Well, I survived the bogs, the wooded areas, the deer (yes, you can survive deer), the bear sighting (I didn't actually see a bear, but another group of students saw a bear, so that counts), the swarms of mosquitos (expect an update on how I've contracted West Nile virus), and hundreds of creepy worm things shooting down from the spruce trees. Shooting!, I tell you.
I also survived camping with two dozen kids. I can say for certain that:
1) I don't wish to be 12 again.
2) 12- and 13-year olds have no attention span.
3) Sorry. Can you repeat the last one? I wasn't listening. I was looking at this really cool bug that crawled across the table.
4) 12- and 13-year olds also have tremendous amounts of energy. I suspect this is because of the massive amounts of unused brain space; brain space that would otherwise be used for, say, logic and attention, are now devoted to finding new and unusual ways of spending free time. This is typically the time when sentences such as Let's go find those baby bunnies come into play.
5) You can sculpt your hair into a mohawk, sans beauty products, if you haven't showered in three days.
6) Feet get really, really cold when there's no husband acting as a warming blanket.
Next blog: an update on how sunscreen only works if you apply it.
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