Home sweet home!

I got back from Woodward West almost a week ago! I HAD A BLAST!!!

I left Sunday morning(the 2nd, I lied in my last post). My mom drove me to Tehachapi. it was a fun drive. we listened to rockin country music... and talked(I don't know what about) for an hour and a half. the directions on the woodward website led us directly to the woodward west lodge. it was beautiful. the staff were so lucky to stay there. anyway, a man at the lodge gave us directions to camp. when we got to camp, the people told me that I was the first person to check in for the week, because(I didn't know this) camp really started at 3:00 in the afternoon! I checked in at 9:00 am! My mom found my cabin and I settled in. my cabin just happened to be at the back of camp right in front of a sewage system. It didn't really smell, but it did make noise.

After I was settled in my mom left. I was left alone in a dark cabin. Two girls that were there last week were moved in when I got there, but they weren't very socialable. I just read my bible for about a half an hour, then I went to take a walk. I met up with coach Adam, who coaches at my gym. he showed me around the camp. it was huge and amazing! the gym was huge; six trampolines, 2 long tumble tracks, two competition floors, five uneven bar sets and a single rail, two men's high bars, two ring towers, pits to tumble in and much more! I couldn't wait!

After the tour, I went back to my cabin and rested for another hour. Then I decided to eat brunch. The food sucked. I had overcooked scrambled eggs, greasy bacon, and gloppy oatmeal. I guess it was fine the first day cause I wasn't tired of it, but I already missed my dad's food!

then i just waited and waited. I took a couple... hundred walks around campus before my cabin counseler came in. it was Danya Linsteadt! she trained at PA and now goes to UCLA. Everyone else came at about 1:00 or 2:00. everyone got situated and at 3:00 we went to meet the staff and go to evaluations so the gymnastics coaches could put us in groups as levels. Maia and Emily and I were in one training group for the week and Chrissi and Dariella were in another.

After Sunday the week went by pretty smoothly. I learned a lot both inside and out of gym. it was a little difficult adjusting to the society. Since I've been homeschooled for more than a year now, I haven't really gotten used to the... uh... you know... the outside world. I just realized that everyone my age looks 5 years older. I know I'm slow. It was really hard just suddenly being thrown into an environment that is completely different from the one that I've been raised in. Now that I'm getting to know this place called earth that I live on, I feel like I'm an alien. I'm glad that people care for me as they do, but some people just don't meet my standards as a good people. As I was suddenly thrown in, I was suddenly thrown out... rejected. I'm used to it now. I can accept it. It's hard, but I can do it.

I'm really glad that I was coached by the people I was coached by. First of all I'd like to thank Leslie Breeze for comforting me and guiding me through the harsh world outside. I'm glad we have so much in common. Friends Forever.

Second of all I thank all the gymnastics staff for putting in so much effort to teach me about a quarter of what I now know. I accomplished half of my goals that I set for the week in so little time. Yes!!!!!

It took me almost a whole week to write this blog entry. I'm glad I have that much time to tell the world about myself. I'm glad those who care, really care. Thankyou