tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70865928635888707062024-02-22T12:36:40.877-05:00Lawrence Academy Winterim 2010For two weeks in March, the entire Lawrence Academy community shifts its attention from the regular academic routine to intensive courses of study that are dedicated to experimental learning. In small groups of eight to sixteen, students and teachers plunge together into the world outside the classroom.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-43554468591433957332010-03-19T13:27:00.003-04:002010-04-06T10:02:50.744-04:00Winterim EndsWhen asked to describe their Winterim, we recorded what students said in order to make the Wordle below:<br /><table style="WIDTH: auto"><tbody></tbody><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/AN_0QCTgCJyPPnuZyLcp4w?authkey=Gv1sRgCJvD192r8drypQE&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_d-aj6swulSg/S6OMXNOuihI/AAAAAAAACt8/G_7_LIP_kKs/s400/Winterim%20Wordle.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11px">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/LAtechie/LawrenceAcademyWinterim?authkey=Gv1sRgCJvD192r8drypQE&feat=embedwebsite">Lawrence Academy Winterim</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Check out the final slide show of various photos we received throughout the 2-week Winterim experience. The song on this slide show was taken from the Animoto music lounge, which artists use to promote their music. The song used for the Winterim assembly slide show was called <a href="http://www.pendulum.com/home.htm">Propane Nightmares by Pendulum</a>. 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(Thank you Ms. Simon and Sully!) They planned very fun trips such as going to Boston to go to a Celtics game, bowling, movies, and lazer tag. They have also had a casino night and a dance. My favorite was by far the Celtics trip. What were your favorite activites? Please comment on our blog. 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When posed with the question, France replied with various responses, such as good leaders, good food, and group bonding. Arizona was a little less helpful, but still provided some good answers such as: library cards, accomplishing a goal, and working together. Mr. Smith, <a href="http://www.lacademy.edu/page.cfm?p=437">Winterim </a>Coordinator, agrees that reaching a common goal as a group is the most important factor of a successful Winterim.<br /><br />As we can see, most of what makes a good Winterim is centered around the group getting along, and having <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">minimal</span> fights on the trip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-46181517983801519672010-03-19T10:46:00.008-04:002010-04-06T10:04:33.716-04:00RUaDgtalNativ: The Results of Our LaborsAfter two weeks of running our blog, we have seen significant results! Using our <a href="http://www.google.com/analytics/">Google Analytics </a>tool, we are able to see the number of people who have viewed our blog, which pages have been viewed the most, and so much more. Our analytics indicate that we have had over 2000 views of our blog and on the highest day we had 361 visits (Monday, March 15). We have visitors from over 30 countries on every continent except Africa & Antarctica. 43% of our visitors were first-time visitors (which means that people revisited our page multiple times) and on average people spent around 4 minutes on our blog! Through our hard work and promoting, we had a very successful winterim!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450359672979531266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6fEcYd7-yvzM7N7WqdMvCBrrRr0LOV8eeyo0dQxbGKJB88XZgEFtA7zEBWkX3mNitG0Z5uhxsvqUjBi6hu_C82QNDgBZLsl8n-QhXymhdAEoEDQ2v3TpkR8V15D9C39Ng_RrUd0FRN8/s400/analytics.