Kayak Flipped Over

Thursday at Carson Beach, we decided to go kayaking since it was really hot . Some of the staff members choose paddle boarding but I was too afraid of paddle boarding so I ended up taking a kayak . It was really fun, we kept racing each other to see who was faster. On our way back to shore, Richard, another JPA, decided to flip Bridget, our head teacher, in her kayak. It was really funny because she kept struggling to get back up. It took her about five tries to get back up, but finally, she did it. Luckily it was not me who got flipped because I had my phone in my pocket! Overall, it was really fun and exciting and hope we get to do it again!

Bridget Attepting To ge Back up

Till next time,
Abdi

All Access & Carson Beach

Tuesday was my first time enjoying All Access! We took a trip to Peddocks Island where I enjoyed a hike round the island followed by a refreshing swim in the water. The ride out was entertaining, I approached three young girls around the age of seven and began asking them questions about the harbor. The responded by asking me twice as many follow up questions as I asked them. Soon their interest in the harbor was replaced by an interest in funny stories and talking about our dogs. Every so often they would ask me random questions like "Are there sharks here?" or "Am I going to get eaten by a whale?". The curiosity and easy distractions made me remember the field trips I would take with the Boys & Girls club when I was younger.

Wednesday I was at Carson Beach. When we thought our kids blew us off because of the heat, the Dorchester Y came through. They brought kids whom I played four square, taps, popcorn, and catch with. When they were swimming I went down to the water with them and was promptly splashed. After the kids left we took advantage of the free time and went kayaking. When we got tired we took a break, held on to each other's kayaks, and put our feet in the water. We regretted that later after we drifted out even further and had to paddle our way back. All in all it was a fun day and I can't wait to go back tomorrow!

Until Next Time!

 -Sam

Crazy Week.......

  



      Hey everyone! I hope everyone had an awesome week. This week was a great week, but at the same time was crazy because I moved to three different sites. The three different sites I was at were Piers Park, Carson Beach, and Children Museum. This week I was at Piers Park first, then was moved to Carson Beach. It's a fun site to be in because you get to play soccer. I got to be one of the coaches. I also got to go fishing, and play a game with the water balloons. When I got to Carson Beach early in the morning, I played a game called the sand box. That's what I call it, but I'm not sure if that's the name of the game. It was fun. My team mate and I won. We got a picture of it him and I playing. It was boys vs. three boys and Ruth, the boys won because they were a beast at it.                                                                                                                                                                                    

      At Carson Beach we had a soccer tournament. It was fun! I coached the kids. We were winning because I was coaching well, and I had a lot of plans to win. I had five kids and the other team had seven. We called our team the Veggies, and the other team called themselves Ranger Banana. I thought: "these kids have good imaginations." I like playing soccer.

When I was sitting down watching the kids play soccer, I felt like somebody was behind me so I ignored it. When turned around to face straight ahead, Ruth kicked the ball and hit my head. I was thinking to toss her in the water, but I just don't like the feeling of the sandy water because it feels muddy.

       At the end of the day, they had those water balloon games. I am not sure the name of the game, but there's a picture of the kids playing. I was trying to throw a water balloon to Ruth, but it kept popping every time tried to throw it. Wednesday was my last day at Carson Beach because Bridget told me they needed help at the Children's Museum. When I went they needed some help to fix the fishing rods, which I still remember how to do from last year.

 Sincerely, Carlos Garcia



Off To A Good Start

     The week is off to a great start for the simple fact that I began mine at CHV (Camp Harbor View). Being a former camper for 4 years straight it's very easy for myself to become accustom to the environment, in fact their was no adjustment besides me not being able to be a kid again like old times. CHV is a very welcoming community and I see many faces that I recognize. There was a great feeling of relief on my part seeing some of the people I grew up with at camp after not seeing or hearing from them in years. Besides being the most loved and remember on the campus of Long Island the campers enjoyed the activity of finding invasive Asian Shore crabs. (Depicted in the figure below is the Asian Shore crab which is invasive due to high competition for food supply and habituation with the native Crabs)

     Being at Carson Beach was exciting although I visit all the time, this time was much different from my own personal trips. From playing corn-hole on the sand to helping kids play soccer, I enjoyed myself. It started with a great comeback in corn-hole! Honestly before that day I didn't know the rules and how to keep score... All I know was my team was down and I hate losing! So we game planned and went on a run to overcome our deficit. 

Fridays at Carson Beach

     Spending the beautiful day at Carson Beach was fun and exciting. From getting everyone involved in a traditional game of four sqaure to playing volleyball on the summer sand. A friendly game of four square began off of my initiative skills to get the staff involved and awake early. I don't bow down from competition so as the game began to get more amped up and serious, the more I started flow with it... As well as everyone else. After the game(s), we had a photo-shoot for Bruce- which consisted of an amazing sand sculpture created along the shore of Carson Beach.

Once the shoot was over, boy did I feel like a ESPN model! But that was thes slightest of my good times. Teams were created (Lindsay & Richard VS Me & Andy) and the volleyball rivalry began.. As athletic as I am I found out that volleyball is actually harder than it looks,Ii struggled but my team got a few wins. Later Preston joined our team and D and Antonio joined the other side. It was now a game of 3 against 4. Confidence was built as we won a game! We felt invincible but then lost the next 2. Playing volleyball was a great experience for me not only because I played with my friends and had fun but because I learned something new and tried something different, which is always exciting. 

     On the other end of the beach, where the girls played soccer with kids, we were more concerned with Ruth's leg power to not drill the ball too hard. I mean... It is kids we're playing with! Another group of kids looked for people to go out and kayak with them. "Indeed I'll go" said I to the kids. We clipped up our life jackets and off into the Harbor we went. 

     Once out in the water we raced and splashed and raced and splashed!! The kids really enjoyed themselves out there and were not afraid of the waves at all.  A group of fearless individuals who enjoyed their friday. I hope to see them again at a different sight or at Carson again. 

Sea you on the Harbor 

-Dex