First Week in Anzere
Hey everyone. Its a beautiful morning on my first day off in Anzere, Switzerland. Before I fill you in on this place I have a link to many pictures from HPP and one posted of the end of the season staff dinner party.
http://community.webshots.com/user/bonitaip_004
I think you can click on it to see the real deal.
Anyway, back to life in Anzere. Im living in a chalet called Chamossaire or The Cham for short. Anzere is a fairly new ski town which means there are about 10,000 beds and only around 700 year-round residents. The streets and trails are all as steep as Timber Cove so my legs have been quickly whipped into shape since we do a lot of walking around. The elevation is around 1400 meters. The food here is prepared by chef Eric and is phenomenal, especially compared to the cafeteria style dining we had in England. In general, you would never know that the two camps were owned by the same company. Staff orientation involved climbing, mountain biking, orienteering and an overnight hike last night which was my favorite part, as you all might have guessed. The mountains here are huge and the skiing looks like great fun. I think getting a job for the winter would not be a problem because there are many different ski camps in the area.
As far as what the camp does: remember Earth Shine or Echo Hill? It's basically like that. School groups come for a week and learn how to be environmentally conscious while at the same time trying new outdoor sports. For next week I will be a group counsellor for one of the 8th grade groups, which means I will take them to all their activities, lead them on an overnight and all that. I think its the best job because essentially you can participate in all the activities with the kids.
Most of the employees here claim to be hardcore at something, usually skiing. They are all native english speakers except for one Swede, so I wont be able to continue my lessons in Spanish profanity but thats probably for the best. I am one of two Americans, and the rest are from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Ireland.
Well, Im signing off to let another use the Com. I wont be able to be online as frequently here because there is only one computer in the office and its not available for personal use all the time. Also, my nature name is Possum. Which I like because its a cool name and a Phish song. Unfortunately, Possum are quite ugly, but oh well. Peace out homies, catch you on the flip side of a Swiss franc.
http://community.webshots.com/user/bonitaip_004
I think you can click on it to see the real deal.Anyway, back to life in Anzere. Im living in a chalet called Chamossaire or The Cham for short. Anzere is a fairly new ski town which means there are about 10,000 beds and only around 700 year-round residents. The streets and trails are all as steep as Timber Cove so my legs have been quickly whipped into shape since we do a lot of walking around. The elevation is around 1400 meters. The food here is prepared by chef Eric and is phenomenal, especially compared to the cafeteria style dining we had in England. In general, you would never know that the two camps were owned by the same company. Staff orientation involved climbing, mountain biking, orienteering and an overnight hike last night which was my favorite part, as you all might have guessed. The mountains here are huge and the skiing looks like great fun. I think getting a job for the winter would not be a problem because there are many different ski camps in the area.
As far as what the camp does: remember Earth Shine or Echo Hill? It's basically like that. School groups come for a week and learn how to be environmentally conscious while at the same time trying new outdoor sports. For next week I will be a group counsellor for one of the 8th grade groups, which means I will take them to all their activities, lead them on an overnight and all that. I think its the best job because essentially you can participate in all the activities with the kids.
Most of the employees here claim to be hardcore at something, usually skiing. They are all native english speakers except for one Swede, so I wont be able to continue my lessons in Spanish profanity but thats probably for the best. I am one of two Americans, and the rest are from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Ireland.
Well, Im signing off to let another use the Com. I wont be able to be online as frequently here because there is only one computer in the office and its not available for personal use all the time. Also, my nature name is Possum. Which I like because its a cool name and a Phish song. Unfortunately, Possum are quite ugly, but oh well. Peace out homies, catch you on the flip side of a Swiss franc.
posted by emily at 10:24 AM
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you are livin the dream kid
L-I-V-I-N!!!!!!!!
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