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-76263721631661304562010-03-19T10:11:00.006-04:002010-04-06T10:04:33.719-04:00The Dangers of On-Campus Winterims Volume IV: Off-Campus Injuries Prove More DangerousAs the off-campus winterims have begun to return, my on-going injury report has received a number of stories from various winterims. I was overwhelmed with the degree to which the off-campus winterims out-injured the on-campus Winterims. In Arizona, the biking group disclosed their scary experiences. They reported a number of crashes; Mr. Smith said that he took "a header" his first time on a tough trail. I didn't take their crash stories to heart until I saw Meghan's large road rash [see below]; she had crashed on the same trail as Mr. Smith. The Going Green in the French Alps group reported blisters, sunburn, and digestive problems (from too much cheese). I think that Meghan's injury and the Going Green in the French Alps group are evidence that off-campus injuries are on a whole other level then those of the on-campus winterims. Although quilting, stained glass, and RUaDigital Nativ proved to be dangerous in their own right, the off-campus winterims overwhelmingly prove to be more dangerous then the on-campus.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450349306745316002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShDja7j0fZVAX3Un4N2TFvSk_sLfTd1p0Gehj6-hobUQ6C6EuEROxyDAO8HazP6Sov2-ooTfWocaQzD1fZN-KBf0UaNfGywtosGzNIP5pYgUPSO7vwAuvyuTiw6qGziN6GiphsOODup0/s200/_Media_Card_BlackBerry_pictures_IMG00121.jpg" border="0" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-6974420951492117942010-03-19T09:52:00.002-04:002010-04-06T10:05:03.294-04:00Live from Wachusett Mountain... in a Hotdog Suit<p>We were able to dig up this gem from Wachusett Mountain's YouTube account, featuring one of our students from Total Mountain Experience, Matt, wearing a hotdog suit. Check it out!</p><p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bx-yBaoRmFg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bx-yBaoRmFg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-58437642887963154332010-03-19T09:00:00.003-04:002010-03-30T08:56:31.757-04:00More Groups Coming Home TodayThe following groups will be arriving back on campus today and tomorrow, Saturday. <div>We hope they had a great trip and find themselves welcomed back by family and friends.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><br /><br />The following Winterims are returning on Friday, March 19th<br /><br />Something for Nothing <br /><br />Dominican Republic<br />Costa Rica<br />Bahamas<br />Underwater Discovery <br /><br />The following Winterims are returning on Saturday, March 20th<br /><br />Peru<br />AndesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-84040178821151508332010-03-18T15:08:00.000-04:002010-04-06T10:05:31.594-04:00Flustered and back in the classroom...Today we were all very productive as a group and got a lot done. Together, we posted about ten more new posts for the blog, worked on making the slide slide show for tomorrow's presentation, Eric visited the martial arts group, Tyus visited the Iron Chef group, Kerrin watched some chess matches, Gabe wrote a post on yoga, Judd wrote a post on casino night and talked about the trips coming back today, and I finished editing and put up the last two interviews for Head Start. We also got together in groups of two and came up with ideas for the last three blog posts for tomorrow.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_d-aj6swulSg/S55BGk2fOQI/AAAAAAAAChQ/ac3JmvyIewY/s400/100_0026.JPG" /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/PB547CYcNaHT_eMRCcXlVA?feat=embedwebsite"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-25046165847303099582010-03-18T14:04:00.007-04:002010-04-06T10:04:33.722-04:00The Dangers of On-Campus Winterims Volume III: RUaDGTALNATIV?The past two weeks have taken a- publicly unknown- toll on the bloggers who created your friendly Lawrence Academy Winterim blog. On the average work day, we spend about four hours on the computer (not to mention the times we use our computers for personal purposes after Winterim). My fellow bloggers have reported headaches, hand cramps, and sore butts from sitting and working on the computer for long lengths of time. Ms. Poulin cried out in pain today, "O my hands and wrists" as she wrung her hands furiously. Although quilting and stained glass proved to be dangerous in their own right, I believe blogging takes the cake! Research warns that computer screens lead to significant eye strain without 10 to 15 minute breaks every hour. With such a heavy stream of news, it is safe to say that the bloggers have not been able to take the appropriate amount of breaks during this Winterim which has led to several headaches. Likewise, the warning labels for keyboards state that extensive use of a keyboard for many hours without breaks could lead to severe wrist and hand injuries like arthritis and carpal tunnel. Most bloggers at the LA Winterim Blog have reported tight and sore hands in the past two weeks. According to the European Respiratory Journal, sitting too long- like on planes or in front of the computer- can cause blood clots which can cause severe disability or death. Luckily, the LA bloggers have thwarted the worst of these injuries; yet, we have suffered our fair share of strained eyes, headaches, and wrist pains. Who ever knew it was such a "pain" to blog about Winterim!?