Saturday, September 24, 2016

22 September, 2016 (Cody Hardy)

Well guys, we made it back to Horn in one piece, so we can all give ourselves a pat on the back for that! We had our ups and downs but hopefully we all learned from our mistakes and will use those lessons to become better outdoor leaders. We experienced so many amazing things in such a short amount of time and most of those things many people will never experience in their entire lifetime. We are seriously some of the luckiest people alive. As much as I hate to admit it, but none of this would have happened without Jeff and we will forever be in debt to him for that. He would go out of his way to make sure we are all safe and to ensure that we take away as much as we can from this program. I could go on and on about the things he has done for us but I don’t want his head to get to big, so I will just say Thank You from every one of us Jeff. Now, about today, it was a long hot day in the van, but excitement levels were high for our return to Horn. After a short but fun visit to Storer YMCA we finished the rest of our drive back home. Storer YMCA was an awesome experience. We had the opportunity shadow staff and observe how they teach and interact with children. I think we had just as much fun, if not more fun than the kids did. We got to god hold several different reptiles and some of us even got to make candles. I was even lucky enough to teach a group of kids about how the Ball Python got its name. Based on the amount of fun we had with our visit today and the others over the past couple days, I cannot wait to see what the rest of our professional visits have in store for us. After we arrived back at Horn we are greeted by Mindy and a few members from last year’s ECOEE for pizza and to share our adventure with them. This is only the beginning of a once in a lifetime adventure and we better cherish every second of it. 

1 comment:

  1. It was great getting to meet you all this weekend. May the rest of your trip be as safe and amazing as the first part. Love you Code.

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