Our Parents

This summer I worked at a summer camp for boys that were mostly jewish and come from rich families. The camp was an all sports camp that offered a variety of different activities. It seemed great!

But parents just can't get off their high horse and if they went, one hundred percent there kid was going to go. Why bother ask the child if it was what he wanted to do? It didn't matter. It was time for their son to grow up and become a real boy by running around and playing with other boys his own age.

The only problem with this is that some of the boys were completely out of their element here. One boy I took care of was a reader and writer. He was literally writing his own book... Why send this kid to camp? Because his father saw him as a mama's boy and needed him to grow up. This boy wished every day to go home and cried all the time about home sickness. He was not ready to be pushed into this camp.

Parents need to step back and ask themselves if they are doing the right thing. I believe that little boy is going to be scarred for life from his summer at camp. He is going to grow up resenting his parents for sending him there. There are so many different camps in the world, so why push him to do this one? So that he grows up to be an all american? Just from looking at him, I'm sorry, but that was never going to happen.

Good Luck Kid

Kenan Thompson 8/26/11

OMG OMG OMG!!! I watched him on TV as I grew up and now I have the chance to meet him!!!!

THE KENAN THOMPSON!!!

I laughed when he laughed, and I cried when he cried....

Tonight at the IMU Ballroom it is going to be a blast in a glass :)

I am going to be there by 8 (IDK about you)

Show starts at 10 but no way am I going to be turned away.

Did I mention its FREE!

Thank you University of Iowa CAB. Thank you.

Summer Time 2011

This summer was amazing but for totally different reasons than I thought. It really is true that you find "love" in the most unexpected places.

Camp Cedar was nothing what I thought it would be. I get to Maine (on time THANK GOD) and have no clue who anyone is. Not too many returners which was a bummer. I didn't get to be head of golf so I was doing everything behind the scenes (again)! so annoying.

But one returner stuck out. And I fell hard for the guy. The only problem = He is from Wales! What?! I hate hour long distance relationships so how can I ever do an overseas relationship? He is the sweetest guy! Not the biggest, tallest, or most muscular but makes me feel so good and gets me all the same.

I miss him already and it hasn't even been a week. What am I going to do??

Now I am back at Iowa and ready to get started with classes and work and CAB and Homecoming because it will keep my mind busy.