Perfect day

We loved that pool session this afternoon! It was the best thing since sliced bread! Then we had a Cupstacking tournament, played Racecar and Gotchya. It was definitely another fun evening! In the words of Lou Reed, "It's such a perfect day".

Olympics and pool party!

We had a yummy breakfast to start a crazy fun day. We begin the activities with camp Olympics. This involves mud volleyball, campers sinking counselors in canoes and wacky field relays. The afternoon promises a fun pool party. We are looking forward to more fun water activities to keep us refreshed and cool!

Good times!

What an awesome end to the day! We had a cooling, refreshing swim in the late afternoon, before a tasty dinner, then moved on to a cup stacking tournament, race car game and gaga tourney. We then had our touching ceremony recognizing our returning campers. To finish off we had a beautiful campfire as the sun set in the sky. We love Kupugani!

Awesome fun!

What a beautiful day! The birds are singing and the sun is out. We're all drinking lots of water!! We had an excellent breakfast of sausages, pancakes and grapes. In the morning before it got too hot, we had some awesome camptivities like rock climbing, dam jumping, improv, tye dye, archery and hiking. Our modified schedule is allowing us a nice long time in the swimming pool this afternoon. Really looking forward to it!!

Wicked!

A late afternoon nice all camp swim. It was so nice and cool! After camp chores, we grabbed a lovely meal of spaghetti Bolognaise, garlic bread and salad...Natasha and Fer really know how to cook a wicked meal! To wrap up, we had the untalent show and dance...a great end to another great day!

Hot hot hot!!

Another fantastic sunny day! Another good hot one to enjoy the pool and water activities like dam jumping. We cleverly switched camptivities to the morning so the girls good do some rock climbing, pearler beads, canoeing and practice for the untalent show tonight. Looking forward to the show tonight!!

Dramatic day!

Another amazing day at camp, filled with some awesome activities. We had great fun with camptivities, followed by an all camp Kupugani 5th B'day pool party to enjoy the warm weather while in the pool. After dinner, we had the annual camper-staff soccer game...though the staff raced out to a 2-0 lead, the campers stayed focused and staged a dramatic second half comeback, culminating in a last second goal to make the tie! After the game's excitement, the day ended with a campfire complete with yummy smores!

What a day!!

Some refreshing morning rains have come through, helping to cool things off a bit and get some nice fresh air. We have kicked today off with some team building activities, with this afternoon bringing camptivities such as rock climbing, practice for the talent show, pool and chill time. It's certainly not boring here at Camp Kupugani!

Safely enjoying the hot weather!

Some nice sunny weather and beautiful blue skies make for a perfect day at camp to have a sleep in, picnic lunches with cabin groups at various (shady) spots around camp while the girls prepare cabin skits and songs, then a fabulous afternoon planned of playing in the pool! Of course, as usual, the girls are moving around camp with their water bottles, and being sure to stay hydrated. As we tell them often, clear pee is good, apple juice color not so much...

Awesome

It has been another day of ultimate enjoyment! We wrapped up the day's camptivities with a challenge hike, ultimate frisbee and pearler beads. To finish it off, the girls are enjoying a night sleeping under the stars. The beauty of nature is all around!

Camp rocks!

A healthy breakfast of farm fresh eggs, Natasha's delicious coffee cake, and fruit to kick off the day has everyone ready for another great day! We are beginning the day with team activities, moving towards some fun camptivities river floating, canoeing and four-square this afternoon. We are ready to rumble!!

Buzzing day

A nice, warm day at Camp Kupugani! It started with some team activities of "Yeehaw circle", "Who am I", "Do your best" and "Take me to your leader" in the morning. After a tasty lunch and a relaxing siesta, the fun was through the roof, with camptivities such as belly dancing, biking, crate stacking and archery! Spirits were scintillating and the camp is buzzing with bliss! Later we had canoeing, and arts and crafts "God's Eyes" projects which were awesome! Yummy chicken Kievs for dinner, followed by a rousing game of capture the flag with the whole camp. The time really is flying by!

