Megan Dwyer, Reid Brigman, Naz Ahmad, Olivia Nelli, Charlie Lindsey, Makayla Hayes, Jeffery Harbin, Kristina Sheppard, Ross Sands, Milayla Rose, Donovan O'Donnell, Jennings Tumlin, AND Rebecca West are coming to you LIVE from the BASHFUL GROUP!
We arrived at Mallard Creek Community Center bright and early today with lots of excitement and some nervous feelings!! After meeting some of the counselors (they knew our names as soon as we arrived—pretty impressive), we heard from the ever so wonderful GRANT DEATON! He insured us and our family members that safety was MOST important while also letting us know what an awesome time we were going to have. We hugged and kissed our parents goodbye (and maybe shed a tear or two….maybe) as we hopped on the bus and vans and headed west for 23 days!!!! WE’RE PUMPED!!!
Once we were well on our way toward the South Cackilacky, the counselors and directors went over a few expectations about the trip as well as the ins and outs of the experience. We learned all about our food budget, our “typical” daily schedule, 30 ways NOT to get lost or left on TWB, and a little about what each group’s responsibility would be throughout the trip. To break the ice in the bus, we played a fun game called SPEED DATING. We rotated seats with the person in front of our seat to get to know them better. Those of us on the vans played a lot of name and ice breaker games, which helped us learn a lot about each other too!
Before we knew it, we were stopped at a rest stop in South Carolina… There we were given our FIRST of many tips from Grant –“Never miss an opportunity to use the bathroom”!!! Of course we took his advice!!
Once we loaded back on the vehicles and continued our journey toward Lagrange, we had a gourmet lunch made by our wonderful counselors– ham/turkey and cheese sandwiches, chips, and cookies. YUM!!!
A few hours, a few dozes, and a few get-to-know –you games later, we made it to LAGRANGE GEORGIA! Our second to last stop before LaGrange College was to WALLY WORLD!!!!! Many of us bought watches so we would never be late to catch the bus and vans. Most of us had some free time in Walmart while the Happy group (the first cooking group) learned how to shop for enough food to feed all of us under a tight budget! Once they finished shopping for our first sit down dinner, we all loaded back on the vehicles and headed a few miles down the road to LaGrange College!!!!!
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