Daniel's Summer Blog

Shavuot was quite the experience. This was my third, and for the foreseeable future, last Shavuot at camp. The first one was also during a staff week, and I have no recollection of it. The second one was in 2005, I believe there is a post dedicated to my works created at that time (search for "Fresh Prince"). This one was not so entertaining. I went to a few shiurim, played a bit of Settlers and collapsed for an hour-long nap before shacharit, which ran 6-8 AM. The morning was spent sleeping, and the rest of Shavuot greatly resembled Shabbat, volleyball game included.
One thing of interest did happen during the two days of Chag. I was in my bathroom, minding my business, when suddenly something struck me on the back of my head. My first thought was "Who throws things in the bathroom?" Naturally, I was completely alone in my windowless bathroom, so this was a rather foolish idea. I soon realized that what had hit me was the cover to our bathroom light. It had been lit for quite a while (chag and all) but why it chose that exact moment to fall on my head is beyond me. I have yet to put it back, possibly out of a residual fear that it will attack me again.
Immediately following chag, prep for campers kicked into high gear. I had all of six hour between the end of my airport meeting (11:30 pm) and the departure time of the early van for H-JIA (5:30 am). The day at the airport went unusually smoothly, despite its inordinate length. All the bags, children and flutes left on airplanes were found and accounted for, and left the airport near the time to which they were slated. We had grand plans to take the van to Pita House after the last bus left, but they were thwarted by a staff member's delayed flight.
Shopping day, when the campers tour all of their options at camp, is a light day for the tower staff. After we watched AdAm give the initial shpiel, I went to help the Ivrit staff level the younger aidot, now a three year tradition for me. Afterwards, the entire tower staff did some practice climbing, pictures, and put up the shade tarp. The final step is to purchase a hammock, to be used both at camp and then somehow in my apartment next year.
Today, Friday, I finally ate the snack that my father brought me on Wednesday, to avoid the hunger that pizza lunches tend to cause me.
Shabbat Shalom.