Worn out.

Today, it felt like I woke up really really early although it was only at about 8:00ish. It felt like waking up early in the morning. Woke up in a hurry and was on our way to our training session. Although I was at this training session, I was missing out on a sponsorship trip that my partners were intending to do today. So today, we got scorched by the sun as we stood in the cloudless, open field of a park. We had to help teach Gr 9's on building tents, choosing campsites, making meals, equipments and maps and compasses. Not that fun actually, although I was in charge of teaching maps and compasses. I think I did kind of well teaching maps and compasses to the kids.

It was so hot today, and it was really sunny. Good thing I put on sun screen before I came otherwise I would be shedding skin tomorrow. I hate when that happens. Stayed in the sun for like 7 hours and was sweating like a pig. I was all sticky with sun screen and sweat. Definitely needed a shower. I decided to have the Gr 9's go on a long scavenger hunt so they can feel how it is to continue walking at like 30 degrees. I felt like a meanie but oh well, I was doing it for their own good. I had to be mean during training sessions otherwise when they are all alone on a trail they would be helpless. It is better to mess up at a training session than to be in the wild with no one to help you. That would be a bummer. While in this intense heat, we were granted freezies and coke. I was somewhat relieved from the heat for a few minutes before I finished my cold drinks.

After the training session was over, my parents finally treated us outside to a chinese restaurant. For the first time in like decades, we were outside eating dinner. What a great feeling it was but I was all sweaty though. The food was good so I was happy.

When I arrived home, I found out that my sponsorship partners had done a great deal of work while I was at the training session. They were really lucky today and they found a lot of sponsors. I missed out on all the fun. Darn!