<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_d-aj6swulSg/S6OIhXE8PGI/AAAAAAAACsI/iG8r2_1g6yU/s400/100_0041.JPG" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-30127265061422784872010-03-18T13:40:00.014-04:002010-04-06T10:05:58.638-04:00Original Taste...Original RecipeThe Iron Chef Winterim has mastered the art of making different kinds of foods including, eggs, seafood, roasting, hamburgers, and pasta. Now its time for them to put all of it together to make an original recipe. This afternoon they will be judged by the top taste testers: Mr. Wiggins, Mrs. Bagley, Mr. Horne , Mrs. Margraf, and Mr. Cassidy (Director of Lawrence Academy Dining Services). This will be the event of a life time. Only one team will prevail. Let the judging begin! Check out the video below to see the final crazed moments in the kitchen. Post a comment and let us know who won!<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SW1HuqODwvI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SW1HuqODwvI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-11981479304201592882010-03-18T13:35:00.005-04:002010-04-06T10:04:33.725-04:00LA Chess Championship<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnnlZhlvTWp7HZ5GryFkar0SS5OMl9vJQZTtdaebTJdSKEfB-PCs5Dh7x0TbtVWXpZwsTlRps4MEfJ5fEJlwlv64WXFO5rPpEywlykINZALjJBQoTjlzrPomonaVYfxG0DTrbDzCrYD0/s1600-h/trophies"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450031275039706530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnnlZhlvTWp7HZ5GryFkar0SS5OMl9vJQZTtdaebTJdSKEfB-PCs5Dh7x0TbtVWXpZwsTlRps4MEfJ5fEJlwlv64WXFO5rPpEywlykINZALjJBQoTjlzrPomonaVYfxG0DTrbDzCrYD0/s200/trophies" /></a>The LA Winterim Chess Tournament took place today on the LA Campus. After a day of playing chess in Harvard Square, the LA chess players used their knowledge from the past two weeks try to beat each other out for the championship! By the end of the tournament, Min Soo and Steve were the last standing! If you have the news, let us know who won the tournament!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450030738245600098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgde7EB1yjq8xKAsGPevnNxKKGtGT-bjzVLO_-dzHMsER4G9X1C-iXrXY5522yQQDFp9xOlNm1g8_07uU_u6TJlF6Sk4gNQDnNUI83J0Rg-4G89a-BKf7J08Pd3tkUNf8q_rTiUXukg8/s200/100_0099.JPG" /><br />UPDATE: We've heard from Mr. Curran that Min Soo was the champion. Congratulations!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-9923192262606058732010-03-18T13:28:00.005-04:002010-04-06T10:05:03.298-04:00Returning to Campus<p>Winterim is winding down, and the following trips are coming back today:</p><p><p class="MsoNormal">The System Arriving campus 3:15 p.m. (approximate)</p><p class="MsoNormal">Ireland Arriving campus 5:00 p.m. (approximate)</p><p class="MsoNormal">France Arriving campus 8:30 p.m. (approximate)</p><p class="MsoNormal">Arizona Arriving campus 9:00 p.m. (approximate)</p><p class="MsoNormal">Mexico Arriving campus 11:00 p.m. (approximate)</p><p class="MsoNormal">Yellowstone Arriving campus 12:30 a.m. (approximate)</p><p class="MsoNormal">Panama Arriving campus 1:00 a.m. (approximate)</p><p></p><p>Make sure you welcome your friends back as their planes roll in this evening (or tomorrow morning!)</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-61624978270629125522010-03-18T13:06:00.008-04:002010-04-06T10:06:23.429-04:00Going for Stripe Number 2The Martial Arts Winterim have been training for 2 weeks. The owner Mike Luth said that it takes about 4 months to achieve 2 stripes on a white belt. However, these students have worked hard to achieve this milestone in 2 weeks. Check out our <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/LAtechie/MartialArts?feat=directlink">Picasa web album</a> to see 50 new pictures.