The whole story

I know I've talked to alot of you, but I thought I should write this to clear anything up.

On March 15th I got a call from Shaggie. In this call Shaggie informed me that I was not hired on staff next summer. The reason being was that he thought that there were "better things out there". He also said that he was afraid that I would become tired of Day Camp because it was the same thing that I've been doing for the last four summers. I for the most part dissagreed with the decision. However, I did agree with the logic behind it.

After a lot of crying and advice I decided to try out for youth staff. After two weeks and three meetings later I was turned down for that as well. This apparently was on the grounds that I would still be hung up on Day Camp. Chris thought that this would pose a negitive influence on the other youth staff. Once agian I understood the logic but not the decision.

Promtly after the meeting with Chris I went to see Bob. I asked if there were any spots anywhere. Apart from ADFAC, Dining, and Reg there were non.

Very much in an unquantifyed numb look on my face I walked out of Bob's office. Left with no place to go after school and no job.

The reason I'm writing this is because for the longest time I wanted you to know. This was very hard for me. I didn't want to tell you what happened until it was finalized. And although it's not the finalization that I wanted, I'm glad the waiting, stressing, and mourning are over.

So the question is, what do I do now? The answer: I have no idea.

Just do one thing for me this summer. Love the new people. We all know the first summer is hard. Take the time to go one-on-one with them. It does more than you think.

I love you all very much, and although I don't know what the future holds remember:

The child you love today, may be the counselor that loves a child 10 years from know because you showed him/her love first.

God Bless,
~Spidey