Archive for July, 2011

For my last blog post, I just want to say how much I appreciated every second of the 2011 CSPA Workshop. Everybody that I met here is amazing in their own unique way. Katie Richcreek: Katie, also known as KT or Cupcakeeee, is seriously my half-White, half-Tongan twin. I don’t have that much to...
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Saving the world, Tyler Pager. Tyler Pager is saving the world. Sixteen-year old Tyler Pager traveled to Burma, Thailand, and Singapore this summer with Rustic Pathway’s Golden Triangle Adventure program. The program is designed for teens that are interested in community service in international settings. When asked why he wanted to go on the...
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Here at the CSPA Journalism Workshop, us students are labeled. Just as cattle are branded, we are bound by the powers of the lanyard. When I first received the suffocating neck rope, I thought it was a cool-looking, pretty plain black lanyard. With “CSPA Journalism Workshop” printed on it in large white letters, the...
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Today marked the end of the first week of the workshop and was also CSPA’s 60th anniversary party. CSPA Alumni came to celebrate at Cuesta Park, all from across the nation. A large part of the gathering was dedicated to Ralph and Millie, the original creators of the workshop. Sentimental thoughts and old memories...
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At every camp that I have ever been to, the advisors and counselors tell a variety of funny stories from previous years, and one that always seems to come up is how one person got sick. They then proceed to tell you that if you ever feel sick, tell them immediately. And every year,...
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When I got the email telling me that I was accepted to the 2011 CSPA Journalism Workshop, I was excited. I was nervous. I was filled with anticipation. So many thoughts raced through my mind. Is it going to be too hard? Am I going to be the worst writer there? Will the food...
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