blogging is back!

so i'm at camp. crazy place - tons going on all the time. lots of shachrit services. hundreds of kids. and it's quite rare to be over 22 around here. but it doesn't bother me; i get to do the most fun stuff so can't complain. over shabbat i did a teva-themed program for cochavim, the kids entering 4th grade this fall. such sweetness!

this week i went on two caving trips and a 'scrambling' trip to a huge mountain with a waterfall. scrambling is like a cross between rock climbing and hiking. we actually hiked from new york into connecticut, into massachusetts, and back into new york. i told my campers they had to stop being yankees fans when they left new york. they didn't really listen to me.

here's a photo of me 20 feet in the air on top of the rock wall:

here i am on the appalacian trail with a through hiker named "chair man:"

last but certainly not least...since june 19 i became an aunt! a week after that i had the pleasure of going to lexington for about 24 hours to meet rafael velvel and be there for his bris.
here are a few photos (see above link to his blog above for even more):