there.
See you in 4 days!!
You be thinking of the movie when I say “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” but I’m actually talking about the travel confusion everyone has had on getting to and from Guiding Mosaic. It sure has been an adventure, yet I do have to say a frustrating one. The story begins back in March.
Windsor Rangers were told that they were going to go on a bus with the 4 Windsor patrols. The bus ride is the best part to the start of trip. You get to laugh with your friends and have a blast when you’re not even at camp yet. This was back in March. This past June Rangers were told that they be going up a few days earlier than the rest of them and finding their own way to Guelph. We were then running into some issues. We contacted national and said that travel information would be out soon for Ranger/Core Crew members. But, we had to fill out travel information sheets in order for that to happen.
Last week, 3 members of our patrol got an e-mail stating that the 3 will be going on a plane. Here’s the kicker, they were possibly going from 3 different airports. Isn’t that just pathetic? The issue was solved shortly after we contacted national office. Now we are all going by train. Meanwhile, the Windsor bus is picking girls up in Sarnia. I wonder why Rangers weren’t put on that bus in the first place. The 9 of us waited..... And waited.... and waited for this travel information to come. We were all calling national and emailing wondering when we’re getting this information.
Finally, the day came. Friday we all received the same information. No one was taking a plane; no one was driving up there. We were all put on a train. A sigh of relief that email was. The train is leaving at 5:45 AM Thursday morning and we have to be there an hour early. I wonder how over tired were going to be? Overtiredness leads to craziness and fun. I don’t know if I’m going to go to bed Wednesday night,
I will have to be up pretty early to be at the train station and I may be too excited to sleep anyway. It’s all going to be worth it in the end. Even though all 3 planes, trains and automobiles were used to try and get us there.
See you in 4 days!!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Campfires, Wake up Calls, and Storm Watches= Oh What A Weekend
Oh, what an eventful weekend it was out at Camp Bryerswood in the beginning of June. I was out at camp with Brownies 81 the unit I helped out for the year. Along with that camp the Windsor patrols for GM were also preparing for camp and the Rangers had a meeting on the Sunday. The fun began not even two hours into Friday Night.
Lollipop and I took the kids out for a walk and through the pond. Oh boy did we get eaten alive by those pesky mosquitoes. I’d say we must have bug spray with us at all times at Mosaic. It was time to light a fire; we just got it lit and then came the rain. So much for our campfire outdoors. However we did end up doing it inside with some very fun songs to sing and drive the leaders crazy. If you’re looking for a song to drive everyone crazy just start singing if I weren’t a Girl Guide. 1 A.M in the morning I am creating swaps with 2 other leaders. That was fun.
Saturday came around, very early for our camp. One of the Brownies decided that she should have the entire camp up at 5:30 in the morning. That was fixed, for about an hour. Soon before we knew it the Brownies were up when the cows were out. We cooked breakfast outside, along with lunch. It was very hot and muggy outside. The rest of the day went by pretty fast; however it had its moments of time creeping by. Dinner came around, and we began making our tin foil dinners with the Pathfinders. The rain began to come down shortly after we got our dessert. The Brownies had to about 9 o’clock and it was time for bed because they were up so early. Steady rain kept coming down, and then a scream was heard. Leaders went running out. One of the Brownies woke up sleep walking. That is pretty scary stuff. Thunder and Lightning began to be heard and seen shortly after the Pathfinders were sent to bed. Before we even knew it the phone started to ring to tell us we were on Tornado watches and warning. Screaming was heard again, one of the Pathfinders tent came down because the wind was so strong. With very little sleep the night before and a day that was non- stop busy I had a melt down for being so overwhelmed. The Pathfinder brought in their stuff from their tents and we safely fit all the Pathfinders into the building along with the Brownies that had no idea what was going on. They were told that we were going on adventure with the Pathfinders.
Next morning rolled around very fast. We packed up our stuff and had breakfast. A phone call from one of the local scout groups told us that the tornado hit Leamington and Harrow area. After the shock was over us, it was then time to say good-bye to the Brownies and begin the Ranger meeting for GM. Most of us were on very little sleep and on a sugar high so we didn’t get much accomplished. At 2 pm we were going to go to our swim test at the Vollmeer center. We went to go get changed and grab our stuff. Instead of walking all the way over to Ewhurst Lodge, we decided that we would run with the towels tied as a cape around our neck. Looking like super women, we yelled “SUPER WOMEN” across the camp and When Sally was a Spark. We got some pretty weird looks from the leaders but they laughed at us afterwards.
It was a very eventful weekend. We all survived, and came home and crashed afterwards. But, it was a fun weekend and probably most of will do it again at some point in our Guiding years to come.
See you in 5 Days
Lollipop and I took the kids out for a walk and through the pond. Oh boy did we get eaten alive by those pesky mosquitoes. I’d say we must have bug spray with us at all times at Mosaic. It was time to light a fire; we just got it lit and then came the rain. So much for our campfire outdoors. However we did end up doing it inside with some very fun songs to sing and drive the leaders crazy. If you’re looking for a song to drive everyone crazy just start singing if I weren’t a Girl Guide. 1 A.M in the morning I am creating swaps with 2 other leaders. That was fun.
Saturday came around, very early for our camp. One of the Brownies decided that she should have the entire camp up at 5:30 in the morning. That was fixed, for about an hour. Soon before we knew it the Brownies were up when the cows were out. We cooked breakfast outside, along with lunch. It was very hot and muggy outside. The rest of the day went by pretty fast; however it had its moments of time creeping by. Dinner came around, and we began making our tin foil dinners with the Pathfinders. The rain began to come down shortly after we got our dessert. The Brownies had to about 9 o’clock and it was time for bed because they were up so early. Steady rain kept coming down, and then a scream was heard. Leaders went running out. One of the Brownies woke up sleep walking. That is pretty scary stuff. Thunder and Lightning began to be heard and seen shortly after the Pathfinders were sent to bed. Before we even knew it the phone started to ring to tell us we were on Tornado watches and warning. Screaming was heard again, one of the Pathfinders tent came down because the wind was so strong. With very little sleep the night before and a day that was non- stop busy I had a melt down for being so overwhelmed. The Pathfinder brought in their stuff from their tents and we safely fit all the Pathfinders into the building along with the Brownies that had no idea what was going on. They were told that we were going on adventure with the Pathfinders.
