| Friday
night: Celebrating John Gregory's birthday with cake and ice cream! |
Birthday boy John |
Stefan, Jane, & Teresa |
Brazilians! |
Leandro |
Rebecca & Kaew (Sarah) |
Emma & Eiren |
Jens & Pauline |
Ken's favorite! |
Tom isn't sharing |
The group in their T-shirts |
Same group ... goofier |
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| Saturday
morning: The "Challenge Course" is aptly named. |
Agathe & Teresa |
Jens (Lars?) & Zorbey |
Stefan & Natascha |
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Luise & Eiren tied up. |
Andy & Emma roped! |
Rotexers Shaina & Tierney |
Agathe & Teresa - separated! |
Marching blindly |
Stefan & Natascha guiding |
Nicki's group on the log |
Fall off and start over |
Is this right? Yes? No? |
Burma bridge challenge |
Can't touch the ground! |
Jens edges along |
Rearrange without falling |
Jens helps Teresa climb over blindfolded Stefan |
Introducing Henrietta the rubber chicken |
Luise, Agathe, Jens, & Andy on the tightrope cable |
Success through teamwork! |
Getting thru the spider web |
Some leaders were muted! |
Trying a different approach
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| Saturday
afternoon: Wake-boarding, water skiing, tubing, and sun-bathing! |
Stefan on the wake board |
Not everyone is adventurous |
Rob helps Jane on her first attempt at water skiing |
She's up! |
Tom gives swim lessons |
Great beach picture! |
Oh, no! Beached whales! |
Now that's nice! |
| Saturday
night: Square dancing, a campfire, s'mores, and a game of
Twister |
This sure isn't techno! |
Zorbey & Sarah promenading |
They call it Do-si-do |
Electric slide? Hokey pokey? Chicken dance? Who
knows? |
Sunday
morning: The High Ropes Course and the Climbing Wall
(overcoming fears and meeting challenges are what exchange students
do best!) |
Eiren tries the wall! |
She made it to the top! |
Rebecca & Ania on the wall |
Rebecca holds on |
Luise hits the wall |
Emma elevating |
See, Emma - you're up there! |
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All geared up and ready for the High Ropes adventure |
Stefan is the first one up on the ropes - looks
comfy! |
Bene, making her way along the ropes, step by step |
Long legs help Lars navigate this section |
Looks easy - but it's 25 ft up (that's over 7½ meters!) |
Heading in opposite directions |
Caught in the spider web |
Leandro takes a breather |
Bene hangin' out |
Balance is everything |
Disappearing Burma bridge |
Jane inches along |
A variety of challenges |
Nothing to hold on to here |
Pauline & Bene take time out to pose
for the photographer |
We've got confidence now! |
Nice view from up here |
Kaew accepts the challenge |
Fear is only in the mind |
No problem for Kaew |
Zorbey's got the hang of it |
The exit ramp - FUN! |
Rebecca sliding down |
Rob made us all proud |
Leave it to Bene (and Stefan) to ham it up |
Last segment for Kaew |
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| Sunday
afternoon: Official photo with District Governor Ken |
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Top
row, left to right: Leandro, Agathe, Stefan, Pauline, Zorbey, Lars,
Bene, and Jens
Middle row: Luise, DG Ken, Kaew, Teresa, Natascha,
Rana, Eiren, Andy, Emma, and Anna
Bottom row: Diogo, Jane, and Rebecca |
