Tuesday, July 31, 2007

The Elements Of Fun

Today the guys worked and learned at the "Elements Program" activity. They performed exercises with fire, air, water, and earth.

A bit about the daily routine. In the mornings I get up before anyone. It is very quite. You might hear an occasional latrine door slam or some Scouts going to get breakfast. No one says much. Then we start cooking and reading our daily newspaper. We say a blessing, eat breakfast, fix our lunch to go, pack up, and head out for a full day.

In the evenings it gets loud. Really loud! We go and get out supper ration, prepare it, maybe a meal swap with another Troop, and then,... it is party time! There are so many different activities the Scouts can do. There are bands, international groups performing, but my favorite are the Scouts showing off their local talents. Some of these groups are wonderful.

We usually have a Troop meeting at 10:45 pm and go to bed at 11:00.

Asleep at 11:01!