Next morning rolled around very fast. We packed up our stuff and had breakfast. A phone call from one of the local scout groups told us that the tornado hit Leamington and Harrow area. After the shock was over us, it was then time to say good-bye to the Brownies and begin the Ranger meeting for GM. Most of us were on very little sleep and on a sugar high so we didn’t get much accomplished. At 2 pm we were going to go to our swim test at the Vollmeer center. We went to go get changed and grab our stuff. Instead of walking all the way over to Ewhurst Lodge, we decided that we would run with the towels tied as a cape around our neck. Looking like super women, we yelled “SUPER WOMEN” across the camp and When Sally was a Spark. We got some pretty weird looks from the leaders but they laughed at us afterwards.
It was a very eventful weekend. We all survived, and came home and crashed afterwards. But, it was a fun weekend and probably most of will do it again at some point in our Guiding years to come.
See you in 5 Days
Microburst at Camp Bryerswood
June 23rd 2010, severe thunderstorms hit south western Ontario. A threat of tornadoes were out. Unfortunately Camp Bryerswood was hit with a microburst which is a big gust of wind that night. The devastation is horrible. Sheds were taken off their foundation and thrown into the quiet place, trees are uprooted. The shelter that is used for the farm equipment was brought over behind Ewhurst Lodge and destroyed. One of the tarps is actually in the trees over by the pond. Sheds are wrapped around trees.
It is horrible to see our camp in this mess. Any help to clean up the camp is appreciated. We fought to keep this camp open, but in order to that we need to keep it clean. There will be leaders working Monday, Tuesday, and a bit of Wednesday to help clean up the mess. There is still a lot to do. Lets go out with our helping hands and help keep our camp.
It is horrible to see our camp in this mess. Any help to clean up the camp is appreciated. We fought to keep this camp open, but in order to that we need to keep it clean. There will be leaders working Monday, Tuesday, and a bit of Wednesday to help clean up the mess. There is still a lot to do. Lets go out with our helping hands and help keep our camp.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
So Much to Choose From
There is so many to choose from, so many interesting activities. How do choose just 8 or 4 of them? How do you only pick one out trip without wanting to do them all? The time has passed and we have all picked our sessions and theme day selections. Many of us had difficulty doing this because there was so many to choose from the activity catalogue out of the 6 categories and out trips. The categories were divided into these categories: Active Living, Adventure, Arts and Crafts, Community Connections, Science and Technology, Waterfront and Out Trips! How Exciting!!
Active Living gets you moving all of your body with fabulous fun games that will make you want to play all day with a bunch of friends. Love soccer and baseball? Try California Kickball that combines both soccer and bases or a simple game of soccer. Go back 100 years and try games that girls used to play to have fun years ago such as bocce ball, and kick the can. Want to learn a precision sport and get better at aim? Try Archery or try the Fencing which was in modern day Olympics. Yoga, Pilates, a running clinic could help find a sport or activity that maybe you would then now love and want to do at home. Jump in the air with a bunch of friends and learn how to do flips and enjoy the feeling about being in the air by trying trampoline. Enjoy the nature citing that we could see on the Guelph Lake trails in trail walking. There is much more. Unfornately we can only pick one of these from this category. There will be other times to do it, or maybe we will have a chance to do it again someday.
If you’re daring and love to have wonderful adventures this category is for you. Adventure gets you excited to try new things that you have most likely think are exotic to be doing at camp. Like heights? Try Rock Climbing or Rappelling. Where Rock Climbing you climb to the top of the rock wall, or Rappelling where you go down the rock wall. Fly through the air on a zip line in a high flying adventure or take a walk through a cave and explore the creatures that live in the cave. Scared of heights? Have no fear there is something for you. Grab a helmet and hit the skateboarding course, or mountain biking, you could even try Low Ropes! Climb through the trees on a thrill seeking adventure in High Ropes. Everyone has seen the show how about participate in GM amazing race? That would be fun! Learn the basics while you make friends with a horse and go trail riding non- experienced or experienced doesn’t matter. Which one will you choose out of this interesting section of program?
If you’re creative, you love art and drama you will for sure LOVE this section. With plenty to do in the arts and crafts section it is hard to pick what one you want to do. A Drawstring Backpack would be helpful to have a Mosaic and I do think every one needs at least one. So how about you make a bandana/drawstring backpack? Make grandma proud by testing your skills on rug hooking and knotted bags. Make her and your parents even more proud by showing them you know how to use a mop in a different way by making a Mop Doll. It’s probably not what you’re thinking. There is no cleaning up in the section of the craft. However, you are going to create a new friend out of a mop! Sleep well by making a dream catcher and make all those bad dreams go away or how about a pillow case? Want to show off your drama skills or singing skills? Improv’ Games, celebrating guiding oldest traditions with singing and square dancing are just to name a few. There are lots more that we could have selected!
Show your true colors to the Guelph community that you care. You have a chance to volunteer at the Guelph Food Bank and distribute food to others. Do you like to garden? You’ll love the Garden Fresh Box Program and the Elizabeth’s Place Women’s Shelter. Try you’re knitting and crocheting skills by make a knotted quilt or making a bed mat out of milk bags. Help out at the Salvation Army stores in Guelph or make blankets for the homeless. If you really like it outside and think you’ll love the site were staying at. You can paint picnic tables, plant a garden, or work with a Horticulture Aid and help deliver programs to seniors. Every bit of our participation throughout the community is one big help and is greatly appreciated. So let’s go out and celebrate with helping out in the community.
Get your hands on to stuff that you would never thought you would do before. Science and Technology offers some very cool sessions that you will love. Dive into your creativity and try Digital Scrapbooking and bring home a wonderful book of Guiding Mosaic memories. Let you composer shine right above you and try and record Digital Music. Be Dazzled by Color and take off the colors on Skittles and Smarties to find out what the actual color is. Learn about the science of make-up and cosmetics. While you’re at it create some of your own. Get your hand on some cool experiments and partake in CSI Guelph or investigate, spy and gather information with common equipment in Hi-Tech Spy. Are you an animal lover? Tour one of Ontario’s World Famous Vet Colleges in Guelph by joining I Want to be a Vet! Learn how to protect our Pale Blue Dot and discover the pros and cons about wind turbines. Find out how much energy it takes on a treadmill to make battery power. All of these are interesting activities that everyone would love to do!
Splash in the pool or in the lake and go for a dip. Its always well appreciated especially when it’s hot and you need to cool you off. Try out your your camping skills and combine them with your canoeing skills. Test out your upper body strength and use a double bladed paddle with kayaking. Spend time with your friends in a boat using your canoe skills and go canoeing or compete against other girls and play canoe games. Discover underwater life while wearing snorkelling gear and try snorkelling or learn how to scuba dive. Take the plunge and improve your diving skills and go diving. Combine your love for the arts and do them in the pool and do synchronized swimming. Just want to relax with friends and enjoy your day? Swimming and water games are also available. All of these wonderful activities will help us cool off after and during a hot sunny day.
