Monday, February 18, 2008

Seven Springs

So the day started out very early yet again. Students rolled out of bed with the distinct lack of sleep evident on their faces. But the early morning hour sleepiness quickly wore off as the time to depart for Seven Springs came upon us. We all piled onto the buses and headed out.

This year I elected to stay inside the lodge and see what that would be like. It was a lot of fun to hang out with the students and play random games. I also got a chance to play "Phase 10" with some guys and Dave Rod. Sadly for Dave, I was able to emerge victorious.

Many of the students decided to go tubing, snow boarding or skiing, and those that did seemed to have a really great time. Even though it started to rain for a while, the slopes appeared to be in great condition for the winter activities.

Watching the students return from the activities was fun as well. Many were really excited about the times they just had, but most of them had the look of sheer exhaustion on their face. A lack of sleep plus skiing or snow boarding definitely wiped many of the students out. Hopefully that m

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