Anna1023

Not too much has happened over the last few weeks in Kandersteg. Although we still have had a steady flow of guests I have not seen most of them since I have been stuck in bed, recovering from lower and upper respiratory infections. I am almost all better, but I have a follow up appointment with the doctor on Friday to make sure I am completely healthy. Since I have been sick I have missed out on two important events. First of all there was Kandersteg’s annual ice climbing festival. The village is known for their frozen waterfalls and they attract lots of adventurists. We had lots of amateur climbers stay at the Centre during the competition. I wish I could have actually seen the final round of the event. They set up a course along ... read more

Merry Chirstmas family! I love you! http://www.kisc.ch/staff/current-staff/... read more

December 14, 2009 Today was an exhausting day of training. We covered so much material in such a short period of time. 08:00 Thought of the Day: the director read an inspirational poem from Lord Baden Powell; we talked about our schedule; and drew names for secret santa. 08:20 We learned how to give a proper tour of the Chalet. From interesting facts to which rooms to show guests. 09:00 We had a group meeting with all the new short term staff members and the three head people to discuss cultural differences, rules, and procedures. This meeting was mostly to point out all the misunderstanding and then set the rules at Kandersteg so we would all have a clear understanding. 10:30 Then we had our introduction to the reception and programs areas. From the keys in ... read more

London Part II Thursday, June 21 This morning we had a presentation on WAGGGS and their purpose. We were then divided into two groups—half of us went to The National Gallery while the others went to Camden Market. The National Gallery was amazing. It was incredible to be standing directly in front of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. It was mind-blowing to be looking at one of the most famous painting in the world and it was so close I could stick out my hand and touch it. Monet’s Water Lilies painting was also cool. When you got close you could see all the individual brush strokes but when you backed up and admired the picture from afar you got to see the whole thing. I also enjoyed Picasso’s Child With a Dove. This one he painted ... read more

Paris Friday, June 15/Saturday, June 16 “Sorry for the delay—we have had some mechanical problems. Right now they are just filling out the paperwork. It wasn’t fixed but don’t worry we don’t need it anyway,” the pilot announced as we were waiting on the airplane to take off for Paris. After a full hour of sitting on the tarmac we were finally prepared to start our journey to France. At that point we were ready to face the world. Because of our late departure we were not able to park the plane at a terminal so we had to crawl down a set of stairs to catch a bus to take us to customs. Our passports were stamped, we had our luggage, and now we were actually fulfilling our dreams of going to London and ... read more