Apology and Canoeing

I'm SOOO sorry it's been so long since the last post! Would you believe and forgive me if I said I hadn't blogged because I was too busy being outdoors? It's true. So many great trips = so little time to talk about them. But our boss always says 'reflection is an important part of any experience' so it's time to sit down and reflect on the first trip of the year: canoeing.

The SWEBOP instructors met the first week in August to a.) meet each other b.) train for the upcoming year c.) learn to canoe. We spent a lot of time talking about communication, teaching methods, working as a group, redefining yourself outside of your ‘normal’ environment and how to…camp. This semester has been very busy, and, looking back, I really enjoyed spending so much time living so simply, taking time to reflect and teach others.

Our canoeing guide, Dennis, was 64 and a world class white water canoeist. We were really blessed to have him as our guide, and he took a ton of pictures and videos of our trip. Here are a few highlights:

Enjoying camp on the 2nd night

VL and AZ paddling Balcony Falls
Me and JC paddle Balcony Falls
JC enjoys Solo Time on her own rock in the river

Updates about other trips this semester should be coming soon from AZ and KM so keep checking back for those.

We're obviously slackers when it comes to this, but if you have any ideas, questions or comments feel free to share!