Trek 2013

      This is my first blog post in a while and to be honest I completely forgot that I had a blog. But alas I feel like should tell you about the epic camp I went to during the summer, Trek. It is an awesome camp that I have been going to for years, Trek is a Mennonite camp, which basically just means that we get lots of good food. Other than eating great food for an entire week the camp is completely in the wilderness, so everyone sleeps in tents or teepees and all of the camp activities are outdoorsy stuff such as archery and fishing etcetera. This year as well as last year I have been an L.I.T (Leader in Training). Through out the week long camp, me along with about 30 other L.I.T's cleaned dishes and outhouses and various camp duties. Aside from that we look after the campers for an hour during the day, while the counsellors are on their free time. We also have group devotions as well as personal devotions every day. Overall this amazing camp was yet again one of the many highlights of my summer!

A Letter toSummer

Dear Summer,

      You have taken me so many places this year like, Saltspring (for the 5th time but it was still awesome), Trek (A fun time being a LIT), and last but defiantly not least you took me to Guatemala a life changing trip that I will never forget! Saltspring was not quite as memorable this year for some reason but it was still a great time serving the island of Saltspring. Trek was Different this year because I was an LIT (leader in training) but still a fun time serving the kids and making their year at camp fun. And by far the best, most life changing trip of my life, Guatemala, a 12 day mission trip with 14 other people from my youth group. We stayed at a house in a town called HueHuetenango (pronounced way-way-ten-ayn-go) for most of the time and helped run some church services and ran some kids camps just for one day each. All in All summer You have given me a great year, I will miss you.

                                                                                                              Until next year  -Troy

TRIUMF

This past weekend we went on a field trip to “TRIUMF”. A science lab meant for nuclear astrophysics and stuff like that. Basically  what they do there is speed up atoms really fast and smash them into thing and see what happens. That what our guide told us @ the beginning of the tour. Our tour guide was a Ph.D  student, astrophysicist, Doctor Who fan, type of guy. Really awesome guy. Anyways, we took a tour of the facility and he told us about what goes down there. The main attraction is the “cyclotron” the place where they speed up the atoms. Unfortunately we couldn’t just walk in and see it ( there was too much “radiation" or something like that ). The Cyclotron is a big vacuum where atoms r sped up really really fast (i think it was something like 90% of the speed of light) and the smashed into things. The way that is achieved is kindda confusing, but stay w/ me for a little longer. The r 2 halves separated by a small gap, the atoms were gathered so that they r all the same type and charge. Lets say they all have a negative charge, 1 half of the cyclotron has a positive charge and the other half a negative charge. The negative charged atoms are attracted to the negatively charged half and repelled by the positively charged half. Thus the atoms are sped up, now to keep the atoms going faster, the charges "swap sides” and thus the atoms repeat the same process and thus go faster and faster. The atoms keep this up until they reach the side of the Cyclotron. because the atoms r travelling in a circle that is constantly getting bigger in diameter. Once the atoms reach the sides they r collected to have their speed checked and smash into something and some other things. That concludes my intro to my essay. JK... I’m done you can feel free to let your brain explode or read this again and then let your head explode.

          - d-_-b PE4CE 0UT

Municipal Election in Delta

The last few weeks I’ve been helping Heather King win this year's municipal election! We started by going 2 her house 4 a sort of orientation type meeting with food - so it’s all good. Basically we learned a bit about her and how she would treat things in Delta and how to campaign, knocking on doors and telling the people about the election and about Heather. Then on Wed. my Mom and I went 2 Heather's campaign hq on Delta St. where she made phone calls 2 citizens of Delta and I made up a list of streets that can't vote (on the First Nations Reserve). The date of the election is Nov. 19th. Feel free to check out Heather's website @ heatherking.org.

Abbys, WWII and Goats!!!

On thursday, our day was totally packed, it was like 3 field trips in one!!! First of all we went with a small group of other HS families. 2 start off the day, we drove out 2 Westminister Abby, a beautiful Abby made by monks. Since is was “midday”, we decided 2 stay and watch the midday prayer. All of the monks gather and chant songs, they all sounded like robots due 2 the echo in the Abby. Next the crew hurried 2 Abotsford where we listened 2 a lecture about WWII, Japans side of the story. There was one japanese soldier who kept saying “quick draw” and “Cowboys” 2 a captive Canadian.  Our final activity of the day was a goat farm, yes a goat farm!!! First we went into the barn where all the relatively newborn goats (kids) were kept, they were so cute!!! Then we saw some older goats and the guard dog. after that we saw cheese in the making and the milking station. And before we left we all sampled and bought some amazing goat cheese!!! :)

Message 4 any other people of the HS rank (or anyone else) who happen 2 stumble upon this blog.

Hi guys, if there are any HS people who are reading this, feel free to leave a comment (or not if your’e a party popper or one of those lame kids who go to school). And if you do not go to school well then i wish you luck in life, as you will need it,on the other hand, if you have graduated that’s good for you!

Skating & Twister

This week on monday, my and my bro + a whole lot of other HS people, went skating at the LLC (Ladner Leisure Centre). Once a week on mon. its public skating day so a bunch of HS come to skate. Life continued on normally until wed. night - GAP, the event of the night - Twister - may song pretty boring but it was huge Twister, like i’m talking 400 square giant! It was AWESOME!!! Next on the planed events of the night was a mini concert put on by an awesome guy named Riley Armstrong, look him up on iTunes and support him by buying his album or rating. It was also AWESOME!!! And tomorrow i get a pro-d day, YAY no school!!! :) See u guys latter. PEACE!!