Meeting
We had a meeting in Toktogul to discuss Man Camp stuff.
Basically it boiled down to delegating responsibility to team members for certain tasks we need to accomplish before the camp in June. There's a lot of details that need to be addressed before then, and this is made difficult by the distance between each of us. We met in Toktogul primarily because it is central to all of us. It took me 10 hours on a bus to get there.
We've been talking about Man Camp ever since our PST, so it's a strange feeling to watch the camp slowly shift from idea to reality. It won't be exactly as we originally imagined it, but we're working hard to make it close. Dancing bears, elephant races, and a dunk-tank with pirahhnas are just not going to happen unfortunately.
The ideas are rolling in at a good clip though, so I'm confident in the camp's success. Honestly, the most difficult part so far was sending out that mass email asking for money. I believe that Man Camp will be a special event, but it's difficult to convery its importance, its potential, to folks in words that sift out to say, "We need money!" We're down to $3644 left (out of $5334). My greatest fear is that we'll get down to a few hundred dollars left and the money flow will dry up. I hate asking for money.
By the way, don't forget the website: link to Peace Corps donation site.
I've got expensive tastes, but I'm not too interested in being rich. That sounds awfully idealistic. I guess what I'm saying is that in my future, I want enough money to be able to be on the donating end, not the receiving end. The ability to give before another has a chance to ask would be immensely satisfying.
Let's conclude with a few pictures. Two pictures from Toktogul, and a mini-introduction to the guys heading up Man Camp (minus Matt Grandmason - no picture!).
Lookout point at Toktogul.
On the way back from the lake.
Phil Johnson. "Turn on High School Musical again!"
Charlie Moyer. "He tried to get with that. The Egg."
Rick Gotwald. "I like my girls like I like my tea. ...Puerto Rican."
Sean Thompson. "Should've taken the cab."
Next time: the ladies helping Man Camp.
Thanks for your continued donations!
Basically it boiled down to delegating responsibility to team members for certain tasks we need to accomplish before the camp in June. There's a lot of details that need to be addressed before then, and this is made difficult by the distance between each of us. We met in Toktogul primarily because it is central to all of us. It took me 10 hours on a bus to get there.
We've been talking about Man Camp ever since our PST, so it's a strange feeling to watch the camp slowly shift from idea to reality. It won't be exactly as we originally imagined it, but we're working hard to make it close. Dancing bears, elephant races, and a dunk-tank with pirahhnas are just not going to happen unfortunately.
The ideas are rolling in at a good clip though, so I'm confident in the camp's success. Honestly, the most difficult part so far was sending out that mass email asking for money. I believe that Man Camp will be a special event, but it's difficult to convery its importance, its potential, to folks in words that sift out to say, "We need money!" We're down to $3644 left (out of $5334). My greatest fear is that we'll get down to a few hundred dollars left and the money flow will dry up. I hate asking for money.
By the way, don't forget the website: link to Peace Corps donation site.
I've got expensive tastes, but I'm not too interested in being rich. That sounds awfully idealistic. I guess what I'm saying is that in my future, I want enough money to be able to be on the donating end, not the receiving end. The ability to give before another has a chance to ask would be immensely satisfying.
Let's conclude with a few pictures. Two pictures from Toktogul, and a mini-introduction to the guys heading up Man Camp (minus Matt Grandmason - no picture!).
Lookout point at Toktogul.
On the way back from the lake.
Phil Johnson. "Turn on High School Musical again!"
Charlie Moyer. "He tried to get with that. The Egg."
Rick Gotwald. "I like my girls like I like my tea. ...Puerto Rican."
Sean Thompson. "Should've taken the cab."Next time: the ladies helping Man Camp.
Thanks for your continued donations!
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