<br /><br /><embed height="267" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="400" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FLAtechie%2Falbumid%2F5446711362163701905%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-45018371984976173022010-03-18T12:43:00.011-04:002010-04-06T10:05:31.598-04:00Reflections of Head Start VolunteersAs stated on the <a href="http://www.nhsa.org/">Head Start</a> website: "Created in 1965, Head Start is the most successful, longest-running, national school readiness program in the United States. It provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families. Nearly 25 million pre-school aged children have benefited from Head Start."<br /><br />Here is a video with Jake, Will, and Mitch talking about what they love about this organization.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vFcy_SfJUk4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vFcy_SfJUk4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Please comment on my video! Thanks.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-26874177385318044022010-03-18T12:40:00.004-04:002010-04-06T10:04:33.728-04:00The Total Experience at Total Mountain Experience<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_d-aj6swulSg/S6TwCYTZJXI/AAAAAAAACwc/Cx9DuZHhvPc/s400/P3080192.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_d-aj6swulSg/S6TwCYTZJXI/AAAAAAAACwc/Cx9DuZHhvPc/s400/P3080192.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Monday, Wednesday and Friday we arrived to the mountain at 9:00 am. We skied/snowboarded from 9:00 am to 11:30 am. At 12:00 noon we came in for lunch and then from 1-3 we worked with the Wachusett work members. The jobs were all different. We did a different job every day. Some jobs consisted of working in the park where you fixed jumps and racked the snow, working in the cafeteria serving food, working in tech fixing snowboards and skis, working in the store, working at rentals, standing at the lifts checking tickets, and ride in the snow cat and groomed the mountain. It was a great experience for us because we got to experience working by doing many different jobs and learning about how a mountain is run. On Tuesday and Thursday we stayed at the mountain until 8:00 pm and went night skiing. We arrived to the mountain at 12:30 and then worked from 1-3 the same as Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Total Mountain experience was a great winterim because we got to experience two things: Working and Skiing/Snowboarding. Many of the students skied/snowboarded before and some have not. The ones who skied/snowboarded before improved by landing difficult tricks off the jumps and some who never skied/snowboarded before improved by going down the black diamonds. Many people worked before but never experienced working at a mountain so this was a great experience for us.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-59304205438499248392010-03-18T11:49:00.011-04:002010-04-06T10:06:23.433-04:00Pre-Game ReportThe Sports Journalism group will be going to the <a href="http://www.bostonbruins.com/">Bruins</a> game tonight. They will be playing the Pittsburgh Penguins. These two teams have some recent problems with each other after one of the Penguins players, Matt Cooke, took out the Bruins point leader, Marc Savard on March 7th. Conor Helfrich wrote about the upcoming meeting tonight, and the possible reactions to the cheap shot. Check out his complete article <a href="http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B-NkzuJolBhXMmU0MmFmMzYtZmE2NS00MzdmLWIxZTQtZjViZGJmMjYxOTg1&hl=en">here</a>. A video of the hit, if you missed it, is below.<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Z1vJrIAg-0&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Z1vJrIAg-0&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-79699284385380469622010-03-18T11:03:00.009-04:002010-04-06T10:05:58.641-04:00The Final Struggle for Perfected Glass Art<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO7MEwLXPpJceAwIpuKR73n9JdVmFGk_7yLCxPUFLB49aRoOsAure1s7cFWHDGO4Xh03EBH_4un0K7GXG1oBrhydoj5184i-VC9TvzqjrDnMaawg-OoXSqN67lk5S_H5Lh4Ucc1hiWAMd/s1600-h/100_0087.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450020107752726594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO7MEwLXPpJceAwIpuKR73n9JdVmFGk_7yLCxPUFLB49aRoOsAure1s7cFWHDGO4Xh03EBH_4un0K7GXG1oBrhydoj5184i-VC9TvzqjrDnMaawg-OoXSqN67lk5S_H5Lh4Ucc1hiWAMd/s400/100_0087.