Every summer, Josiah Venture hosts their English Camp at a castle in Austria. This castle is located very close to a town (just a short walk away). At most camps in America, if it were close to a town, there would be a rule that the students cannot walk to town. This rule would be set in place for one of two reasons: to avoid accident or injury which could lead to a lawsuit, or to create an atmosphere of "being away" from society. Both are good enough reasons to set this rule and I usually do not have a problem with it. But one thing I think is AWESOME is that at English Camp, they allow their students to walk to town with an adult. So, on the first day of camp, I walked to town with a group of ladies to go site seeing. It was a blast! We asked construction men if we could walk through their construction site (we could), we took pictures of a statue in the middle of a lake, we chatted, and we went souvenir shopping. And then when we got back, we were so hot and tired, some of us jumped in the lake with all of our clothes on. It was so much fun! Walking to Millstat, Austria will be a memory that I will cherish for a long time.
-Ashley
Have you ever had an experience at a camp (as a counselor or a student) where you were allowed to leave? Tell me about it.
(Our group walking to town.)
(A statue in the middle of the lake. We couldn't figure out if it was a man or woman.)
(The town is located right next to the lake.)
(We just left the souvenir shop.)
(Apparently we walked by a mini golf place. I just now realized that.)
(A panorama of the lake on our walk back to the castle.)
(I took one last photo of town during our walk back.)
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