Introductory Camp - Recap!
I got back from the introductory camp a couple of hours ago and there is only one way to describe it: “it kicked ass”.
Just about everyone I spoke to was very happy with how it all worked out and how great the group of students were. We (as “crew”) have helped set up camps before, but this one was probably the most successful: no broken limbs, no fighting and not even any alcohol abuse, the only thing we had plenty of was good times.
The first day we were treated to music from Destine and after that, we got creative with some STOMP’ish music.
Although no prizes were awarded, it is rather safe to say that my team won, not only because our performance looked hot, but also because everyone genuinely enjoyed the 90 seconds of entertainment we created. For a group of people that has never worked together before, it is amazing how well we did.
The second day was all about playing (and winning) games and even though my group was missing two students, we still aced just about every game with ease.
During the off-times, I managed to get some quality time in with our new students and it is amazing to see how motivated some of them are and how content they are with the choice they have made.
Jeroen, Lotte, Jasper, Tim, Mirte, Nils, Flore, Luuk, Martijn, Rik, I wish all of you the best of luck for the coming four years. At times, you will face seemingly insurmountable problems and then again, you will go through classes with an ease that amazes even you.
Access to higher education is, sadly, still a privilege for many, so you should try to make the most of it. Go out, expand your horizon, re-think the way you think, meet interesting people, learn cool stuff, make experiences that will last you a life time and most of all: never be afraid to deviate from the traditional path and try something new.
As Robert Frost put it so aptly:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Update:
For some visual impressions of the camp, have a look at my gallery. Video clips will be added later.
Introductory Camp
The summer holidays are coming to an end, at last and that means that a whole bunch of young women and men will soon be joining the ranks of students in higher education in the Netherlands.
In order to kick-start the college experience for “our” new students, CMD Breda will be conducting a three-days-two-nights introductory camp in De Mussenberg, Loon op Zand, The Netherlands.
Naturally, yours truly will also be there, helping where help is needed and making the experience a most pleasurable one for our newbies.
One of my favourite indie-bands, Destine, will also be performing on stage, complemented by our Dean and a few other tutors - so this ought to be interesting.
And finally, Thursday night, I will be attending Feest.je, just for the fun of it and hopefully manage to meet a few contacts of mine, too.