Not only do we get to experience 10 days in Guelph Ontario, we also get to attend another Ontario City of our choice. See the beauty of Niagara Falls on the Niagara Falls Adventure tour. Go on an adventure tour and then to Wasaga beach after you zipline through the trees and walk a suspension bridge, or tour the scenic caves before a leisurely swim in the beach. Travel to the top of the CN Tower and discover the amazing city of Toronto and then the historical palace that holds Girl Guide Information at Casa Loma. Travel back into two eras. Visit Casa Loma and then step farther back where Medieval Times comes to life. Spend a day at the Toronto Zoo and meet 5000 different kinds of animals. Attend the Stratford Festival with a backstage workshop before a world class production. Did you hear that animals from Africa have travelled to Canada? Meet them at the African Lion Safari. Explore the great Canadian city and find clues of many famous Canadian Sites. Do the Great Toronto Scavenger Hunt. Go to Toronto's "House on the Hill" (Casa Loma) that will take you back decades. Mini Golf, Go-Carting, Rock Climbing and swimming pheww what a day! At Bingemans Park- Big Splash Waterpark. Get your hands on some fasinating experiments at the Ontario Science Center while IMAX brings science to life for you. All of these out trips sounds amazing and will give us many memories in one day to bring home.
So that is that! All the activities are so great. Its hard just to pick 4-8 of them. We will have other activities and experiences that we can look forward to as well. Shows, Performances, and much more. See you in 23 days. :)
Active Living gets you moving all of your body with fabulous fun games that will make you want to play all day with a bunch of friends. Love soccer and baseball? Try California Kickball that combines both soccer and bases or a simple game of soccer. Go back 100 years and try games that girls used to play to have fun years ago such as bocce ball, and kick the can. Want to learn a precision sport and get better at aim? Try Archery or try the Fencing which was in modern day Olympics. Yoga, Pilates, a running clinic could help find a sport or activity that maybe you would then now love and want to do at home. Jump in the air with a bunch of friends and learn how to do flips and enjoy the feeling about being in the air by trying trampoline. Enjoy the nature citing that we could see on the Guelph Lake trails in trail walking. There is much more. Unfornately we can only pick one of these from this category. There will be other times to do it, or maybe we will have a chance to do it again someday.
If you’re daring and love to have wonderful adventures this category is for you. Adventure gets you excited to try new things that you have most likely think are exotic to be doing at camp. Like heights? Try Rock Climbing or Rappelling. Where Rock Climbing you climb to the top of the rock wall, or Rappelling where you go down the rock wall. Fly through the air on a zip line in a high flying adventure or take a walk through a cave and explore the creatures that live in the cave. Scared of heights? Have no fear there is something for you. Grab a helmet and hit the skateboarding course, or mountain biking, you could even try Low Ropes! Climb through the trees on a thrill seeking adventure in High Ropes. Everyone has seen the show how about participate in GM amazing race? That would be fun! Learn the basics while you make friends with a horse and go trail riding non- experienced or experienced doesn’t matter. Which one will you choose out of this interesting section of program?
If you’re creative, you love art and drama you will for sure LOVE this section. With plenty to do in the arts and crafts section it is hard to pick what one you want to do. A Drawstring Backpack would be helpful to have a Mosaic and I do think every one needs at least one. So how about you make a bandana/drawstring backpack? Make grandma proud by testing your skills on rug hooking and knotted bags. Make her and your parents even more proud by showing them you know how to use a mop in a different way by making a Mop Doll. It’s probably not what you’re thinking. There is no cleaning up in the section of the craft. However, you are going to create a new friend out of a mop! Sleep well by making a dream catcher and make all those bad dreams go away or how about a pillow case? Want to show off your drama skills or singing skills? Improv’ Games, celebrating guiding oldest traditions with singing and square dancing are just to name a few. There are lots more that we could have selected!
Show your true colors to the Guelph community that you care. You have a chance to volunteer at the Guelph Food Bank and distribute food to others. Do you like to garden? You’ll love the Garden Fresh Box Program and the Elizabeth’s Place Women’s Shelter. Try you’re knitting and crocheting skills by make a knotted quilt or making a bed mat out of milk bags. Help out at the Salvation Army stores in Guelph or make blankets for the homeless. If you really like it outside and think you’ll love the site were staying at. You can paint picnic tables, plant a garden, or work with a Horticulture Aid and help deliver programs to seniors. Every bit of our participation throughout the community is one big help and is greatly appreciated. So let’s go out and celebrate with helping out in the community.
Get your hands on to stuff that you would never thought you would do before. Science and Technology offers some very cool sessions that you will love. Dive into your creativity and try Digital Scrapbooking and bring home a wonderful book of Guiding Mosaic memories. Let you composer shine right above you and try and record Digital Music. Be Dazzled by Color and take off the colors on Skittles and Smarties to find out what the actual color is. Learn about the science of make-up and cosmetics. While you’re at it create some of your own. Get your hand on some cool experiments and partake in CSI Guelph or investigate, spy and gather information with common equipment in Hi-Tech Spy. Are you an animal lover? Tour one of Ontario’s World Famous Vet Colleges in Guelph by joining I Want to be a Vet! Learn how to protect our Pale Blue Dot and discover the pros and cons about wind turbines. Find out how much energy it takes on a treadmill to make battery power. All of these are interesting activities that everyone would love to do!
Splash in the pool or in the lake and go for a dip. Its always well appreciated especially when it’s hot and you need to cool you off. Try out your your camping skills and combine them with your canoeing skills. Test out your upper body strength and use a double bladed paddle with kayaking. Spend time with your friends in a boat using your canoe skills and go canoeing or compete against other girls and play canoe games. Discover underwater life while wearing snorkelling gear and try snorkelling or learn how to scuba dive. Take the plunge and improve your diving skills and go diving. Combine your love for the arts and do them in the pool and do synchronized swimming. Just want to relax with friends and enjoy your day? Swimming and water games are also available. All of these wonderful activities will help us cool off after and during a hot sunny day.
