Today we had a day full of games,
laughs and fun at Camp Valle
Verde. We woke up really
early, and it was still a bit chilly. When we listened
to the Camp Song everyone was ready for our first activities.
Gandalf and Frodo, from "The Lord of the Rings", taught
us some excercises they do in the mornings to prepare
for a great day.
Once we were more alert and happy,
Pablo, -the red cabin counselor- conducted the "Thought-of-the-day"
time, covering the first "finger" in the Valle
Verde Logo: Human
Warmth. We had this thought in our minds
throughout the day. Then we went to the dining room,
to have some fruit, juice and pancakes.
We had a few minutes to clean up
our table and then we went to the cabin to brush our
teeth, pick up our stuff, reorganize everything and
get ready for adventure.
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We had our First and Second Club
Periods. We did so many new and fun activities. In the
Bakery club they made some sugar bread that we loved;
specially Polo from the blue cabin, who ended up being
an excellent cook. Some other kids were talking about
how they improve their skills in archery and riflery.
In the crafts clubs like pyrography, geometric weaving,
alebrijes and glass
painting, we started with our designs
for what we hope will be our masterpieces. The campers
in the waterskiing club went to the Valle de Bravo lake
for the first time. They enjoyed the weather and
the view, and had a lot of fun trying accomplish their
goals. In rock climbing they enjoyed a completely new
experience, learning the first techniques of a challenging
sport. After all this emotion, we had a wonderful refreshing
fruit snack.
After our Morning
Clubs, we grouped
with the rest of the campers for a fun water game, that
the blue and purple cabins really enjoyed: "Little
Torture".
In this activity we met and had a lot of fun with boys
and girls in different age groups. Then we had some themed
races: the "Chaplin" race, the "Diminished Load" race,
the "Drunk" race... and of course, the laughs and cheers
were there all the time.
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At lunch we were very hungry, and
we ate all of our soup, salad, chicken and dessert. We
also shared different stories with our cabin mates. We
realized how much we know already about each other, and
how we can become great friends. We cleaned up our table,
and then we had some time to do different things. Some
went to the Camp Store, the campers in the brown and
pulple cabins were talking and talking, and getting some
sun, but many of us played soccer or fire ball. I liked
that there were lots of options to do whatever we wanted,
so everyone really enjoyed their time.
This afternoon was different, because
there were no clubs like on other days. Instead we had
a rally in the Alfa section
(the young campers) and a
commando course in
the Beta section. Both
sections had a blast!. The young kids loved getting to
know the characters from Harry
Potter, and the older kids, were really tired
and dirty, after they completed the course. Luckily we
had some time for a shower, so noone stayed dirty nor
smelly.
The Alfa campers
where really happy when Sponge
Bob SquarePants invited them for a "colors
battle ",
although it was really difficult which flag was the least
targeted by other teams. At the end the winning team
was the orange. In the meantime, the Beta Section
had a very impressive fun
tournments between
girls and boys. They really enjoyed the Oh
Famous One contest, where
after a revenge, the girls team won by only 15 seconds.
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Dinner was delicious. The blue girls
team were teaching some table rythms to other campers.
After a few minutes the whole camp joined them and the
energy and team spirit was great. Then we brushed our
teeth and put on our jackets, since it started to get
chilly.
We had a very special moment, called "Camper
dialogue",
where two funny characters interview the campers, and some kids
share their special abilities or interesting stories.
It is very short, but we enjoy it very much, because
it helps us getting to know all the other camper, and
it makes us feel like a big family.
We split into sections again for
the evening programs. The Beta section
had a courage mission,
in which they had to find different amulets all in various
camp zones. They had scary moments but fun at the same
time. While this was happening, the younger kids had
an interactive games night,
but the best part was the artists impersonations, where
Mauricio from the yellow team was
the winner for his impersonation of David
Bisbal.
We finished the day very tired,
but we enjoyed talking in our cabin and we realized everything
we did toda: we learned new things, we bonded with new
friends and we had so much fun. Valle
Verde really is a magic place where we live so
many emotions and where we can enjoy and grow.
