Lanalog
spring 2022
Dear Lanakila, Happy Spring! My mind and heart are filled everyday with warm memories of 2021 and excited anticipation for the summer of 2022. Lanakila has been in existence for 100 years and it feels special that we will all be in Vermont together to celebrate. I recently spoke with my fellow camp directors about the power of watching our communities come together and what intentions we wanted to set for the summer. One of phrases that kept coming up as we talked about our intentions was, “reaching beyond”. To me, reaching beyond means stepping out of yourself enough to connect with someone who might see or understand the world differently from the way you do. Reaching beyond is our ability to take risks and work to create a sense of community outside of our own individual desires and experiences. This ability is one of the most powerful tools we have when it comes to creating a community that nurtures a sense of belonging. I love to watch the summer planning come together each winter. As campers sign up and get ready for opening day, I have the opportunity to assemble the counselor staff that makes it all happen year after year. As I talk to our unit heads, our department heads, our 2nd Year Bridgers, our kitchen staff, and everyone else in between, I am struck over and over again how grateful I am for the quality of people who are our camp leaders, and what wonderful role models they are. In fact, they are more than role models — they really are mentors who take an active role in reaching beyond themselves to guide and coach and counsel each of us as we navigate our daily lives. We are all looking for mentors in our lives…campers are, counselors are, directors are. Jeremy Cutler (Assistant Director) mentors me in always pushing himself to try new and creative things (and being patient with my excessive energy); David Westcott (Head of Brookside) mentors me in helping me remember Rule #6, to not take myself too seriously; Sam Danford (Head of Woodside) mentors me in always showing up with “the next big idea”; Leo Egger (Exploring Counselor) mentors me in maintaining a positive attitude through any situation.
The mentors in our lives need to be believable and reliable. I believe they need to show us things about ourselves we may have trouble seeing. We need to know that they are honest in what they say and do, and that we can count on them when things are difficult. What I love about Lanakila is that our counselors really are believable and reliable; they enjoy the challenge of being role models and mentoring others. I know that when I arrive at camp each year, I will be surrounded by an unusually large group of the most amazing people I know — counselors and campers who are committed to being “fine people,” helping others do the same, and having the best, most fun summer we can have. It is the unique combination of play and seriousness that makes Lanakila special. If it was just fun all the time it wouldn’t have depth; if it was just serious it wouldn’t have light! I hope Lanakila teaches you to cherish both your “serious you” and your “silly you,” and if you don’t know how to do that, just keep your eyes open in the summer of 2022… it’s going to happen day after day. I can’t wait to see you all this summer. Skol,
BRYAN PARTRIDGE Director of Lanakila
camper quotes
WHAT’S SOMETHING YOU’RE LOOK “Enjoying meals with friends and meeting new people.” CALLEN PARK
“Sailing and advancing in my Viking Honors.” MAX COLEMAN
“French toast!” JOHN BATES
“Seeing my friends from last summer and doing the ropes course.” ARIN SHAH
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“Getting my full Loki in tennis, and seeing my tent mates and counselors. It was really fun hanging with my tent mates and my counselor, Oakley. He helped me fall asleep faster. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I was scared of the dark. He said, ‘Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth’ and I fell asleep faster.” TREY CUMBERLAND
“Seeing my friends that I haven’t seen all year and the stories at Council Fire.” HAYDEN BAER
“Boating!” JACKSON DOMURAD
KING FORWARD TO THIS SUMMER? “The ropes course, the Fourth of July celebration, and seeing my friends!” GAVIN CIRIELLO
“The Ameden League this summer — hopefully we’ll do as well as we did last year!” JACK DESILETS
“I can’t wait to see my friends and my awesome counselors and I can’t wait to get back into a boat on the lake!” DANIEL GEOGHAN
“Making more aircraft in shop!”
“Seeing my friends, hiking, boating, playing card games, woodworking, archery, and campcraft. I want to try a canoe trip, overnight hike, ropes course, and riflery.” ANDREW OLDER
“Lanakila is very special in many ways, but the thing I am most looking forward to is seeing the people. Lanakila creates a very unique environment where everyone feels accepted and allowed to be who they are. This is what makes Lanakila so special to so many people.” EZRA BATTEN
ADLAI RANSON
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LANAKILA MAD LIBS! A Day of Unexpected Challenges After eating a breakfast of (your favorite breakfast), Roger signed up for an inter-department race hosted by Campcraft, Boating, Biking, and Archery. The day started in Campcraft where Roger was told he had to make a fire, however, he was only allowed to light his fire using a (noun). Once the fire was going, Tim told Roger he had to cook (any food) for Cutler before proceeding to his next challenge. It took Roger a while to cook his (previously listed food), but it was worth the wait because Cutler had a look of (emotion) on his face when he ate it. After completing his Campcraft challenge, Roger headed down to the boathouse. When he got there Ash told him he had to canoe to Aloha and back using a (noun) as a paddle. It was quite tiring using a (previously listed noun), but thankfully Roger was able to recharge by eating some (your favorite lunch) and enjoying a quiet rest hour. When the bugle blew Roger headed over to Biking where Nik told him he had to bike to (place at camp/on Lake Morey) dragging a wagon full of (plural noun) behind him. Nik also told him if the (previously listed plural noun) were to fall out of his wagon, Roger wasn’t allowed to use his hands to pick them back up. Despite being really careful, the wagon did end up tipping so Roger had to reload with his (body part). Once that was done Roger only had one challenge left; Archery. When he got to the archery range Henry told him he had to shoot the (noun) off the targets. To make it even harder, Roger had to do it with a (anything that is not a hat) on his head. When Roger and his friends finished their day of fun, silly challenges they headed up to the Main House porch where Ridge greeted them with (a favorite afternoon snack).
