CHV Fishing Trip #4

Hey everyone it's Mauricio again and I'm back with more from CHV! This week we had another fishing trip and it was a great day! The last fishing trip was somewhat dampered by the weather but this time it was perfect fishing weather! The day started the same way and everyone was ready and enthusiastic to go out and catch some fish. This time we didn't have Sam so it was a little different but it was still a great day.

    We got to our spot and got to work! We pulled up a lot of fish. At first slot of the fish we were catching were too small to keep, but after a while we started getting better and bigger fish. We caught some Black Sea Bass which look awesome! The kids were getting fish all day and it was a overall great time! By the end of the day we had a boat full of extremely tired kids. I could tell they had a fun time so it's makes the experience even better for me! 

Peace out - Mauricio  

Meeting Marty Walsh & Awesome day at Tenean!

Hey everyone, it's Mauricio again and I'm back with more from this summer. This time it'll be all about how I met the mayor and how fun it was at Tenean Beach day! It was a cloudy Saturday morning and I had to attend Tenean beach day with Kristen and Jahari! When I got there I was very surprised it was a great event. There were many games and activities. They had a mini treadmill, bouncy houses, soccer, basketbal, football , and even a gaming truck. We had fish printing going and Nora was telling pirate stories and teaching the kids pirate skills.

The best part of the day was getting to meet Mayor Marty Walsh. I have met Menino before so this wasn't anything new, but its a new Mayor and hes a great guy. Hes done a lot for Dorchester and the city of Boston. From helping clean the beaches and getting more parks in the city. I'm glad we have a good man like him in Office. Also there was free food so I was even more happy. -Mauricio

Chv Overload

Hey everyone it's Mauricio Again , And Of  course I'm back with more from CHV. This time I get to talk about The Hustle! The hustle is a huge race all the kids in the camp do , so there are 5 teams. Each team is a lighthouse and they all compete to get camp bragging rights.

There are stations set up and the campers must complete each activite before continuing to the next. Some of the activities were basketball , sailing and paddle boarding. There were many more. The best part of the day had to be when a huge Mass State Police helicopter landing in the middle of the camp. I'm lucky enough to have snapped a picture with it !

It was an amazing day! Glad I'm a part of Chv Staff and got to experience such a awesome day. 

Peace out - Mauricio 

Chv Fishing Trip #2

Hey everyone it's Mauricio again back with more from Camp Harbor view! I have been having a blast so far this summer and the kids have been super into everything we've been doing at CHV. Wednesday, July 27  was the date of our second fishing trip. This fishing trip was one to remember. Not because of the fish we caught but because of the jokes and awesome communication going on between us and the campers. We hadn't been catching a lot of fish so the trip ended up being a bust , but we still had fun at the end of the day. 

It is said the reason why we didn't catch that many fish is because of a banana! A silly banana caused our troubles. It is a fisherman myth that if someone on board the vessel is eating a banana then it won't be a healthy day for fishing. Even though we didn't catch many fish the kids were engaged in talking with the staff , cracking jokes and just having a good overall time. The best thing is they never gave up trying to catch fish either! They were determined to get their catch and they defiantly deserved it. 

Peace out - Mauricio

The amazing race CHV!

Here at CHV the kids of each light house participate in a huge race around the island. There are stops on the island that they all must complete team building activities at. The Save the Harbor crew was set up along the sea wall and our task was having the kids look for five items in the intertidal zone. They were looking for a piece of trash, a brick, Asian shore crabs, mussel shells, and a piece of wood. We wanted to have them find items that would get them familiar with their beach, and what can be found there. After the groups found the items they were given a clue!

Ahmed explaining the task for the kids to complete.

                              

When they worked together as a group, they were able to find the items quickly and earn their next clue. After they are given the clue, they had to find the bunker on the island and the item they were looking for was at the bunker.

Listening to their next clue.

Peace out - Mauricio

Friends!!

Hello everyone! This is my little friend Viviana. She's been with us at Piers Park for two weeks now and she's an awesome kid! She is always trying to do something, like going kayaking, sailing, looking at the crabs, and the list goes on! She asks me to her to carry everyday and of course I do it. I've started to grow bonds with our harbor explorers and it's a great experience. I know the kids have so much fun when there's a smile on their face 24/7! She comes and sits at my lunch table during lunch and she's always looking for me to play a games with her! 

Till next time, Have a great summer - Mauricio 

New Faces

Second week new kids ! It's good and awesome making new bonds with new kids. There's a lot more of them, so it's a little more work. It's never boring at Piers Park from kayaking to fishing, there's always something fun going on. These new kids have a huge thing with calling me Corbin Blue! It's getting annoying but still funny that they constantly want me to sing, and oh god you don't want me to sing!! 

To wrap up, the kids are great. The activities always keep us occupied and the kids. We all have fun with them and there is never a dull moment! 

Till next time , Mauricio Andrade

Capture The Flag !!

Team work , Leadership , And Fun ! Capture the flag with the kids brought them together. They learned how to plan out and work together to achieve one goal. The kids were having so much fun they didn't want to stop even after being pretty tired. 

Fishing with the kids is always good. They never wanna give up even after not catching anything. They come back everyday wanting to fish and they always have fun with it! This first week has been great and getting to do things I would never think of doing !