BoZman Breaks and Rainy Days

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Now that we have previously explained our extreme-heat adaptation, it's not too much of a

stretch to have a rain plan as well. Considering the four straight weeks without rain, it was hard

to imagine that we might actually need a back up plan--for all we knew the oceans could have

dried up, but the rain has finally come. It must have been the rain dance that the bonim (post 8th grade) created last week and performed for the machaneh (camp). The one major changes we have on rainy days, oddly like on hot days, is the way that we operate our sports. If the ground isn't too slippery then we will have the options of rain soccer, or the more preferred option: a movie in the refet (barn). Over the past two days we have watched all of Space Jam,

due to it's sports and team-work orientation, and half of Mrs. Doubtfire.

Along with the rain has come a day full rebellion, in the way that we encourage. Part of our leadership training, is an opportunity for our oldest campers, the bogrim (post 9th grade) to run a part of the day. In tonight's case, and

unbeknown to the chanichim (campers), the bogrim are running the tochnit erev (evening program). This happens every year during first session and we call it BoZman (the Bo is for Bogrim and Zman means time). The Bogrim, in desire for their independence, "kick out" the madrichim (counselors) and (CITs) madatz. The quotes surround "kick out" because what the chanichim also don't realize that we are all just 100 ft away in the next building. It's empowering for the bogrim and the chanichim and reinforces the notion of taking a stand, which we so thoroughly encourage in this tiny community of ours. But more on that tomorrow.

In this picture, three of our Bogrot, Reba, Heather, and Naomi, pose as "The Plastics" for their fake BoCoup (Like BoZman, but a half day program they run second session), themed after the movie Mean Girls. In the fakes situation, the bogrim pretended that today was BoCoup and then brought the chanichim to the refet to "watch a movie" where they found their madrichim waiting for them when they arrived.

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M.C. SHMOLLY