You're never too old to do a cartwheel. Oh, wait.

On Tuesday during our morning staff meeting, Jake (one of the RAs) said his arm was hurting. When we asked what happened, he said he did a cartwheel the day before (aka our first real day of camp) and ever since, it had been hurting. We all couldn't help but laugh at his story because you don't know of many college guys who hurt themselves doing a cartwheel. Apparently, it hurt badly enough to go to the Health Center on campus. He went to the doctor at 1:30 while the rest of us cleaned and made some signs for the hallway. An hour later as we were making signs in the den, we were all joking about what would happen if Jake actually did do something serious to his arm. Right as Lindsey (my boss) said this, Jake walked in the door with his arm in a sling and a doctor's note! He had sprained his rotator cuff and now has to do physical therapy every day. It was one of those moments where we all wanted to laugh, but weren't sure whether it was appropriate or not...

Later that afternoon, I was in charge of "Duct Tape Art" where some students made some pretty interesting things out of duct tape. I was amazed at their creativity! One o my students made a hat... another girl made a flower pen... there were bracelets, wallets, purses, bookmarks, headbands, hats, shoes, etc. I never knew you could make so many different things with duct tape.

Duct tape wallet

Ariana's duct tape pen

A new tradition started on Tuesday. Those students who are in improvisation class (just for 1 week) have been performing and practicing their improvs in front of the RAs and other students during "study hour" since they don't have homework. This has become very entertainig and one of the most enjoyable parts of my day. One of my students happens to be one of the best students at improvising, too. He is so creative and thinks of things none of us ever would have thought of... and does it so quickly! They do a lot of skits from the show, "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and it's hilarious!

Later that night after dinner, almost all of the RAs and students watched "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" on the projection screen in the den. We did this as a refresher so everyone remembers what's happening when we go to see the new Harry Potter movie tomorrow night!!! Some students ordered pizza, and about an hour into the movie, a student came up to a few of us, asking for a paper towel. We showed him where they were and he beings wiping his ankle. We weren't paying too much attention but then he asked if we had a band-aid. Lauren (my roommate) and I look down and see what looks like blood all over his ankle. We both gasp and as we get up to run to the office to get a first aid kit, the kid says, "just kidding, it's only marinara sauce" and went back to sit down. I think both of us almost had a heart attack.

Yesterday, it was my turn to be the RA of the Day (aka the "RAD.") This meant that I had to wake up before 6am, open the office, watch the halls, and give students their morning meds before they left for breakfast. At our morning meeting, Carmen (our other boss) could tell we were ALL just exhausted. It was only the 4th day and we were walking around like zombies. So Carmen told us that we all needed to take a nap that afternoon, which was wonderful.

Peel the banana!

In the afternoon, everyone (all RAs, all students, and both Lindsey and Carmen) went to central campus to play "Peel the Banana." This is a fun game where everyone stands in a large circle and with a banana in the middle. Then two people have to race to the middle to peel the banana. Whoever peels the banana, wins. I had never heard of this game before, but it was actually really fun to watch. The only bad thing is that it is a very intense game and I think by the end of the game, 3 students were bleeding!

Jake just wanted to eat the bananas.

Quidditch

After dinner, I was with the group that went to play "Muggle Quidditch" on central campus. Yes, Quidditch as  in the game from Harry Potter. It definitely wasn't as cool as it is in the movies... no flying on broomsticks or anything, but it was still fun. At first, it was too easy for some of the students so we had to tell them that they could only play with one hand because normally, you need a broomstick. Well, we didn't have any broomsticks for them to use, so a couple students actually pretended that they had broomsticks and it was hilarious. I especially enjoyed the looks we got from strangers who walked by, just staring at the students who were running around with one hand in the air, and one by their crotch.

More fun activities planned for tonight, and everyone is getting excited about the new HP movie tomorrow night... including myself!