August 02, 2007
JLGB Camp 2007
Yesterday we had a lovely day out visitng Jaimie at camp. This year the camp was held at Danbury Outdoor Centre. The children looked very tanned but very exhausted! We took Charlotte with us and had a great day catching up with our old JLGB friends.
You can see more photographs here
Also an update from Aish NY:
Hello sunny England from the sunny and humid East coat of the USA,
All is great here today. Breakfast as normal was enjoyed at 8.30 with all of the coaches leaving again for the YU campus at 9.30. Thankfully the coaches arrived pretty much on time keeping everyone in the usual high spirits!!
The morning was a fun and interactive, yet still an intensely thought provoking one. All the groups had the same discussions this morning. The two discussions; one for the girls on "All about Eve", the first of a two part series on womens issues tought by our highly entertaining and knowledgeable womens educators; and one for the boys -"Adam and Eve" an interactive look at inter-gender relationships from a Jewish perspective. Finally all the groups had a fascinating discussion on the topic of "Is there a God and what is the difference?"; this is an interactive in-depth analysis of Abrahams journey of discovery some 4000 years ago. It goes through what was unique about Abraham, what he discovered, how he discovered it and how and why it impacted him.
After a sumptuous lunch, all of the groups split off for their action filled activities. The "U" group went to Central park to row and splash around on the famous Central Park lake - a favorite pastime for New Yorkers, The "S" group went to Ellis Island to chill out in the stunning park their and get a close up view of the Statue of Liberty - possibly the worlds most famous statue. The "A" group went to Chelsea Piers for an hour of fun bowling with wagers being thrown towards the biggest talkers on the group - none of whom came in the top 10. Finally the "I" group spent the afternoon and evening at the fantastically fun "Six Flags - Great Adventure" theme park. After their afternoon activities and a couple of hours spent shopping in mid-town (Again!!!) most of the groups regrouped for an evening of fun together at various locations in the city.
Everyone has now returned back safely at the hotel and are tucked up in bed, all looking forward to the next days educational stimulation and Urban adventure!!
Best wishes from the East Coast,
The Aish Crew!!!
Posted by laura at August 2, 2007 10:01 AM