This summer went by so fast. It was fun, but it was also crazy. I had a lot more responsibility than I have ever had before, and that caused me to be stressed out a large majority of the time.
I was in charge of the afternoon program, which meant I had to keep all of the volunteers and work studies busy, write the schedule and keep track of 40 kids, as well as keeping up with the paper work and office work that needed to be done everyday. I was doing the best that I could, but a lot of times I felt like I was doing everything on my own. I basically had to learn as I went along, and I know that there were a lot of things I could have done better. It was not easy, but I know I learned a lot from it. I learned a lot that is helping be able to able grow, and be able to better serve the kids at Cottage Cove.
It was also a really fun summer. The kids had the opportunity to do some awesome things. One of which was to be on stage at the Bridgestone Arena with Roger Waters. 15 of our older students learned a dance that went along with the chorus of Another Brick in the Wall. We practiced the dance with them everyday for weeks. They worked so hard, and their hard work definitely paid off. On the night of the concert we went to the Arena and we had our own dressing room backstage and everything. They did a dress rehearsal, and then we were brought pizza for dinner. When it was finally time for them to perform they were on stage in front of 17,000 people. They did such a good job. I couldn't have been more proud of them.
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| On stage with Roger Waters. |
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| Hanging out in the dressing room. |
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| The whole group. |
The kids that were in our day camp program got to go on field trips once a week. They went everywhere from touring a Krispy Kreme factory to laser tagging. I was able to go on a few field trips with them, one of which was to Cheekwood Botanical Gardens. Along with the gardens, they have a bunch of cool tree houses that the kids got to play on. It was a lot of fun.
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| sweeties. |
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| Rainbow fish tree house |
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| Pirate ship tree house |
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| Willy. |
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| Jordan :) |
Now that the summer is over, we are starting to get back into the routine of picking the kids up from school, helping them with homework, and teaching bible studies. Everything is going great so far, and I think it is going to be a good year.
If you are interested in reading my support letter or supporting me as I continue my internship, you can do so by clicking on this link: http://www.cottagecove.org/internssb.htm
Thank you so much for all of your prayers and support!
