Trip to Ilesheim

Back to Thursday which means another field trip. This time we went to the Ilesheim school age center (where my friend Katie works, but she works at the CDC). It was about an hour and a half away and we were going there to have a field day with their kids. They only had about 20 kids and they only have two camp adventure staff and one permanent staff that run everything. The center was quite small and very different than ours. For the first time the kids stopped complaining about the Schweinfurt center and actually couldn’t wait to go back.

It was an interesting day with the kids for sure. Since there were so many kids, and our permanent staff figured that somehow their two camp A staff had everything planned and under control, they did not step in with behavioral issues or helping with transitions. So also for the first time, Anneke and I really stepped it up and ran camp. We immediately had no problem helping run and explain games like red light, green light, and we also really stepped it up with coming up with activities to do, how to manage all the kids, and how to run the programs. We all did Blitz and had to lead 2 songs each and we all dove right into managing the kids, splitting them up, and working as a team even though we had just met the two camp A interns at the Ilesheim site. When we finally got out to the field for activites after lunch, it was so hot that the kids only lasted through tug of war and potato sack races and dizzy bat relays. We were supposed to do a lot more but they had absolutely no shade and only a small jug of water to bring out. Afterwards we had snack at the center and we ended up leaving their kind of early. But since the ride was so long, we were only at our center for an hour before I got off work.

Tonight is going to be a long but fun night. First, Anneke and I are going for a run (well, more like jog since neither of us really run… but still be proud because I also went to the gym this morning haha). After that I am going to a eat a super healthy (NOT!) burger that the lead staff member I have become so close with made for Anneke and I since we did not attend the dinner at his house (it was only for the CDC interns) and I am actually really looking forward to the burger. And then my favorite part of the night… I’M BAKING!!!! I am so happy that I get to bake and I hope it turns out alright. I am baking a cake for Anneke’s birthday tomorrow and I am decorating it with a ton of frosting (because I have two things of frosting for one 13X9 cake) and tiny little cookies (so that I will stop eating them haha). I am also packing up for Amsterdam and finishing my last assignment for Camp homework. I can’t believe I only have 23 more days left! I am super excited! It’s crazy to think there are only 3 more weekend trips including this weekend and only 3 more weeks of work after this weekend! I feel like I still have a ton of food here that I am going to end up throwing out (sad but probably for the best since it’s all not really that healthy haha) and that I still need to do so much!