Hey!!! I'm home and missing Castaway a ton. I had the most amazing summer and it's all due to the place, the property staff, the interns, and everyone who came to volunteer each month. I created so many incredible relationships and it's gonna be hard to transition and prepare for Italy. Today I turned 20, and it doesn't feel like it at all yet. Gosh I just want to go hang out in the West Wing again with the interns and listen to James Tutson sing and listen to Beej play the banjo or when all the interns burst out into song. We had some crazy jam sessions.
Some things that remind me of Castaway:
Catan (ahhh settle!)
Parasailing
BEACH SETTTT UPPPP
Bro Lindgaard
gypsy
Kevin
Passion Pit
Ray LaMontagne
Mumford & Sons
Zorbaz
Lakeside
Walking down the hill to the waterfront with Joe listing off different ways to describe the summer staff
Hiding out in the guard room during beach set up or at the end of a long day
Sitting in the guard chair
The "standard" for closing the beach..."attention castaway guests, the beach is now closed, please exit the water and have a nice day"
"what's your 40?"
"I have a surprise for you, it's me, here i am"
Roxy
"I'm sending you the vibe"
"welcome to the docks" (chuck an orange at the rocks)
JUNIOR
Underarmour
Rule #5: Fake it til ya make it
Rule #1: don't forget your keys
Rule #2: make sure Joe has his keys
singing baywatch
singing alicia keyes
dance parties in the anchor and the hold
beej sleeping in his tent in the west wing lounge
paint war in the west wing
Christmas in July...being an elf
Kroll's Diner
Wanda breaking down on the side of the road and Chuck saying "I think we should get out now"
Friiiiick!
Awkward hugs
walking up the huge hill with the boat drivers after a windy day
pulling the summer staffers along the dock on the banana boat
pre-gaming before water olympics or field games
stanky leg
hating the water show
BEACH THROW UP
dancing in the guard chair, turning around to see that everyone was watching me the whole time and imitating me
shooting the gun for tableau and almost hitting Joe
dance parties in the barq with Joe & Beej after tableau
cursing lady wind
praying for lightening
the last night of session one during the storm running around camp with the summer staff
star-watching on the roof
rastic leroy
eric running around camp from the head leaders
O course bonding time
falling asleep during every movie
Peter's "Bird" video
"Russell the president" video
Stubble, stubble, stubble, stubble, stubble...i've been shaved by a razor!!!
frolfing
hanging out on the catch dock
watching the world cup at Greg's house
Intern week
Paintballing
1,2,3, TRAINWRECK
Work week water balloon fight
Finding the snapping turtle
Henri running out onto the dock during morning rides
irish dancing
anna's weird elbows
chloe's dance face
rastis saying "alright"
castro's shorts
peter always singing
james's wearing overalls, tie dye, suspenders, glasses, and playing sophia
jame's concert in the anchor
beej and his shoes and flannel
chuck dancing
colleen's awkward hugs
kate being sassy & her mrsa
ashley saying "great"
anne singing & playing her guitar
betsy surprising me with WE fest tickets
jocie always falling out of her top bunk and swearing
joe singing his bowel movement songs & playing with the leafblower
Russell J Bilenski
MaryPud
parasail rides with summer staff
"ohh the birds pooped, i guess we better go on the parasail boat instead"
bonfires on dingy beach
shooting stars
15 minutes
talking about God on the guard chair
wintern meetings
the manterns making a wonderful surprise dinner for us
"FREEE popcorn"
summer staff romances
getting hit by a zipliner
dropping my phone in the lake and it still working
GREAT big mable rides
learning how to wakeboard
access. opportunity. triumph. pelican lake.
watch tan lines
being a twin with beej
Beej & Ceej
Guarding the triathlon
"ma'am. ma'am. ma'am. ma'am." - pud
Redeeming Love
Ragamuffin Gospel
Jesus Calling
Loons
sunsets at castaway
rainbows over castaway
Prayer cuts
sardines
WE fest
the "big" tower that mary brought us to
talking on channel 4 from the docks with Tuts on zip top
joe's whey stuff
the crazy storms that happened at night
the ridiculous fog
learning how to parasail with Ben & Joey
Hotel Shoram
learning how to fish with rastis
intern quotes
hating changeover
chasing stupid geese off the beach
driving the landscaping cart with anna
driving the housekeeping cart with anne
peter quitting at 1 am over the radio
Joe as "skinny santa"
Rastis giving me a "sleeve tattoo" of dinosaurs
riding Russell's unicycle
making up songs on the piano about hating cats
the dragon head from the barge first session
first session
second session
third session
doing gymnastics with joe
balloon hats (chloe's balloon hat)
rastis dropping me in the lake
Beej and I fighting on the dock and him jumping in with me on his shoulder into the lake
snorkling
DEAD BODY game
anna saying "very good"
interns working the coffee shop
the butter flooding
everyone on property staff
getting free stuff from the seabreeze
peter standing on furniture
intern meetings
playing rock band at LuAnn's house
fighting with Joe about who has more underarmour
the waterfront
there's so much more but this is what I have for now...some memories that come to mind when I think about this incredible summer (ok a lot of memories)
i love that place so much.
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