Teens in South Africa are just like teens everywhere. They are so focused on their friends, so worried about what other teens will think of them. That focus tends to scare off a lot of adults. Because teens are so focused on other teens, they seem disconnected and uncaring about … Continue reading
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The Long-Promised Camp Post (Part II)
More camp photos! This is a photo of Martin holding up an iPad. Everyone is looking at it because it, thanks to the marvels of modern technology, is connected, via the Internet and Skype, to a YOU rally in Oklahoma, that is taking place at the same time as … Continue reading
The Long-Promised Camp Post (Part I)
Camp. Camp was awesome, exhilarating, peaceful, fun, nerve-wracking, busy, cold, colder 🙂 In short, it was a full expression of the human spirit and cooperation between adults and teens, between American and African energies (with a little bit of Indian thrown in, thanks to Deepak Chopra). It was great. So on … Continue reading
Getting ready for camp
Camp starts in just two days! We had our first meeting with the kids going to camp yesterday. Boring meeting, mostly we were just trying to make sure paperwork was turned in and in good order. Those of you who are YOU sponsors will be very familiar with this one. … Continue reading