The Last few weeks have been a different kind of busy for me. Two weeks ago I attended 4-H camp for the first time; I use to go to Boy Scout camp often as a youth, but never attended 4-H camp. It was certainly a new experience; my cabin had 19 boys ranging from 8-10 years of age. Most of them were also experiencing 4-H camp for the first time as well. The week at camp was packed full of activities for the kids to enjoy. The first day within hours after getting off the bus there was a carnival for the kids, including inflatables, cotton candy, snow cones, and many other exciting activities for them to enjoy. The following day some of the rain showed up, and periodically checked in on us throughout the week, which led to quite a bit of cabin time. However when the rain was not there the kids were able to attend classes that they signed up for, enjoy free swimming time, and even sally time. All the kids really seemed to enjoy their classes, I was lucky enough to teach Battle Ball, which might have been arguably been the campers favorite class. Throughout the week my cabin had chores that they had to perform, it seemed as though for many of these kids it was the first time they had picked up a broom or trash, or even washed a tray. Some of the kids really enjoyed the chores, especially KP, as we would be the first cabin to eat(which was the only time our cabin was not the last to eat). All in all I think all of the kids seemed to have an enjoyable week at camp with plenty of stories and experiences to bring home to tell others about.
The following week I was out of the office again, this time I was tagging along with Brandon and Amanda Sears to the Kentucky Association of County Agricultural Agents meeting. This was a really neat opportunity to see what a meeting like that entails, how the agents interact with each other, and to hear and see what other agents are doing across the state. The first day we looked at some of the research posters that other agents put together, worked in small groups to determine what extension should focus on over the next year, and even had a banquet style dinner with an awards ceremony that followed. The next day was a lot of fun, after breakfast we went on a tour of Boone County, we made stops at an alpaca farm, their arboretum, their nature center, a vineyard, and my favorite stop, Schwenke brothers farm, which houses some national awards for corn yield production. Later that evening we went to a Reds baseball game, and we all got to witness the first no-hitter of the season, which was pretty cool. The following morning was the awards breakfast then after the breakfast was the KACAA meeting, which was interesting to sit in on and see what issues they work on and how they work through it all. Overall these last several weeks have been a change of pace, but pretty enjoyable, I can’t wait to see what the next two weeks have in store for me.
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