June 16

Forgot about this. During staff training we climbed to Cathedral Dome at night and yelled echoes out across the mountains to Buck Rock, a really cool rock formation that is also our fire lookout, one of the last of its kind, I think. We also saw a shooting star while we were out there!

June 20

So I'm a counsellor on Lupine deck with the youngest girls (7-10). They are spectacular!

One heck of a learning curve diabetes-wise. Within the 10 days since I've been here, I've gone from zero knowledge to checking my own blood glucose level, checking other people's BG level, giving myself a shot (saline), giving other people their shots (insulin), learning about insulin pumps, insulin pens, long-acting vs. fast-acting, and tons more! Cool stuff.

Oh, and I sleep under the stars for real now. I think I saw a satellite last night, but it crossed the sky in about 12 seconds, so maybe it was something else?

June 17

Melting, melting, melting.

Spent the weekend in Fresno with some new camp staff friends. Crammed six of us into a Marriott suite and had IHOP for breakfast. It was 99 degrees during the day apparently and I had no idea what that meant because I don't understand Fahrenheit, but frankly I was too hot to care.

June 15

So my titles will be my dates because who knows when I'll get on here next. And now, camp blog posting number one:

I live in a yurt! Still looking forward to sleeping under the stars, but for now this is stellar in its own way. :)

Listen to Ladytron

It looks like my internet capabilities are going to be even more minimal than I thought, so here's the deal: I'll blog when I can and in the meantime, you can find me here:

Bearskin Meadow Camp
65000 Ten Mile Road
PO 906
KCNP 93633
USA

So, as early as June 12th, you can "send me a postcard" or letter and let me know what's going on in your world. Or if you email me your address, I'll send YOU a cool California postcard. S'alright? s'alright.

disclaimer: I stole a Ladytron song title to suit my purposes. I have no idea what their music actually sounds like, so if they suck, it's not my fault.