To expand on camp, it was the best kind of madness. I feel just a little bit proud that I didn't let my fear of heights stop me from abseiling, though I was certainly helped by my mentee who cheered me on, and frankly letting down a 12 year old kid who'd just done the damn cliff himself wasn't going to be an option. The little blighter also hassled me into doing the flying fox, so I felt justified in making him go on the mudslide with me. Twice. What really made the camp for me though, was getting to know my mentee and helping him start to see that he was at camp not as punishment, but because of his potential as a cool human being.
As per the course outline, we'll be meeting up twice a week now for the next 20 weeks, with one day spent doing serious journal discussion stuff, and the other day spent doing a fun activity, plus there's monthly group outings such as scavenger hunts and a marae trip.
The job is going well. I'm in 4 days a week at the moment, which is nice. I drew up a MIGHTY LIST with Tamsyn's help, outlining all the things I'm wanting to get. It includes some long term saving goals, but for the most part, for the immediate future I'll be buying clothes. Because most of my wardrobe either consists of things that are too big for me, or things that are too big for me and also old. Tamsyn forced me to throw out a teeshirt that I could have probably gone camping in, had it not been for the fact that it was also full of holes and would have let in the rain.
Right. I'm gonna go and get my nerd on with Sim City for the remainder of the evening. Saturday is party (weather permitting) round at the girl's place, and between now and then I have MUCH TO DO, and will thus be relishing doing nothing until bed time.
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