It is that time of the year. When I get the feeling that nothing makes me happy and I'm judged too often. That's when I find I need Outdoor School. I need the nature, the friendliness, the joy, the teaching, the people, and most of all, I just need to escape. Outdoor School is where I find pure happiness. I don't even have to look for it there. Right off the bus I'm happy. In fact, that happiness comes to me the moment I get to the MESD building. Outdoor School doesn't judge. It doesn't discriminate. It doesn't pick favorites. Outdoor School is a place for everyone, no questions asked.
I get to go back to that amazing place in three weeks. Those three weeks will go by incredibly slow. My week at Namanu will end far too soon and I will have to say goodbye to my place of joy. Goodbye to my home. And, worst of all, goodbye to my family, whom I will never forget.
I just found your blog today and it brought tears of joy, saddness, regret, and fear to my eyes. ODS literally brought me from the brink of suicide more than once. If it weren't for outdoor school my son would have never been born. Thank you for reminding just how important this program really is. -Jelly Bean
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog today and it brought tears of joy, saddness, regret, and fear to my eyes. ODS literally brought me from the brink of suicide more than once. If it weren't for outdoor school my son would have never been born. Thank you for reminding just how important this program really is. -Jelly Bean
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