Blue skies, Fun on the Fourteenth

Blue skies and a fresh breeze to wake up to this morning! We loved the breakfast including sausages and French Toast and orange juice. Energized for the day, the campers moved on to their team activities including "I am from" poems and team building games. Using the poetry skills they learned yesterday they are sure to be confident. This afternoon, we have camptivities including drawing, cricket and canoeing to look forward to! It is going to be another great day!

Another great day!

Another great day at camp!! Second camptivity kicked off with sand volleyball, a nature hunt and poetry. It looks like we have some Emily Dickinsons or Maya Angelous in the making. An evening off fun running around activities in the top field and now some quality cabin time. As usual, another excellent day at camp!

Gooood Morning

Skies are blue, and our flowers are blooming too! This morning's team activities featured the "assertiveness activity" and "I-Statements" so that communication gets even better! Some rain from yesterday has helped camp get greener. Looking forward to some afternoon camptivities including dance, softball, river walking, and chill time. Fun fun fun

What an amazing day! The great 85-degree day kept everyone's spirits high. We had great fun fishing, doing archery, doing improv acting games, and chilling in the forest. Providing a nice end to another great day, after an awesome meal of spaghetti bolognese, the girls enjoyed an evening activity doing the "dot game" and diversity show and tell. Ending the night, they had a beautiful campfire. Good night all!

A beautiful blue sky day at camp with exciting team games out on the field! After another great morning of activities during team time, on the menu for this afternoon is crate stacking, GaGa, challenge hike, mud volleyball and fishing. With the fantastic weather, everyone is looking forward to the fun-packed afternoon. We've really got it going on here at Kupugani!!

Exciting first day!!

It's a new dawn, a new day and we're feeling good! We had some refreshing, revitalizing rain to make camp feel green and more natural. There is excitement at camp on the first full day of the session. The forest is filled with the sound of singing birds. Looking forward to an epic day of camptivities including biking through the forest, canoeing down the river, river walking and games in the pool. It's gonna be a day of fun-filled activities!

So it begins

Session two is under way, with the campers and parents receiving a warm welcome with a tour of the grounds, cooked to perfection hot dogs and burgers plus the great pot luck dishes brought by camper families. The campers are now settled into their cabins after an evening's welcome, delicious first meal at camp, fun with Ship Island and RoShambo Evolution, and a key log ceremony around the camp fire. Campers are smiling, making friends and getting excited for tomorrow's activities. Let the fun BEGIN!!!!

Farewells and fun

Another beautiful day with the ladies from Kupugani. This morning a fond farewell to our two-week campers being treated to a parent show with the pictures and videos from the session, then a fantastic day with the four-weekers at Magic Waters on a perfect, sunny 85-degree day. Mico and Mama had a blast too!

The last day

So the sun goes down on another amazing two weeks of Camp Kupugani. The day we have been putting off for two weeks, the final day. But what a great day it was!!!!

Our last day kicked off to a great start as the campers enjoyed a morning of eco challenge. We had climbing by the river, swimming in the sun, mud volleyball, crate stacking and some of our campers made tie dye shirts!!!!

Campers finished the day with a journey to the campfire, a reflective hike down trials and across rivers to reach the campfire were there were tears of joy as counselors read out quotes from the eco challenge, and Kevin's poem to the campers was read.

Olympics!!!

Time goes way too fast when you have fun...camp is nearly over for session one! After a great night yesterday of "untalent" and "talent" at our Untalent Show, and some great dancing at the dance, some of the ladies went to the top field and did "solo" sleeping under the stars. Mother Nature working her magic I think. Today was the time, yes that time when our campers strive for excellence, play fair and have an super amazing time at the Kupugani olympics........GaGa, Slip n slide relay, Mud tug o war and Canoe sink are the activities, and every one of the four teams competing are really going for this...it's so fun to watch. Enjoy a few pics from the untalent show and dance, and make sure you clear the house up from that two-week long party you been having as your special and super empowered ladies are returning in 2 days!

