Saturday, July 19, 2014

2014 MTrip - DAY 6 (by Megan)



Friday DAY 6 (Megan)
Today was our last day at camp.  By breakfast time at 7:45 we were expected to have most of our stuff ready and packed for our departure later in the day.  After breakfast, we headed down to the whitewater rafting place.  Although it was sprinkling a bit and a little nippy out, it still was fun.  We broke up into 3 rafts of 6 people each and headed out on the Ocoee River.  We traveled approximately 5.1 miles and dropped a total of 245 feet throughout the rapids.  After the bus ride filled with music back to camp, we had some free time to get all of our things together.  We quickly ate lunch and headed back out on the road.  Everyone seemed to be tired out and most of us slept on the way to our next stop, Wittenberg University.  We arrived around 11pm (later than expected) and we all got our own dorm room keys.  Most of the girls had their own dorm to themselves and some of the boys roomed with each other.  After everyone was settled we all gathered in the common room area.  As tradition, the seniors got to reflect on all of their past STAGE experiences and say their goodbyes.  It was an emotional night despite the fact that it was 1 in the morning!  Overall, the day was packed with fun-filled times and meaningful conversations.  Leaving camp in Tennessee wasn't necessarily easy, but the times that we had there will never be forgotten.
-Megan Kossak

ps. For an album of 100+ pics from the mission trip, go to flickr.com/stageyouth

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