Already such a nice day at the farm
What a day! This morning only breakfast with the volunteers and now a total of 64 persons asleep. Wow…
Words describing today: shufflepuck, werewolves, stew and rope skipping!
The day started, after having breakfast, with a training session for all staff members. Beside talking about rope skipping they could also share cool skills and tricks. A nice way to learn some new stuff for them as well. Happens when you all share the same passion.
But before we knew, time was up and we had to go back to the residence to prepare the location for the participants. The chicken team (kitchen team) started with making coffee, tea and lemonade, the rope skipping bunnies moved some chairs and tables and the entertainment ducks were finishing the final details for the program. O, forgot about lunch… Somewhere between all work.
And then, the best part of today: the arrival of all skippers. It was so nice to see that there were so many returning participants! This is by far the best compliment an organisation can receive. We are honoured. But let’s not forget about the new ones, since we could not organize this dutch rope skipping camp without all of you.
The opening went smooth from that moment on. Everyone arrived before 14:30 and so we could started the official opening in time and introduce all volunteers. Nice, because the first training session was already at 15:30
After a nice walk in the fresh air, the skippers were able to start their training in Posterholt. In this first training the skippers and staff where challenged with the more regular disciplines in rope skipping namely: single rope and double dutch. Of course let’s not forget about the warm-up and cooling down.
Dinner was nice! I did not expect any different with such a wonderful chicken team. However, if the kids are keep eating like this, we should change plans and buy some more food for tomorrow. A good thing, if you’re asking me though!
“Lekker douche”, which means having a nice shower, echoed through the hallway while others were going to bed. Right now everybody is somewhere in their bedroom. Still, I am not using the word sleeping yet. Teenagers……