Not only do we get to experience 10 days in Guelph Ontario, we also get to attend another Ontario City of our choice. See the beauty of Niagara Falls on the Niagara Falls Adventure tour. Go on an adventure tour and then to Wasaga beach after you zipline through the trees and walk a suspension bridge, or tour the scenic caves before a leisurely swim in the beach. Travel to the top of the CN Tower and discover the amazing city of Toronto and then the historical palace that holds Girl Guide Information at Casa Loma. Travel back into two eras. Visit Casa Loma and then step farther back where Medieval Times comes to life. Spend a day at the Toronto Zoo and meet 5000 different kinds of animals. Attend the Stratford Festival with a backstage workshop before a world class production. Did you hear that animals from Africa have travelled to Canada? Meet them at the African Lion Safari. Explore the great Canadian city and find clues of many famous Canadian Sites. Do the Great Toronto Scavenger Hunt. Go to Toronto's "House on the Hill" (Casa Loma) that will take you back decades. Mini Golf, Go-Carting, Rock Climbing and swimming pheww what a day! At Bingemans Park- Big Splash Waterpark. Get your hands on some fasinating experiments at the Ontario Science Center while IMAX brings science to life for you. All of these out trips sounds amazing and will give us many memories in one day to bring home.
So that is that! All the activities are so great. Its hard just to pick 4-8 of them. We will have other activities and experiences that we can look forward to as well. Shows, Performances, and much more. See you in 23 days. :)
Saturday, June 12, 2010
A Day in the Life
If you many of you are wondering what Guiding Mosaic 2010 is going to be like in one day here is an outline of the 10 busy days we have ahead of ourselves in less than one month.
We must wake up early enough so there is enough time to get everything done before we hit our sessions. Make sure all of your stuff is water proofed, in the middle of your tent and pack your gear the same way. Then we will make our way over for breakfast and do our toiletries. We must be on the island where the activities are held by 9am. It is a 3km walk and takes about half hour to get there. By the end of the day we will have walked a lot.
First session begins at 9am and finish at 10:30. Our 2nd session is from 11 to 12:30 p.m. So we have half an hour to get to one session to the next. This is your time to swap with new friends.
After second session there is an hour lunch to relax and eat. Us, Rangers going will have a different schedule and may not have the same lunch as everyone else depending on what we are doing in that time. After lunch we will move onto the 3rd session from 2-3:30. Then after having fun with all these sessions we have another 3km walk back to our tent site. Our camp leaders will either have something planned for us to do like special activities or we will have a little bit of free time. This means we could shower, we could clean and air out our tents, chat with friends, call home or go to the store. There are many things we could do. Dinner is at 6 until about 7:30 back where we had breakfast. 7:30 we need to start making our way back to where the program is. Every night there is a different theme for show on a huge stage. In the past years they have done a Canada night, Much Music, an international night and much more. The show ends at about 10 and then you are to head back to your tent. If you are a smart one you go to bed right when you get back and not keep the rest of your camp up. If you don’t all of us will be miserable and not be able to enjoy camp because a lack of sleep.
July 11th and July 14th there will be no big activities and sessions out of the island but we do have a sub camp evening. I have no idea what we are doing on these days, maybe out trips or something. Also, this may be time to do auditions for the talent show and pick the best act out of the sub camp.
We have a busy ten days ahead of us. However, a very exciting 10 days ahead of that is the time of our lives. By now the excitement is heating up and everyone is getting ready. With little time do so much stuff is making my mind go crazy. Swaps need to be complete, last minute kit list supplies need to be picked up, tagging and labeling everything and so much more. It’s all worth it in the end. See everyone in 26 days.
We must wake up early enough so there is enough time to get everything done before we hit our sessions. Make sure all of your stuff is water proofed, in the middle of your tent and pack your gear the same way. Then we will make our way over for breakfast and do our toiletries. We must be on the island where the activities are held by 9am. It is a 3km walk and takes about half hour to get there. By the end of the day we will have walked a lot.
First session begins at 9am and finish at 10:30. Our 2nd session is from 11 to 12:30 p.m. So we have half an hour to get to one session to the next. This is your time to swap with new friends.
After second session there is an hour lunch to relax and eat. Us, Rangers going will have a different schedule and may not have the same lunch as everyone else depending on what we are doing in that time. After lunch we will move onto the 3rd session from 2-3:30. Then after having fun with all these sessions we have another 3km walk back to our tent site. Our camp leaders will either have something planned for us to do like special activities or we will have a little bit of free time. This means we could shower, we could clean and air out our tents, chat with friends, call home or go to the store. There are many things we could do. Dinner is at 6 until about 7:30 back where we had breakfast. 7:30 we need to start making our way back to where the program is. Every night there is a different theme for show on a huge stage. In the past years they have done a Canada night, Much Music, an international night and much more. The show ends at about 10 and then you are to head back to your tent. If you are a smart one you go to bed right when you get back and not keep the rest of your camp up. If you don’t all of us will be miserable and not be able to enjoy camp because a lack of sleep.
July 11th and July 14th there will be no big activities and sessions out of the island but we do have a sub camp evening. I have no idea what we are doing on these days, maybe out trips or something. Also, this may be time to do auditions for the talent show and pick the best act out of the sub camp.
We have a busy ten days ahead of us. However, a very exciting 10 days ahead of that is the time of our lives. By now the excitement is heating up and everyone is getting ready. With little time do so much stuff is making my mind go crazy. Swaps need to be complete, last minute kit list supplies need to be picked up, tagging and labeling everything and so much more. It’s all worth it in the end. See everyone in 26 days.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Weather Permitting
Bright sunny day and not a cloud in the sky. Enjoying the hot sun with a bottle of water and enjoying lots of activities. All of the sudden a dark thunder cloud appears and it starts to get cool outside. Clasps of thunder rumble across the campground and flashes of lightning light up the sky. As you run and try to grab your rain gear that you forgot in your tent throughout all this commotion the sun comes back out. The biggest thing that ticks me off when I'm camping.
This is why it is important to always have your rain gear with you. The chances of us not having some type of storm in the wonderful 10 days we are there are pretty slim. It could be a small one or a big one.
GM 2006 the campground was hit with huge rain storms and ended up flooding the tent and campground area. Knock on wood this doesn't happen to us or other weather disasters. But the flood is something that we should keep in mind that it does and can happen.
Make sure you pack up your tent before you go to your daily sessions and be sure to water proof it. Best idea is either a dry sack or a tarp to wrap around your bedroll. That way if it does rain, your stuff will be dry. There is nothing worse like crawling into a wet sleeping bag.
Proper rain gear is very important. That means rain jacket that is not a poncho. Boots and maybe a hat. Rain Pants would be useful too.
Despite the rain and the weather we may get. (knock on wood we don't get any nasty weather)a great time is planned
See you there is 44 days:)
This is why it is important to always have your rain gear with you. The chances of us not having some type of storm in the wonderful 10 days we are there are pretty slim. It could be a small one or a big one.
