This is my second CISV Camp and it's Seminar Camp!
Yes, hello. It has been a while since the last time I wrote to bloggie. I was alone in the staff room. Babysitting the sick participants: Dora (USA), Seif (Egypt), Larry (Spain), Tonje and Niklas (Norway)! The others went out hiking because today is the LMO - Like Minded Organization activity!
The camp was starting last June 25th 2010. But the staffs has already gather around since pre camp days - June 21st 2010. At first we have 23 participants from 12 countries (Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Indonesia, Norway, Spain, Sweden, USA). But then, we had a few e-mails asking us if it is possible for us to have 2 more participants from Vietnam. They were suppose to go to Canada, but did not have their visa granted. So we said yes and we have 13 countries at the camp. Another e-mail came and ask if it's possible to have another participants from Indonesia because she was suppose to go to Egypt, but has another visa trouble. So again, we said yes. Now we have 26 participants and 4 staffs.
We were suppose to have 5 staffs (2 home staff, 2 international staff and 1 camp director) but Chris, one of the staff from Canada, could not make it to the camp because of some condition. So yes, it was only the four of us now. But we are having a good time learning from each other.
The camp was so much fun as fast as we had the participants arrived at the camp site. It was both fun and tiring at the same time. The differences between Seminar Camp and any other CISV Camp are participants are meant to decide and make their own time schedule, activities, do the cooking and cleaning. They have to run their own camp! I find these things interesting and entertaining (well, not so very true!) Once we ate this cooking. It was suppose to be friend rice with cheese and meatballs. But since the rice isn't well cooked, we had a half raw fried rice! YAY!
People are excited, they don't have enough time to sleep and slowly there are numbers of participants down being sick. We have one girl from Sweden named Isabelle had to be brought to hospital for further observation. The doctor suspected it was Dengue Fever. Damn!
We have some issues regarding the camp, but hey! I guess that makes the camp interesting and full of colors. I guess, I will write more after. Since now I think I need a little bit more time to nap. Since all I have to do now is waiting for the lunch to be ready and wake the sick participants.
From the staff room,
coffee.stains
