Summer...

I am about to start on the big adventure that is this summer. I am teaching summer school and working at a summer camp for kids with special needs. This weekend has been rough. I have all these things looming over me that I have to do, pay off, prepare for...I have a feeling like I am just spinning my wheels.

Monday, that will all change and I'll probably feel like I am a step behind. I'll be glad for something to occupy my day, however. It is hard to work for something when you can't see it. I suppose that is one of my biggest struggles. If my work is not in front of me, I will procrastinate.

I am looking forward to starting camp. The campers are wonderful. They are such wonderful people with distinct personalities and very much teenagers. Getting to spend time with them is therapeutic for me. I know I have gained from my experiences with them. My staff seems reservedly enthusiastic. Some of them haven't ever worked with this population before, or done drama therapy exercises quite like this. Here's to hoping that I am up to the challenge of guiding them. It is slightly intimidating to work with them since I have only taken one drama therapy class, have never been in a play, and am a special education teacher. My experiences with drama therapy have colored how I work with my students, and I know they have benefited from it. Hopefully I can bring my classroom experiences into the drama setting and create a positive environment for the campers as well.

Two days and I hit the ground running. Wish me luck...