GM 2006 the campground was hit with huge rain storms and ended up flooding the tent and campground area. Knock on wood this doesn't happen to us or other weather disasters. But the flood is something that we should keep in mind that it does and can happen.
Make sure you pack up your tent before you go to your daily sessions and be sure to water proof it. Best idea is either a dry sack or a tarp to wrap around your bedroll. That way if it does rain, your stuff will be dry. There is nothing worse like crawling into a wet sleeping bag.
Proper rain gear is very important. That means rain jacket that is not a poncho. Boots and maybe a hat. Rain Pants would be useful too.
Despite the rain and the weather we may get. (knock on wood we don't get any nasty weather)a great time is planned
See you there is 44 days:)
Friday, May 21, 2010
Bag packed check; sunscreen check; water bottle; sleeping bag check; bus packed check; bus loaded check. We have everything lets head to Toronto for National Rally Day at Ontario Place.
600 girls and leaders from Windsor/Essex county headed to Ontario Place last Friday for National Rally Day Saturday. We slept in pods in Discover Atlantis Building. Despite getting crammed in like floor boards and the emergency light shining in some of our eyes it was a great experience.
( building we slept in)
The view of the Toronto Skyline was beautiful at night along with the view of the lake about us. Yes we did sleep over water. Some girls weren't impressed with looking down and seeing water.
Bright and early Saturday morning we woke up to get ready for the "big day." The fun begins with thousands of trips to the washroom, packing the bus (wasn't as bad as i thought it would be) and searching for the unfinished swaps that I gave friends that were on another bus to do and kill boredom. All missions were accomplished except for finding the Brownie unit Emilyn and I were suppose to be helping out during the day. We found them, well they found us. All weekend no matter where we went we starred at the Toronto CN Tower and downtown.
(CN Tower)
Breakfast and then off to the Molson Amphitheatre for opening ceremonies. I watched loads of school buses unload and girls flee in. As we entered we were given a blue pom pom and listened to music playing such as: we are a family, you've got a friend in me, and if you just believe and much more.
Soon after everyone was seated we stood for National Anthem and let the day begin. Greetings and speeches from the Town Friar and Lieutenant Governor was a nice surprise. Then we were off to start our day.
(Town Friar)
We began in Global Rythms where we did disc art with sand. Then we travelled to Cre8, I felt like I was being herded around like a cow. We completed friendship gifts, thank you cards, and animnation. Phew what an hour, now its time to go to lunch. We got a snack wrap, chips,cookies and a juice. While we were eatting we swapped with other girls and watched a Swan set a pesky Seagull straight.
After lunch we marched onto BP zone, which was very long but fun. We completed Morse Code, Hollihoop games, and a snail song. All of us even had a chance to swap at this station more than any of the others. The day was almost over by then. We travelled over to GO GREEN! which is where we participated in water games, pipe chimes, paper airplanes and areodynamics explostions. Our last but not least zone was Activ8. The girls had an oppotunity to go in the climber H2O Regeneration Station!
The day ended with closing at the amphitheatre with a big campfire. It was amazing to see 15,000 pom poms up and shaking all at once. Also, to hear all of us sing at once. Meeting new girls and connecting with others by swaps was great. Windsor 77th Brownie, Guide, Pathfinder, Ranger Unit honoring a member: Candice Faerber who passed away in March. Buttons were giving out in honor of her.
Busses left by groups of 12, and girls exited to "Go well and safely." Overall it was an amazing and exhausting day but a day that 45,000 of us will not forget. We celebrated Rally Day with a quarter of the girls and leaders that were celebrating it across Canada.
So here we are looking back at Rally Day 2010 and thinking of the fun we will have a Guding Mosaic 2010. There is now less than 50 days.
600 girls and leaders from Windsor/Essex county headed to Ontario Place last Friday for National Rally Day Saturday. We slept in pods in Discover Atlantis Building. Despite getting crammed in like floor boards and the emergency light shining in some of our eyes it was a great experience.
( building we slept in)The view of the Toronto Skyline was beautiful at night along with the view of the lake about us. Yes we did sleep over water. Some girls weren't impressed with looking down and seeing water.
Bright and early Saturday morning we woke up to get ready for the "big day." The fun begins with thousands of trips to the washroom, packing the bus (wasn't as bad as i thought it would be) and searching for the unfinished swaps that I gave friends that were on another bus to do and kill boredom. All missions were accomplished except for finding the Brownie unit Emilyn and I were suppose to be helping out during the day. We found them, well they found us. All weekend no matter where we went we starred at the Toronto CN Tower and downtown.
(CN Tower)Breakfast and then off to the Molson Amphitheatre for opening ceremonies. I watched loads of school buses unload and girls flee in. As we entered we were given a blue pom pom and listened to music playing such as: we are a family, you've got a friend in me, and if you just believe and much more.
Soon after everyone was seated we stood for National Anthem and let the day begin. Greetings and speeches from the Town Friar and Lieutenant Governor was a nice surprise. Then we were off to start our day.
(Town Friar)We began in Global Rythms where we did disc art with sand. Then we travelled to Cre8, I felt like I was being herded around like a cow. We completed friendship gifts, thank you cards, and animnation. Phew what an hour, now its time to go to lunch. We got a snack wrap, chips,cookies and a juice. While we were eatting we swapped with other girls and watched a Swan set a pesky Seagull straight.
After lunch we marched onto BP zone, which was very long but fun. We completed Morse Code, Hollihoop games, and a snail song. All of us even had a chance to swap at this station more than any of the others. The day was almost over by then. We travelled over to GO GREEN! which is where we participated in water games, pipe chimes, paper airplanes and areodynamics explostions. Our last but not least zone was Activ8. The girls had an oppotunity to go in the climber H2O Regeneration Station!
The day ended with closing at the amphitheatre with a big campfire. It was amazing to see 15,000 pom poms up and shaking all at once. Also, to hear all of us sing at once. Meeting new girls and connecting with others by swaps was great. Windsor 77th Brownie, Guide, Pathfinder, Ranger Unit honoring a member: Candice Faerber who passed away in March. Buttons were giving out in honor of her.
Busses left by groups of 12, and girls exited to "Go well and safely." Overall it was an amazing and exhausting day but a day that 45,000 of us will not forget. We celebrated Rally Day with a quarter of the girls and leaders that were celebrating it across Canada.
