This year's sectional conference was held at The Oaks in Lake Hughes, which is about thirty five miles from my mom's house in Frazier Park.
Because I'm a blue/green (hang tight- that'll make sense shortly) I cringed during all of the ice-breakers. C'mon people. We're all in the same field. We'll make friends organically. Please don't make me cluck like a chicken! Oh, to have Nancy's social grace...that's her donning styrofoam and toilet paper.
We stayed in 7B.
There is a long flight of stairs up to the dining hall. After dinner the first night as we headed back down to our cabin, we realized how poorly lit the stairs were. We had the aid of a flashlight, and I advised the group that there were forty four stairs. Erin made fun of me for the rest of the week- not for counting the stairs in the first place, but for remembering the number several hours later.
We spent a lot of time lounging around in these sitting areas, which reminded us how badly we need places like this at our camp.
What do nerdy people do during free time? Strength Deployment Inventory tests which assess one's motivational value systems, patterns of motivation, and conflict sequences, of course! Sarah and I attended the seminar in which this assessment was given, then promptly tested Josh and our friends from Camp Alandale.
Mike and Lisa
Dave
As a blue-green, I have a "cautious- supporting motivation and a concern for thoughtful helpfulness with regard for justice", but as conflict increases I go from "simply being prudently cautious" to "trying to escape from the opposition" to "having to retreat completely". Oh boy. And on a completely different note- there were inflatables!
Jeannie, Erin and Diane
Maria, Miles, Sarah, Josh and Rey
No comments:
Post a Comment