Attention: Backwards day at camp!!!

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of allllllllllllllll ages..........it's the moment we have been all been waiting for.......the........Camp Kupugani 'Untalent Show' and dance whoooooooooooooooooooooooooop! The ladies are prepped, the stage is down, the decorations are up, and the PA system is rigged up and ready to go. We are expecting skits from individuals, camp friends, cabins etc, singing, dancing, acting, improv, you name it happens here :) We don't just encourage them to become empowered women, we encourage them to have fun. And after the sweet untalent show, we will be dancing to awesome music including Miss Independent, Just the Way You Are, Cupid Shuffle and of course, Don't Stop Believing. This is definitely one of the best days of camp as they have already done teams and activities again this afternoon, along with it being backwards day, where we have crazy hair, and wear our clothes backwards....only at camp haha. P.S., we had chicken nuggets for breakfast and pancakes for dinner, this day really is backwards :p

Kupugani flag flying high!

Walking up the What a puff a me trail first thing in the morning and seeing the Camp Kupugani flag flying is awesome. People, dreams truly can come true :) This morning during team time, the ladies really stepped up their comfort levels by doing leans and lifts as further trust building activities. It was very cool to witness the development over the last 9 days. Now, after a tasty lunch and a restful Siesta, it's the girls favorite part of the day CAMPTIVITIES. We thought why not have an awesome pool party after dinner so it's nice and cool and a great way to unwind after another awesome day at camp.....more to follow later!

Week two begins...

What a weekend! Yesterday we had a very busy, fun cabin day, which included the annual camp photo and also a waterfront activity afternoon. The heat continued its fine form for us and the mid session relaxing/chill break was awesome and amplified the developing friendships camp is creating.....grrrrrrrrl power rocks! The beginning of week two started amazingly, with the Taco ingredient game during teams, another busy session at the pool and also some cool Kupugani benches were made that will be painted and put around camp for future and current campers. Well, it's bed time for us, and the campers are enjoying a night under the stars around a campfire, truly being one with the awesome nature. Night folks!

Week one ends in style!!

The hot sunny days are awesome and they keep on coming :) The camp wide soccer game we had was awesome, with some shining performances from both counselors and campers, and a final score of 2-1 to the counselors capped an awesome game. One of the most notable performances was from Kupugani director-in-training 5 year-old Mico who saved several late efforts to deny a late tie or victory for the campers. This was swiftly followed by a refreshing water break, La Tienda time, and then a camp pool party to cool off :) Well home cooked curry for dinner for first- and second-year campers, while 3rd-years and up enjoy a visit to Cimino's Restaurant! Almost the end of a fantastic first week of camp! Extra extra read all about it Kupugani's got soul there's no doubt about it!

The heat has been crazzzzzzzzy!!

Ms. Sunshine definitely bought the heat today! After a slow start to the heat, it picked up over lunch and produced an awesomely hot day!! The pool was a big favorite today, with playing with Mico, and a diving contest making for great additional fun. Tonight we played Snake tail which is a very cool crazy game of tag, and then we had our traditional returning camper ceremony where 2nd year, 3rd year and 5th year campers were given their Kupugani mementos. Playing in the sun has made us all rather sleepy so hi ho hi ho, it's off to bed we go with a Kupugani cheer and a Kupugani smile its off to bed we go, night!

Sun shine will do me fine!

I'm alive, awake, enthusiastic...I'm alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic! Goooood morning folks! The weekend is nearly upon us, as is the 95 degree heat we have been expecting and looking forward to as a reason to do even more water activities! Last night we went on a secret mission to cover the mirrors at camp so the ladies can feel empowered and recognize that inner beauty is of critical importance...the cool part is that no one seems to mind the lack of mirrors. I sense this crew of young ladies could produce the first female US president...we'll see! Well, almost lunch time after a great morning of teams, and activities still to come today, and lots of H2O, mmmmm delicious fresh well water yummy.