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how to…
Knot Tying How-To With
Will Vaccaro Campcraft Counselor Knot tying is one of the most useful (and fun!) skills you can learn in the Campcraft department. Whether you are setting up a tarp shelter on an overnight trip or just want to get ahead on learning your Campcraft Loki knots, these are sure to come in handy!
SQUARE KNOT
BOWLINE
The square knot is used to tie together two pieces of equal diameter string and is one of the knots I find myself using the most while out on camping trips.
The bowline is one of the strongest and most versatile knots out there, used for anything from making shelters to tying down boats to docks (which is how it got its name “bow-line”!) In Campcraft, we teach this knot as the story of a rabbit coming out of their hole, running around a tree, and returning to their hole. Your rabbit is the a end that runs along the top side of the loop (mine is the blue end), and the trunk of the tree is the end that runs along the bottom of the loop. b • Make a loop in your string, and make sure to know which end is the rabbit and which is the tree (I find it helpful to lift up c the tree end to remind me which is which). a
• Grab two pieces of (equal diameter) rope or string
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• Make an X shape with the right hand string on top. a • Pass the right hand string under the left hand string (just like the start of tying your shoelaces!) b • Make another X, this time with the string that is in your left hand on top. c
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• Make the rabbit come up out of the hole. b
• Pass the left hand string under the right hand string (…tying your laces again.) • Pull firmly on each side and admire your handiwork! d
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• Run the rabbit around the outside of the tree (it should make a complete circle around). c • Make the rabbit run back into the hole. d
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• Pull on both the rabbit and tree ends. e
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COMMUNITY spotlight
The 2022 Lanakila Community hails from: Australia Canada Ecuador France Germany Hungary India Ireland Italy Mexico New Zealand Pakistan Poland Sweden UK
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Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut DC Georgia Illinois Massachusetts Maryland Maine North Carolina New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Texas Virginia Vermont Washington Wyoming
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Mohamed Kobanka ITALY Athletics Department
HOMETOWN: My parents are from the Ivory Coast, Ghana and Burkina Faso. I was born in Italy precisely in Naples, but raised in a north region called Piedmont close to the Alps. FUN FACT: I’m passionate about a bunch of different sports; skiing, downhill mountain biking, football, cross fit, and most of all basketball (I’ve been playing for over eleven years so it has a special place in my heart). Would you rather be friends with 100 ducks or one dragon? I would prefer to befriend one dragon — watching him take off into the sky would be so exciting!
This summer, we are welcoming campers and counselors from near and far!
Louis Cook
Becky Akbar
ENGLAND, UK
ENGLAND, UK
Biking Department
Swimming Department
HOMETOWN: Yorkshire, England
HOMETOWN: Bristol, England
FUN FACT: I once had breakfast in England, lunch in Switzerland, and dinner in France all on the same day.
FUN FACT: My birthday is on Valentine’s Day Would you rather be friends with 100 ducks or one dragon? Absolutely one dragon!
Would you rather be friends with 100 ducks or one dragon? Definitely one dragon, so I can travel easily and not have to go through customs when I fly.
Khalil Jannah USA
Alana ballagh
Arts Department
USA Campcraft Department
HOMETOWN: Atlanta, GA
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA FUN FACT: I play ultimate frisbee for the Warmothers, Swarthmore’s club team! Would you rather be friends with 100 ducks or one dragon? I would want to be friends with one dragon (probably because I loved watching ‘Dragon Tales’ as a kid!).
FUN FACT: I find beauty in distressed surfaces. Anything from rusted metal to paint peeling from walls always catches my eye; I intend to embody these surfaces in my artwork in the near future. Would you rather be friends with 100 ducks or one dragon? I love Merlin on Netflix. I’m an Aries (fire sign). I was born in 2000 so my Chinese zodiac is the dragon. This is a no-brainer for me, the dragon for sure. We’d have some stellar BBQ together.
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2968 Lake Morey Road Fairlee, Vermont 05045
Mark your calendars for 2022! FULL SEASON: Friday, June 24–Wednesday, August 10 1ST SESSION: Friday, June 24–Sunday, July 17 2ND SESSION: Tuesday, July 19–Wednesday, August 10 VISITING WEEKEND: Saturday, July 16–Sunday, July 17