It has been six months since I last wrote anything here. Many things have happened over the past six months, and I expect many more things to happen over the upcoming six months.
First of all, the next upcoming event will be an experience at summer camp. Sounds simple, but it definitely won't be. At age 72, experiencing summer camp for the first time is definitely going to be a life-changing event. I'm beginning to feel a great deal like I would have as a child leaving the safety of family and home to go off to some unfamiliar place with unfamiliar people and doing unfamiliar activities.
Here is what I do know about the upcoming camp. It is in Limestone, Maine, and during the regular school year, MSSM is a boarding school for youngsters aged 14 through 18 who are interested in and motivated by the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experimentation. MSSM's four-year schooling prepares scholars for college and careers. The summer camp itself is an opportunity for youth ages 10-14 from a variety of academic and family backgrounds to spend an intense week at camp pursuing their passions in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. These young campers may eventually become four-year students and graduates of MSSM; some of our future scientists, teachers, engineers, doctors, lawyers, merchants, chiefs of industry and beyond!
My little part of the campers daily academic and residential experiences will be as Photographer and Blogger; an active member of the camp community, contributing to afternoon and evening activities as well as keeping parents updated on a camp blog and social media. My flexibility and developing relationships with campers and staff will be vital to the success of the camp and my own overall experience. I can DO this!!
