This is my first year as a staffer at camp, and my 7th official time going to this wonderful place. I woke up before the sun rose, too excited to sleep even after my long travel just yesterday. i wandered down the pathway to the lodge as the morning fog hung heavy over the field. […]
Rob: Staff Arrival Day, Camp Myrtlewood (Day -2)
Before camp starts each year, there are two days of Staff Orientation on site at Camp Myrtlewood, and some days before that, when the staff slowly trickle into Eugene by train, plane, or car to gather and reconnect. We do last minute prep and errands, work, play games, eat burritos…and then desserts (at Sweet Life […]
J: NBTSC Camp Myrtlewood wrap-up
What a great session we had for 2023 NBTSC. Camp Myrtlewood was its usual dreamy paradise self. The weather was great. The smoke stayed away for the most part. The creek was full and refreshing. The staff seemed like a dream team and the campers were delightful. So many workshops and panels and conversations and […]
Ophelia: Camp Myrtlewood, Departure Day
after a long night of being half awake on the couch, it was finally time to welcome the final day of nbtsc. i had spent most of my night chatting with friends, and signing directories. which are the yearbooks of nbtsc. it took me a while to stuff my sleeping bag in my suitcase, […]
Zoe: Camp Myrtlewood, (Day 13)
Hello! My name is Zoe JDP, I Unschool in New York City, and this has been my second year of NBTSC. Today is the last day of camp. It was quite a slow and emotional day. By the end of morning meeting, I was already crying. So many wonderful people and such a […]
Alastar: Camp Myrtlewood, Sleep-in Day (Day 12)
Hello! I’m Alastar, I’m a second year camper, and this is my blog for the day – it will be mostly about the tree. Today, I woke up telling myself I wanted to climb the tree a lot. So far, I’d climbed it 20 times this session. My goal was to climb it […]
Andrias: Camp Myrtlewood, Prom Night (Day 11)
Hi there! My name is Andrias, i’m here to recount how I experienced a day at camp. Day 11, Prom Night! I woke up relatively early, around 7 am, and I just stayed in bed for a couple hours before getting dressed and heading off to the lodge for breakfast. The day was relatively relaxing […]
Aaliyah: Camp Myrtlewood (Day 10)
Today was, in my opinion, one of the best days of camp. It started off with morning meeting as always, and it happened to be a special day for someone, something we are all very familiar with at this point. It was someone’s birthday (we’ve had at least four others by this point). For each […]
Elijah Bleu: Camp Myrtlewood (Day 9)
I woke up at 8am for my morning work trade. its always so much fun, they treat us so well. They had me cut up mushrooms, and serve breakfast. I sat next to Alastar and Marley during check in, and we sang a nice song. They announced the second talent show, and prom for the […]
Marley: Camp Myrtlewood (Day 8)
There is something truly magical about waking up here. The foggy mornings that meet the trees. The bunch of hydrangeas by my cabin. And the amazing breakfast. A few days ago was a pretty lovely day for me; I did some watercolor in the field. Listening and feeling the wind, and singing along to my […]