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFy6OHZciu59tWRAeLqT4fF7T3sjnQIwSiuM7Wsj9ZBt3fWd_wnGJXtg59h8bHb9ADDLzuSp5HsEPZCjMLOAqpyve4u8tWYH9abZRsrFM-6aHvRSr4S1rSaq1uK-fviKaojq9fXKD6J4z/s1600-h/100_0088.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450019821958017810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFy6OHZciu59tWRAeLqT4fF7T3sjnQIwSiuM7Wsj9ZBt3fWd_wnGJXtg59h8bHb9ADDLzuSp5HsEPZCjMLOAqpyve4u8tWYH9abZRsrFM-6aHvRSr4S1rSaq1uK-fviKaojq9fXKD6J4z/s400/100_0088.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>The artwork is finally coming to a close. The art is looking beautiful and the students can almost take a breath of fresh air. The group is spending their time grinding the glass down so there are no sharp edges and polishing it to shine like a diamond. The Final Struggle is here. Tomorrow we will see the finished art work. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-74569561146416394012010-03-18T10:41:00.006-04:002010-04-06T10:05:03.301-04:00The Luck of the Irish doesn't Help Everyone During Casino Night!<embed height="267" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="400" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FLAtechie%2Falbumid%2F5449980111263470801%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US"></embed><br /><br />Thursday night, St. Patrick's Day, students crammed into the Student Lounge for a night of Poker, Roulette, Craps, and various other casino games. Chips could be traded in for tickets, which would be drawn for a raffle. Winners could win various prizes, such as Red Sox fan packages, and the like. Two lucky winners received iPod Shuffles. Kids who decided not to gamble sat and watched TV, played pool, or played Rock Band.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-9180247139832975982010-03-18T10:00:00.002-04:002010-04-06T10:05:31.603-04:00Week 2 in Costa Rica<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_d-aj6swulSg/S5_SGdtcFFI/AAAAAAAAB6I/cVR02gJYxhg/s1600-h/San_jose_costa_rica.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449305082637849682" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_d-aj6swulSg/S5_SGdtcFFI/AAAAAAAAB6I/cVR02gJYxhg/s320/San_jose_costa_rica.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(Photo found at: </span><a href="http://travelcostaricanow.com/index.php/Central_Valley_of_San_Jose"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://travelcostaricanow.com/index.php/Central_Valley_of_San_Jose</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">)</span><br /><br />Report continued from Kathryn Babin and Scott Johnson:<br /><br />On Monday morning we awoke early to tackle the even more challenging water of the lower half of the river and then once more met our faithful bus driver for a 3 hour drive to La Fortuna, our second to last destination. Here we will go on a safari paddle, swim in natural pools and hike the base of the volcano. This will be a real contrast to both the Caribbean sea coast of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortuguero_National_Park">Tortugero National Park </a>and the mountain gorge of the <a href="http://www.wikicostarica.com:16080/index.php/Pacuare_River">Pacuare River</a>. Our trip will end with a final day in <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/San_Jose_(Costa_Rica)">San Jose </a>and the next morning, we will leave for home. While some may look forward to the comforts of warm showers and spider-free bedrooms, we will all be sad to say goodbye to Guapo and our experiences in Costa Rica.<br /><br />Pura Vida!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-29734861348775617482010-03-18T09:45:00.002-04:002010-04-06T10:06:50.817-04:00Yoga on a Field TripToday, yoga is on a field trip to the <a href="http://www.kripalu.org/">Kripalu Yoga Center</a> to do some new styles of yoga including heat yoga. The Kripalu Yoga Center is a well known health center where people come from all over the northeast to take classes. They will be taking part in some hardcore yoga and learning about to lifestyle of a yogi.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d-aj6swulSg/S6JrJsoJJ3I/AAAAAAAACdM/RFMOORNBVyw/s1600-h/IMG_3366.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d-aj6swulSg/S6JrJsoJJ3I/AAAAAAAACdM/RFMOORNBVyw/s320/IMG_3366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450036313414248306" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-51350468576072343992010-03-17T13:01:00.009-04:002010-04-06T10:05:58.644-04:00Internet Cafe with no wall plugs.