Okoboji Bible Camp: Week one – Life Guard Training (May 22nd – 26th)

My Father always told me “boy, you need a saleable skill…”

He would then go on to tell me about how I should have got my CDL by now and how I would be hired by anyone on the spot if I had it; but that’s another story. Normally for one to take guard training it costs around $100, I am blessed enough to get it for free. It lasts three years (that of course is if I renew my CPR training every year…otherwise everything expires in a year) and I can use it at any pool. Needless to say I jumped on this opportunity.

At training I learned the following:

- Life guard skills

o Proper scanning techniques.

o Proper entries

o Proper rescue techniques

o Proper escapes should the victim grab me in the water

o CPR

o First aid

The above were actually quite easy to learn and I had no trouble picking up and demonstrating the skills when for the test-out times. There was one thing that I did have trouble with however: it was the ten continuous laps (20 lengths) that I was required to swim in order to be certified (4 free style, 2 breast, 4 breast/free – swimmers choice). After about half of this order I realized that my days of “swim-team” were far behind me and that I was an old, fat, out-of-shape man. (I’m only 20…but you are as old as you feel B>D). Thankfully, I got through that and completed the training (the rest was quite easy).

So ends my first week of camp, next comes staff training (2 weeks) then the campers will arrive.

More on camp later.

Movie Review: X3

Great movie...I highly recomend seeing it. They even leave it open for an X4!

I do beleive thats it for now...

SK