Wow....that is all I can say. I just spent a week in Colorado (just outside of Divide, CO) with 53 TCKs and 11 staff (of which 5 were themselves TCKs) - and it was WONDERFUL!
The seminar was centered around the 53 TCKS - and was all about transition. For some, it was their first transition to the US, for others the transition was just another of many they had already been through. Interaction International puts on these seminars 2x a year - one in New York, the 2nd in Colorado. This was the first one I have had the privilege of being a part of, and I hope to do it again next year.
While there, I was also trying to put the finishing touches on the next issue of Among Worlds - which happens to touch on transitions! Cell phone communications are poor way up there in the "wilderness" - but wifi was available for our laptop computers! Go figure! :-) I had to take one day to spend on meeting my deadline so didn't get to have a "fun" day with the group - for which I am truly sorry for missing! It sounds like they had a blast...without me! :-(
One thing that really hit me in the memory-department was how much the area reminded me of where I grew up. Temperatures were hot during the day, but cool at night - the breeze seemed to start in the early evening and the sounds of the wind in the trees, the smell of clean air, the huge billowing clouds over the mountains surrounding the camp...all kept hitting that "memory" in my mind and heart. At one point the rememberance was so strong it took my breath away.
Best part of it all was getting to know those who came for the conference. What a great group of teens! I am so very blessed to have had the chance to share part of their lives during that week.
Great time...truly!
Margie
Thursday, August 16, 2007
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