Last Drop-In :(

I came into work early to try and get a power point together on Canada and finish putting together Canada quizzes for the different age groups. After being sick most of the week and really not getting the sleep I needed to I have kind of been struggling. I think all the emotions of leaving in a couple days, saying goodbye to everyone, and realizing I’m heading home to do step right into presenting at a conference is all starting to wear me down a bit. I took a bit of a break to help some of the older girls who came in with their CV's. After that it was on to my finial evaluation with Catherine and Eileen. It went better than I could have ever hoped. Eileen had so many great things to say about me. I was able to complete all my goals and so much more. I am so blessed to have had this experience and all my dreaming and hoping of what this could be were not even close to how amazing it really was.

I ended the evening with the drops in. This could have been a bit more organized. I think there was some miss-communication on what was going on and I thought I was only programming for the Canada piece; it turned into being very stressful and overwhelming at the beginning. But I really should have put more faith in the youth. They are all really so wonderful and chill; the night ended up turning out amazing and all the stressing was for nothing. We had pancakes, not Canadian style as I did not learn until later their pancakes are more like crepes, with maple syrup and fruit. It was really lovely. Kids hungout, played pool, did art, and chatted. We ended each drop in with a Canada Quiz and gave out prizes I had brought with me. I really loved it. The goodbyes were pretty hard though. I know after working at camp that is crazy how close some kids will let you get in just a week, so it's not like I didn’t expect it. It's just every time when it's an authentic experience it still amazes me. By the end of the night I was so tired and still sick though, I felt wonderful.