So here we are looking back at Rally Day 2010 and thinking of the fun we will have a Guding Mosaic 2010. There is now less than 50 days.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Top 21 camp memories that are unforgetable
Top ___21__ camp memories that are unforgetable
1. Floppy Passion- Wyoka '10
2. Oh Johnny- Wyoka'10
3. Brie's famous cinnamon rolls- Fall camp 09
4. Birds go tweet tweet- March Break camp '10
5. Gary the grass-
6. Sailing in the kitchen-
7. ARE THERE BOYS HERE!!!!.. NO lindsay this is a girl guide camp in the middle of nowhere
8. Matress trampoline
9. Dancing Green Jelly Bean in the kitchen
10. underwear on the flagpole
11. Sweatshirt, pants and hat on the flagpole,along with a toilet paper cabin
12. Waking up to air horns because someone forgot to set their alarm
13. Yabba Yabba do--- i thought this was scooby doo apperently it's fred flinstone
14. Birds go croak croak, toads go tweet tweet, cars go boom and barney says I love you
15. Bryerswoods kitchen tap- Maragret Anne broke the kitchen tap, and placed it back on without tightening it or anything. Cathy came in and decided that she should believe her and turn the tap on. Well guess what? She got showered and ended up with the tap in her hand. It was then blamed on cathy, and we were told to call someone who cares. I think jerry fixed it.
16. Giggles and Lollipop get along really good, and corrupt pathfinders preety easily too.
17. Backwards worm to our beds
18. My caterpillar boyfriend steve
19. The LIT tent that we put up that was, on a slant, caved in, smelt like something bad, was sticky, and found goodies in the tent.
20. Rather, rinse, repeat
21. Wet clay will get u stuck if u dont move your feet once in awhile
There is so many to think of right now, Comment if i forgot anything
1. Floppy Passion- Wyoka '10
2. Oh Johnny- Wyoka'10
3. Brie's famous cinnamon rolls- Fall camp 09
4. Birds go tweet tweet- March Break camp '10
5. Gary the grass-
6. Sailing in the kitchen-
7. ARE THERE BOYS HERE!!!!.. NO lindsay this is a girl guide camp in the middle of nowhere
8. Matress trampoline
9. Dancing Green Jelly Bean in the kitchen
10. underwear on the flagpole
11. Sweatshirt, pants and hat on the flagpole,along with a toilet paper cabin
12. Waking up to air horns because someone forgot to set their alarm
13. Yabba Yabba do--- i thought this was scooby doo apperently it's fred flinstone
14. Birds go croak croak, toads go tweet tweet, cars go boom and barney says I love you
15. Bryerswoods kitchen tap- Maragret Anne broke the kitchen tap, and placed it back on without tightening it or anything. Cathy came in and decided that she should believe her and turn the tap on. Well guess what? She got showered and ended up with the tap in her hand. It was then blamed on cathy, and we were told to call someone who cares. I think jerry fixed it.
16. Giggles and Lollipop get along really good, and corrupt pathfinders preety easily too.
17. Backwards worm to our beds
18. My caterpillar boyfriend steve
19. The LIT tent that we put up that was, on a slant, caved in, smelt like something bad, was sticky, and found goodies in the tent.
20. Rather, rinse, repeat
21. Wet clay will get u stuck if u dont move your feet once in awhile
There is so many to think of right now, Comment if i forgot anything
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Meeting and Swapping
Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the others gold. At Mosaic you have a chance to meet many new friends from over 30 different countries. The opportunity is there during the 10 days of the time of our lives.
Even though we wont be spending a whole lot of time in our neighborhoods because of activities and daily program we will still get a chance to meet lots of new friends. This is what many of us are looking forward to along with the fun.
Swaps are a great way to get a chance to meet new friends. Many of us will do swapping and some of us wont have any part of it. I have so far done lollipop candies and friendship bracelets. I'm proud to say that the girls at this years March Break Camp took part in helping me in trying to finish these candies. Yes it is cheating but they did do an entire Ziploc bag full of them in the hour that they had to make them. They are a great to when you are stressed out and need a break.
I have no idea how many of these I am made or bring to Mosaic. The thing I am dreading doing is making the tags to put on with phone numbers, addresses etc and of course putting safety pins on them. It's very repetitive and not to mention annoying.
If you are in the need of ideas for your Swaps here are a some that I have thought of or have been suggested to do. Contact a local city counsellor in your area for pins to represent your country or town. Old badges and crests are another great idea. Simple crafts are always an option, this is what I'm doing. Just remember that they have to be quick, fast and easy. A great website is: http://www.gsswaps.net/
Of course Swaps are a great way to meet new friends, we will also meet friends at our activities and in our neighbourhoods. See you there with many new friends to meet. The countdown is: 78 days!!!
Even though we wont be spending a whole lot of time in our neighborhoods because of activities and daily program we will still get a chance to meet lots of new friends. This is what many of us are looking forward to along with the fun.
Swaps are a great way to get a chance to meet new friends. Many of us will do swapping and some of us wont have any part of it. I have so far done lollipop candies and friendship bracelets. I'm proud to say that the girls at this years March Break Camp took part in helping me in trying to finish these candies. Yes it is cheating but they did do an entire Ziploc bag full of them in the hour that they had to make them. They are a great to when you are stressed out and need a break.
I have no idea how many of these I am made or bring to Mosaic. The thing I am dreading doing is making the tags to put on with phone numbers, addresses etc and of course putting safety pins on them. It's very repetitive and not to mention annoying.
If you are in the need of ideas for your Swaps here are a some that I have thought of or have been suggested to do. Contact a local city counsellor in your area for pins to represent your country or town. Old badges and crests are another great idea. Simple crafts are always an option, this is what I'm doing. Just remember that they have to be quick, fast and easy. A great website is: http://www.gsswaps.net/
Of course Swaps are a great way to meet new friends, we will also meet friends at our activities and in our neighbourhoods. See you there with many new friends to meet. The countdown is: 78 days!!!
Tent Tales
Some can pitch a tent in minutes, for some it takes hours. Many have tried it blindfolded. There is some that love pitching tents and a few that hate it. I happen to be one of the few that love pitching tents but could take hours to pitch depending who I am paired up with.
Finding the right ground that isn't to rocky and is high enough that we wont be getting soaked anytime soon is the first decision. Then the tough decision of pegging it down first or last becomes next. Most of the time pegging first is the best depending on the weather and the wind.
