Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Deaf Camp

 Day 1 at camp and we started off the week with some team work games.  It was so interesting to how everyone worked together but also frustrating; what seemed like such a simple task to me was hard for them to communicate.  They all come from different backgrounds, they don't know each other, some signed as their first language and some didn't sign at all.... it was such an interesting dynamic.
We also took hikes and rock climbed through the week.  It was so fun to be active and doing so much outside.  Rock climbing was actually a lot harder than I expected too.... it's definitely harder than it looks.

It was a hot week and we had plenty of water located all around the camp.  We played water sports and we went swimming once or twice a day.  In 100 degree weather, nothing else felt better.




Overall, camp was an awesome experience.  I improved my signing skills, met some really awesome kids and people my age, and I just had a blast being outside and having so many activities to do everyday.  It's definitely something I'll want to repeat next year!