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7-16-18 mj

today i Photoshoped  myself into a road and it was Julia’s birthday we sang to her at breakfast and dinner. i had tons of fun today sadly the program is ending in 4 days even though im gonna miss all of the new friends i made while here, i love all of them so much id rather stay here with the mentors and peers rather than go to sherman but oh well… especially my peers 2 days ago my best friends mom called me and told me that my friend had passed away and i walked into a room of 3 people i felt like crying my eyes out but those three people ended up changing my whole mood and they have created their own special place in my heart im so thankful to be able to meet such wonderful people this summer i wish i could spend more time with themmj

nathens day

today was a long day and i feel like i learned a lot, but since i was with all my friends id say it was a good long day. I picked my background because i got to sit with my favorite fighter, i picked that fighter because i look up to him. I like the fighter i picked because he is one of the best upcoming fighters. during the photoshop i learned how to but my self in a different world it was really cool.

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Mathew’s Day at NY2C

Today was a very relaxed day today woke up at 7:30 went to breakfast at 8:00 then, we had a writing class the lunch then Mayan  math, witch is pretty cool because most people don’t know how to write and do math in Mayan, but the best thing we did yesterday and today was that we did Photoshop and made a photo statement and mine represents that when we all come together we are able to help the world in many different ways but only if we come together, and the animals are the spirits of our ancestors that are watching over us and seeing what we are doing to help the earth and watching over us.mathew Group photo

Joseph’s trip to Wishtoyo

So on Tuesday we traveled all the way to Malibu to go to a village called Whishtoyo. Whishtoyo is a chumash village that has been in at this site for 8,000 years. When we first arrived, they village welcomed us with some wonderful songs. when we first arrived we had a welcoming ceremony, then we had lunch, next we went to the beach. when we where at the beach, a huge wave took me out and took my glasses. The next day we left early morning to the Island of Limuw. Limuw is the original home to the chumash people. What we did at Limuw was snorkeling42697872584_71b81ee688_z and kayaking. The next day we did a moot trial with the UCLA law students. The last day we had a closing  ceremony which was a great time then. This was a great experience in my life.

Monday 16 2018

On this day me and my friends went to the pool since today was very hot but before we went to the pool we had a tour of the campus. Another thing I did today was feed the turtles in the morning. I also plan to finish my photo shot pictures with the T-pose.

Kayani’s Wishtoyo experience

i enjoyed my time spent at Wishitoyo. A lot of my time was spent with my cousin. My Favorite activity was shucking Abalone. it was unfortunate that i couldn’t go with my peers to the island. i heard they had lots of fun. I tried spending my day doing as much as possible. the more i did the less i felt like i was missing out. the people at Wishitoyo were very supportive. I would’ve stayed if I was aloud. It would be great if i can go again next summer.

Ja-Rey in her element

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My best friend was shipped in last night to start the NY2C program a whole week late. Yeah a whoooole long week but she was at another summer camp so ya know it was all good. This passed week we had been disconnected from the world obsessed with speed and slowed down a bit to ground ourselves with the love of culture. We were invited to Wishtoyo and got to stay 4 great days on the restored village site of the Chumash people. I cant even begin to explain the amount of love I felt leaving those lands on our final day.  Those who have dedicated their lives to the culture and who took time to greet and care for us those 4 days are the most amazing people I have every meet. We did so many activities, like kayaking and snorkeling on Limuw island which is the origin place of the Chumash people. through all of that my most beautiful memory d at Wishtoyo is spending many hours of the day learning Chumash native songs and stories. sitting in front of the fire offering prays  was the best night. It reminded me of the pwoer within our culture and ourselves. It was an amazing experience and ooooh i slept outside every night too. (fun fact: you cant see the moon because of light pollution from the city)

wishtoyo and limuw with zion

we just spent four dayz at the beautiful wish. We went to limuw and i had a great time we went for a hike and we rode canoes around the island it was my first time and i was so exited we went through three caves. when we got back from canoeing i went on a hike  we got a beautiful view of the hole island. i am very thankful