The last camp I went to with Girl Guides 49, we ran into all 3 of these issues. The ground we picked was pretty rocky, pegging it down first was an option we shouldn't have taken and the ground was literally on a hill. (Imagine sleeping on that)
Of course the tent my group that I was with go put in charge with the tent with the fly that covered your gear and went was twice the size of the tent itself. It almost took us an hour to get just the tent up and another half hour to figure out this darn fly. When we finally go it, leaders made the decision that we were moving the tent because of the wind and the rocks. We collapsed the tent and played this game over again with leader assistance. Little did we know that this tent was going to Mosaic with us- I'd say it is a pain in the butt, but keeps things dry.
My past experiences with putting tents up hasn't been good. To add to these tales, LIT 2009 I was putting tents up with the Girl Guides. For just a regular tent, oh boy was it a disaster. Not a single tent peg wanted to stay in the ground so every time we would peg one of us would have a tent flying in our face. we figured out the problem: We didn't put the pegs in the right way. So leaders in case you have realized yet or noticed, I am not the best Ranger to allow to pitch tents with Girl Guides or else you will be there all day watching and laughing hysterically.
Taking them down isn't much better until you know how to fold it. Sometimes this takes me 3 to 4 tries to get the folding right. At the past camp, taking the tent down wasn't my luck either. Half way through of folding it, it decided that it should start to rain. So here we are running down the path with a tent nicely folded, pegs, poles and the instructions. (Those would have been helpful)
Who Knows what the tents will us to Mosaic. We are close to finding out in less than 3 months.
Finding the right ground that isn't to rocky and is high enough that we wont be getting soaked anytime soon is the first decision. Then the tough decision of pegging it down first or last becomes next. Most of the time pegging first is the best depending on the weather and the wind.
The last camp I went to with Girl Guides 49, we ran into all 3 of these issues. The ground we picked was pretty rocky, pegging it down first was an option we shouldn't have taken and the ground was literally on a hill. (Imagine sleeping on that)
Of course the tent my group that I was with go put in charge with the tent with the fly that covered your gear and went was twice the size of the tent itself. It almost took us an hour to get just the tent up and another half hour to figure out this darn fly. When we finally go it, leaders made the decision that we were moving the tent because of the wind and the rocks. We collapsed the tent and played this game over again with leader assistance. Little did we know that this tent was going to Mosaic with us- I'd say it is a pain in the butt, but keeps things dry.
My past experiences with putting tents up hasn't been good. To add to these tales, LIT 2009 I was putting tents up with the Girl Guides. For just a regular tent, oh boy was it a disaster. Not a single tent peg wanted to stay in the ground so every time we would peg one of us would have a tent flying in our face. we figured out the problem: We didn't put the pegs in the right way. So leaders in case you have realized yet or noticed, I am not the best Ranger to allow to pitch tents with Girl Guides or else you will be there all day watching and laughing hysterically.
Taking them down isn't much better until you know how to fold it. Sometimes this takes me 3 to 4 tries to get the folding right. At the past camp, taking the tent down wasn't my luck either. Half way through of folding it, it decided that it should start to rain. So here we are running down the path with a tent nicely folded, pegs, poles and the instructions. (Those would have been helpful)
Who Knows what the tents will us to Mosaic. We are close to finding out in less than 3 months.
Monday, April 19, 2010
PROCASTINATION
So its been 3 weeks since I have wrote an entry on this. In those 3 weeks I have said and said that I am going to sit down and write my blog. It hasn't been done yet because things have been busy well procrastination has played a huge part in it. Here's the deal, If there is not a post up her by Wednesday you get to yell at me for putting this off for too long.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Fires Burning = Great Things
Can you imagine over 3000 girls and adults around one big campfire celebration 100 years of Guiding? Campfires bring everyone together in one place. It is a place where everyone can be silly together, make new friends and be in a celebration together.
Over the past 7 years of Guiding I have experienced some of the best campfires and will for sure with years to come. I went from not knowing a single song and being so proud of myself when I learned new song. These are the songs that I know teach the younger girls in Sparks and Brownies.
Thunder, Green Jelly Bean, 3 Little Angels,and When Sally Was a Spark can be the most annoying songs if they are sung enough but they turn out to be everyone loves. They're the ones that bring us and the campfire alive.
Before you do any of this you have to learn how to start a fire. For me, learning how to start a fire just took place this past summer at LIT (leaders in training). My best fire that I ever taken part in, was the very first one I started. After you learn this you can cook and sing. In my past I have made meat loaf over the fire, chicken under a bucket, roast beef underground, sleeping bag stew and much more. Everything tastes really good. It melts in your mouth as you chew and makes you want more.
Campfires are one of the best things that could happen at camp. At Mosaic there will not be only one best thing that will happen, there will be plenty more in the 10 days we are there.
Over the past 7 years of Guiding I have experienced some of the best campfires and will for sure with years to come. I went from not knowing a single song and being so proud of myself when I learned new song. These are the songs that I know teach the younger girls in Sparks and Brownies.
Thunder, Green Jelly Bean, 3 Little Angels,and When Sally Was a Spark can be the most annoying songs if they are sung enough but they turn out to be everyone loves. They're the ones that bring us and the campfire alive.
Before you do any of this you have to learn how to start a fire. For me, learning how to start a fire just took place this past summer at LIT (leaders in training). My best fire that I ever taken part in, was the very first one I started. After you learn this you can cook and sing. In my past I have made meat loaf over the fire, chicken under a bucket, roast beef underground, sleeping bag stew and much more. Everything tastes really good. It melts in your mouth as you chew and makes you want more.
Campfires are one of the best things that could happen at camp. At Mosaic there will not be only one best thing that will happen, there will be plenty more in the 10 days we are there.
Monday, March 22, 2010
The Things That We Find
This past week I spent out at Camp Bryerswood for March break camp. 2 Rangers and 1 Pathfinder were allowed in Paxtu Place to "sleep" by themselves. What kind of things could possibly find us?
The mess always finds its way in the cabin or tent. March break camp the mess already found us withing 8 hours of the first day including the mud and the stack of mattresses that soon became a trampoline. The trampoline and stack of matresses may not find us at Guiding Mosaic but I'm pretty sure the mud will at least once and the mess will for sure. Tents always seem harder to clean at the end of the week so mud will be a pleasure to have with us at Mosaic.
You find all kinds of goodies you have misplaced throughout the week when you are packing up. I haven't been to a camp yet where socks and underwear haven't been found. Be careful you make wake up one morning and see them flying on the flagpole. I have learned from experience..... My underwear somehow got outside the tent and ended up on the flagpole. Until this day it is still joked about and I when I am proud to tell people that they my underwear have been up on the flagpole. :)
No matter what camp you go to you are going to find inside jokes among your group of friends that you hang out with. In the 5 days that I was at camp my partners in crime Lollipop and Giggles came up with a chalkboard of jokes that we made up. " Gary the Grass, Hillbilly, and swimming in the kitchen are just to name a few. Along with learning how fun Build a Bear Workshop can be and birds go tweet tweet.