<div><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_d-aj6swulSg/S6Er0J8YoEI/AAAAAAAACHA/-aiVp6lZlsY/s400/100_0076.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_d-aj6swulSg/S6Er0J8YoEI/AAAAAAAACHA/-aiVp6lZlsY/s400/100_0076.JPG" /></a> <div>Today the RUaDN group took a trip to <a href="http://www.jitterbeans.net/">Jitterbeans Internet Cafe</a> in Marlboro, NH. There, we worked on our upcoming slideshow for the school assembly on Friday. We added pictures from each Winterim, as well as a couple of pictures of the afternoon activities that boarders participated in after the day was over. our group needed to find some music for the slideshow, as well as non-copyrighted version that would be posted on the blog. We had a great chance to spend the day outside of the classroom, and it was a beautiful day. We all needed that!</div><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_d-aj6swulSg/S6Er2IZmLSI/AAAAAAAACHM/cZ6wYlirZuw/s400/100_0079.JPG" /></div></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_d-aj6swulSg/S6Er1TjZyHI/AAAAAAAACHI/op4Wuk1HjHE/s400/100_0078.JPG" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-28105452107591795812010-03-17T12:02:00.014-04:002010-04-06T10:05:31.607-04:00LAzer TagOn-campus Winterims loaded 3 buses and traveled to <a href="http://www.lazerzone.net/MBhome.html">Lazerzone</a> in Marlborough, MA. Split into three groups - Blue, Orange, and Green - each student played a game of laser tag, ate pizza and played arcade games for tickets. We think Joe (and his "crew") had the most tickets coming away with an ugly purple blow up alien for 5,000 tickets. Ty and Connor had a blast squirting invisible ink over unsuspecting students. Several students found themselves "trapped" in the floor to ceiling playground. After a long night of lazer tag, students are looking forward to large winnings at Casino Night tonight.<br /><br /><embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FLAtechie%2Falbumid%2F5449624638786835137%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-61599255711954572552010-03-17T00:08:00.005-04:002010-04-06T10:06:50.820-04:00Going Green in the French AlpsToday, the 17th, Going Green in the French Alps is going to be taking part in a variety of activities. In the morning, they will be all constructing an "organic shelter", which I assume is something like a tree-fort. In the afternoon, they are taking a 3 hour walk to a farm tavern. At the tavern, the owners make their own goat and sheep cheese. They will take a scenic tour of the farm, and then dine at the tavern with solely organic foods. It sounds like they're eating very healthily and having a great time thus far.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Frb2JuIm_dg/S6BXjUMc83I/AAAAAAAAAHw/W_7BLPvv6S0/s1600-h/rear-view-of-farm.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Frb2JuIm_dg/S6BXjUMc83I/AAAAAAAAAHw/W_7BLPvv6S0/s320/rear-view-of-farm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449451813346276210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(<cite style="font-style: normal;">tripadvisor.com)</cite></span></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-34507717081153001292010-03-17T00:05:00.010-04:002010-04-06T10:06:50.824-04:00Tragedies Strike in Digital Photography!Who would think that taking photos would be so dramatic? Here, straight from the hotel rooms, we have some footage of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dd1IxXmA-o">toilet</a> and bug crises at hand. Wish everybody in the hotel luck.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/32R5ldAQr1U&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/32R5ldAQr1U&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086592863588870706.post-53108402095878875012010-03-16T16:15:00.003-04:002010-03-17T11:17:12.001-04:00Mexico Update!Mr. Karp, the on-campus Winterim coordinator, received a message today from Jerry Wooding. The Rafting in Mexico trip is having a blast! They've been swimming, rafting, and relaxing in hot springs. For more info about their planned activities, check out Tyus's <a href="http://lawinterim.blogspot.com/2010/03/rafting-in-mexico-update-on-their.html">blog post</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0