Bates Tomorrow… Bye to Summer

Hey all. Just wanted to do one last check in from NY. Tomorrow I head back up to Bates and I couldn’t be more excited.
This summer was amazing and I found it to be the perfect length. I spent a lot of time with my high school friends, had a great 8 weeks at Winona, [...]

Trip to the Adirondacks…

Hey all. I am back from my family vacation in the Adirondacks in upstate NY. The trip, which was 4 days long, was the perfect escape from the real world before heading back to Bates. Obviously I am looking forward to going back to campus… in fact I am beyond excited… but it was still [...]

Summer Coming to a Close…

Hey all. A week from tomorrow I will be packing my car (or more likely OVERpacking) and preparing to head back up to Bates for my sophomore year. This summer has been one of the best summers of my life. From an amazing 8 weeks at Camp Winona in Maine, to catching up with old [...]

Olympic Gold for Batesie!

Hey all. Just wanted to give you a little update about the Bates Olympian (see blog below). Bates graduate Andrew Byrnes (‘05) won a gold medal yesterday in the men’s eight rowing event. Byrnes and his 7 teammates beat out Great Britain (Silver medal) and the U.S. (Bronze) to capture the gold medal for Team [...]

Bates Olympian!

Hey all. As you may remember from an earlier blog, I am completely obsessed with sports. So obviously since getting back from camp I have been watching as much of the Olympics as I possibly can. I will literally watch any sport possible. From the popular events (I have watched Michael Phelps in his quest [...]

Back in NY (For Good)

Hey all. I am back from a summer in Maine. I should now be back on a regular blogging schedule so make sure to stay tuned. The 8 weeks I spent at Winona were probably the best of my life. The campers I worked with were all funny and nice, the staff (which was comprised [...]

Back in NY…

Hey all. The title of this blog is a bit misleading. Yes, I am indeed back in New York after 6 weeks in beautiful Maine. However, I will be home for less than 24 hours. I made the trek home for a family wedding and will be returning to Maine tomorrow to continue working at [...]

Camp Update…

Hey all. Just checking in from camp. Everything here has been great. I have been teaching baseball, basketball, and soccer to about one hundred campers. So far they seem to really be enjoying themselves and hopefully they are learning some new skills along the way.
Camp has been flying by. In one week I will head [...]

Summer Camp Food…

Hey all. Checking in from camp again. Things are going great and it is now a week until half-season here at camp. Soon new campers will be arriving and things will really pick up again.
Anyway… I sat down for lunch today and was thinking about what might be interesting to blog about when I realized [...]

Pictures

I hope everyone’s summer has been going well. I forgot to post the pictures earlier but here are the ones that I promised about a week ago. It is pretty nice to wake up to this every morning and to watch the sunset every evening. Until next time…