Inbound Orientation and

Outbound Camping Trip

Birch State Park - Fort Lauderdale

February 24 - 26, 2006

Nervousness for some, fun for all, the annual Outbound Orientation and Inbound Camping Trip returned to Birch State Park after being at Indian Hammock for several years.  While not noticed by the students the Rotarians appreciated remodeled cabins with full facilities and air conditioning and new kitchen equipment.

Friday was meeting each other and getting used to the idea of being an exchange student - as well as sharing nerves about country assignments.  Saturday were some serious sessions for both groups, but plenty of beach time available to all.  After dinner Saturday was the traditional campfire where lots of helpful and practical information was offered to the Outbounds by current inbounds as well as former exchange students - Todd Lary, Jelka Diedenhoven, Javier Garcia, Alejandro Corredor, Marco Barbieri, Maria Barona, Sabrina Rodriguez, Daniel Waugh.  Thanks to all of them for coming and helping and to all of the Rotarians who organized this event.

Dining hall

One of the cabins

Arrival

Getting to know each other

Doing "mirror image" :-)

Newbies

Chef Extraordinaire Bruce warns his subjects

Don't ask what you are eating

Willing volunteers

The ever fashion conscious Todd announces dinner

DESSERTS

Belly dancing

Other dancing

Singing in Hungarian

Talking going home with Inbounds

Jelka talks about her return home

Daniel and Sabrina talk about their returns

Outbound discuttions

Beach time!

you go, no you go, no you go

someone goes in

Catching rays

Conny tries surfing ....

....sort of

Lorina tries ...

Such style, such grace.

Then there is Belen

Javier, surfer dude

This is how to do it!

Belen, Conny and Boogie Board

Three Amigos

That's our Belen

The beach is NOT new to Lorina

Beach fashions

Playing something

Paul Marineau of the Coral Springs-Parkland club serves you know who, hosted by the same club

Pat Short and Todd Dayton of the CS-Parkland club meet Bjorn Syse, the club's Outbound

Members of the CS-P club serving dinner - Paul Marineau, Sam Hornsby (background), Elsa Marineau, Pat and Todd.

Dinner

Rebounds helped a lot!

Dinner line

The campfire

Roy leads the discussions

The heat is turned up - country assignments soon

Javier gives some advice ...

... the same acvice he needed two years ago!

Marco played a great guitar ...

...as did Alejandro