I'm sure the mess and the jokes will find us but we find it?
The mess always finds its way in the cabin or tent. March break camp the mess already found us withing 8 hours of the first day including the mud and the stack of mattresses that soon became a trampoline. The trampoline and stack of matresses may not find us at Guiding Mosaic but I'm pretty sure the mud will at least once and the mess will for sure. Tents always seem harder to clean at the end of the week so mud will be a pleasure to have with us at Mosaic.
You find all kinds of goodies you have misplaced throughout the week when you are packing up. I haven't been to a camp yet where socks and underwear haven't been found. Be careful you make wake up one morning and see them flying on the flagpole. I have learned from experience..... My underwear somehow got outside the tent and ended up on the flagpole. Until this day it is still joked about and I when I am proud to tell people that they my underwear have been up on the flagpole. :)
No matter what camp you go to you are going to find inside jokes among your group of friends that you hang out with. In the 5 days that I was at camp my partners in crime Lollipop and Giggles came up with a chalkboard of jokes that we made up. " Gary the Grass, Hillbilly, and swimming in the kitchen are just to name a few. Along with learning how fun Build a Bear Workshop can be and birds go tweet tweet.
I'm sure the mess and the jokes will find us but we find it?
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Procrastination + Decisions
10 days + 10 shirts + ten shorts + ten pairs of socks and underwear = 1 suitcase. How do you fit all of this in a suitcase when you can only bring one?
Out of all the things that I am really looking forward to when Mosaic finally comes packing and unpacking have to be the least things I am looking forward to. The 500 loads of laundry before and then again afterwards is enough to make me want to scream. The time you spend organizing your bag before you leave is a waste of time. The first time you open the bag and look for something it will be a disaster again. I am leaving for March break camp tomorrow and have been procrastinating to pack since I decided I was going to camp.
So you ask what you can do for the entire 10 days you are at Mosaic. How about: Spelunking, Rock Climbing, Rappelling, Knotted Bags, Trail Walking, CSI Guelph and Meals on Wheels just to name a few! There are lots more to choose from.
Most of us have a tough time picking just 6 or 8 of all the ones given in the camp catalogue. I know I put quite a bit of hours into trying to deciding on what I was going to choose. Since, I was having such a hard time doing this; I picked the ones that I will most likely not have a chance to again. That includes: Rappelling, Trail Walking, Kayaking, Mosaic Creation, Along with a visit to the Toronto Zoo.
Seeing the last credit of money going into your account is a sigh of relief and makes you very excited for what is coming. There is only 116 days to go before we begin the camp of a lifetime.
With the excitement of March break and having a week off of NO school there is some sad news that has to sadly go with it. Girl Guides has lost a committed and amazing member. Candice Faerber was an amazing girl and very special member to the Guides, Pathfinders, and Rangers. The little time that others and I got to know her is enough to miss her dearly. We are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers Candice. We love you and miss you. <3<3<3
Out of all the things that I am really looking forward to when Mosaic finally comes packing and unpacking have to be the least things I am looking forward to. The 500 loads of laundry before and then again afterwards is enough to make me want to scream. The time you spend organizing your bag before you leave is a waste of time. The first time you open the bag and look for something it will be a disaster again. I am leaving for March break camp tomorrow and have been procrastinating to pack since I decided I was going to camp.
So you ask what you can do for the entire 10 days you are at Mosaic. How about: Spelunking, Rock Climbing, Rappelling, Knotted Bags, Trail Walking, CSI Guelph and Meals on Wheels just to name a few! There are lots more to choose from.
Most of us have a tough time picking just 6 or 8 of all the ones given in the camp catalogue. I know I put quite a bit of hours into trying to deciding on what I was going to choose. Since, I was having such a hard time doing this; I picked the ones that I will most likely not have a chance to again. That includes: Rappelling, Trail Walking, Kayaking, Mosaic Creation, Along with a visit to the Toronto Zoo.
Seeing the last credit of money going into your account is a sigh of relief and makes you very excited for what is coming. There is only 116 days to go before we begin the camp of a lifetime.
With the excitement of March break and having a week off of NO school there is some sad news that has to sadly go with it. Girl Guides has lost a committed and amazing member. Candice Faerber was an amazing girl and very special member to the Guides, Pathfinders, and Rangers. The little time that others and I got to know her is enough to miss her dearly. We are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers Candice. We love you and miss you. <3<3<3
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Are You Ready!?
Are you ready for the opportunity that not everybody will have? Are you ready to meet 100 great new friends, remember 100 greater memories, and take part in 100 greatest experiences? Are you ready to work as a team and beat a world record? Are you ready to wake up to the bright sun and go to sleep to the cool crisp air? Are you ready to experience a great camp then come home and share the amazing stories we will have for our friends and family?
Guiding Mosaic 2010 is an international camp that is held every 4 years. There will be over 3000 people attending from over 30 countries. 2010, is Girl Guides 100th anniversary therefore Mosaic is only one of the few celebrations that is taking place.
Back in November; I wrote an essay about what Guiding means to me for a Guiding Mosaic campership. I worked hard and spent hours on writing, editing, and revising. The hard work finally paid off. I am proud to say that I'm 1 out of the 38 girls across Canada to win a campership to Mosaic. I was overwhelmed with excitement and proud of myself. Family, friends, and leaders were proud and congratulated me. An essay campership makes me more anxious and excited then I already am for Guiding Mosaic.
I am delighted to be part of this lifetime opportunity. I cant wait for July 8th to come; when I will be on my way to an international camp that I may not be able to attend to again. I'm ready but are you?
Guiding Mosaic 2010 is an international camp that is held every 4 years. There will be over 3000 people attending from over 30 countries. 2010, is Girl Guides 100th anniversary therefore Mosaic is only one of the few celebrations that is taking place.
Back in November; I wrote an essay about what Guiding means to me for a Guiding Mosaic campership. I worked hard and spent hours on writing, editing, and revising. The hard work finally paid off. I am proud to say that I'm 1 out of the 38 girls across Canada to win a campership to Mosaic. I was overwhelmed with excitement and proud of myself. Family, friends, and leaders were proud and congratulated me. An essay campership makes me more anxious and excited then I already am for Guiding Mosaic.
I am delighted to be part of this lifetime opportunity. I cant wait for July 8th to come; when I will be on my way to an international camp that I may not be able to attend to again. I'm ready but are you?
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