Gives me Hope

This blog is called Lets See a Little of the World so I know this post really doesn't apply but I want to tell everyone about an exciting moment for me which happened at camp today. I was monitoring all of the people who were not in the pool today which includes make sure the campers are not in the grass area. Well two 9 year old girls had gotten out of the pool and gone over to the grass to lay on their towels. I went over to inform them that they had to go back over to the concrete area of the pool. In the time that it took me to walk over to them they had both pulled out their books which gave me a fondness for them right away. Now it wasn't that they were reading that made me stop but what they were reading. They were reading Anne of Green Gables which is one of my all time favorite books. One of the girls even had a movie version copy of the book. This made my day and just gave me hope for the younger generation on their taste in literature. Now I hope everyone else is having a great day!

Capri

I had the chance to go to Capri yesterday (Saturday). There are really no words to describe how beautiful it is there but I'll try. My group arrived a little before 1pm and we walked around and found a place to eat lunch. I had this pizza and water. It was pretty delicious.
After lunch we went on a boat ride around the island. It was 20 euro per person for the 2 hour ride and believe me it was some of the best money I have ever spent.
This picture doesn't even do it justice. It was one of the best experiences I have ever had. I wish that everyone would have the opportunity to go to Capri at least once in their lives. I am so glad that I had the opportunity to go and experience its beauty.

Week One

I made it through week one! It was a tough week but I made it. Throughout the week I was faced with some challenges but I feel that I handled them appropriately. I'm rather exhausted though and I'm hoping to get some extra sleep this week. I don't know if this will happen but it is a hope of mine. I wish everyone a sunshiny day and a great week.

First Day of Camp

Today was the first day of camp here in Naples, Italy. One would think that with Italy in the name the sun would be shining and everyone would be sitting in the shade to avoid getting a sunburn. What happened today was almost the exact opposite of that. The morning started off fine, the other counselors and I checked all the kids in and gave them name tags. After we went to our designated age group spot to discuss what we were going to do for the day and what clubs they wanted to participate in we got ready for snack. We had snack and everything seemed to be going quite smoothly until the entire camp gathered for the morning gathering. The weather then decided to break loose and dump buckets and buckets of rain in about 20 min time. It was insane!! We had about 150 campers under the age of 12 and above the age of 5 in a pavilion in the middle of a field with water starting to leak from the roof. All of the counselors were singing songs and dancing around trying to get everyone involved which was a challenge since there were a number of campers who just wanted to go out and run in the rain. Lets just say the morning was definitely a challenge that I'm not sure I was prepared for but I did make it through!! The day got more hectic but we survived and I didn't lose a camper!! Yay me! Well today has been a long day and I must get up early tomorrow so ttfn.

Rain

Who would have thought that in Napoli, Italy it would be a rainy Sunday? Well not me for sure. When I found out that i was coming to Napoli I looked up the weather for the time that I would be here and everything that I found said an average of 85 to 95 degrees with high humidity. So what to my surprise that when I got out of the train station yesterday it was raining and continued raining for a good 15-20 min. I figured this was a random occurance and would not be repeated. Then what to my surprise when a little after 11am this morning it started to rain and has yet to stop. For this reason it has been a lazy Sunday, meaning I have yet to leave the hotel and probably will not unless I go out for dinner. I hope everyone else is enjoying better weather than I am. Have a great day!

Pompeii

Today the day camp counselors went to Pompeii. It was rather an exciting adventure. We started out the day by meeting at 8:30am to walk to the bus stop to catch an 8:50am bus. Well we waited for said bus almost an hour and when we finally gave up all hope that it was ever coming and got on a bus that would take us to the same place just not as fast, the other bus showed up. That was the start to my exciting day. When we finally got off the bus after about 40 min we walked to the train station where we got on another train to Pompei Scavi which is the train that stops right outside the entrance to Pompeii.
We then had lunch before we went into Pompeii. I had a capri pannini which had tomato, mozzarella, and basil on it. It was pretty delicious. After lunch we walked through the entrance and bought our tickets. Upon entering this is what we saw:
Then we walked around for about 3 hours. It was really interesting for the first hour but after that it all looked the same. At the end we went to the amphitheater. It had lots of trees and bushes around it that reminded me of home. We left Pompeii about 3:30 to head back to Naples. This turned into a wild ride. After arriving at the train station we made our way out of that building and towards the bus stop. There is something everyone must understand about Napoli. The buses do not run on time! We waited for the bus for over an hour and while we were waiting we got whistled at by 80% of the guys that drove by. When the bus finally did arrive it was full and so we couldn't get on it. So for our backup plan we got back on a metro train and rode it to another bus station to catch a different bus. That one ended up being mostly on time and it got us back to the hotel in not to much time. All in all it was a most exciting day. And for everyone's enjoyment a picture of me and a lemon right outside the entrance to Pompeii.

I made it!

I made it to Italy!! Actually I made it not just to Italy but all the way to Napoli (Naples). It was a very long exhausting trip but definitely worth it. I have now been here about 4 1/2 days. We haven't actually started camp yet but we will on Monday and I'm hoping it will be great! We spent most of today going over what's going to happen next week and making posters for our theme weeks. My weeks theme is basically a Toy Story theme. It should be pretty exciting. Tomorrow a big group of us are going to catch a bus and a couple of trains and head to Pompeii. It's suppose to be super hot so I'm not sure how much I'll enjoy it but it is a must see destination since I see Mt. Vesuvius almost everyday.

Here is my theme week poster that my partner and I painted

And here is a view of Mt. Vesuvius from a castle in Napoli

T- 4 Days

In just 4 days I will be boarding a plane and heading out for a summer of fun and adventure. I have been blessed in that I get to spend about 2 1/2 months in Naples, Italy with Camp Adventure. This is where I hope to keep my family and friends updated on what I'm doing all summer and all of my travels after that.

To start off the excitement I moved out of my apartment today and had my last final. So that means.... I am officially done with my sophomore year of college!!! I have all of my things moved back into my room at home and will begin to pack for Italy tomorrow after I finish my laundry. Wish me luck! (Cause I'm going to need it!)