{"id":7779,"date":"2023-07-29T02:29:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T02:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/?p=7779"},"modified":"2023-07-29T02:29:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T02:29:50","slug":"a-salish-style-sendoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/a-salish-style-sendoff\/","title":{"rendered":"A Salish Style Sendoff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello everyone, Leo here. I have directed this for the eyes of my fellow Salish Sea Sailors, but it should work just fine for anyone reading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do not think words can describe the new experiences that this camp has given me. To say you all are amazing is the understatement of the year, because you are all truly unique and unforgettabel individuals, and I love every single one of you, and miss you guys already. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being able to laugh, bond, and eventually cry with you all, has made me feel more like you are family than friends. I will try my best to keep in touch with al of you, and hang out with those that are near. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is 6:15 pm, so you know what that means!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My rose for this trip was being with you all. EG: When some of us found a place to sit and relax, talking or in silence, until the sun set and Adam and Bea were questioning what we might have been getting ourselves into. Camping and Kayaking: We had little access to our phones, some more than others ;), and it really forced us to bond together, and really demonstrated Philip’s philosophical prowess at the dinner table. Cards against humanity, and realizing that a 14 year old knows a few more terms than some of us could have imagined, while others read the cards confused while we all cackled. Our science directors, and getting to know them more like friends and other siblings than like people who made our amazing schedule. Thanksgiving dinner: We all shuttled out in our most dapper, spiffy fits to show our appreciation for eachother, and how we were nothing but absolutely busting with excitement. Night lighting with all of you: Seeing the defense mechanism for a segmented worm first hand, at the hands of James The Mountain himself. I loved how much I laughed, talked, smiled, explored, wondered, and discovered with all of you at my side, and my side at yours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hypothetically I would stay up for hours with you, talking about the most random ideas that comes across my mind. This trip was a first time for many things. I saw the milky way, and many shooting stars, in which I would wish for more time with us together. If there was any hopoe that a dream could work out like that, it is all I would ever wish for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will be posting the soundtrack on Spotify soon! I just need to polish a few thhings, but the video will stay as it is. I hope you remember these memories along to the sweet sway of the guitar. What I like to do is usually listen to one, or a few songs with every new lasting experience in my life, so that if I listen to it enough, it will become the feeling of those memories. Feel free to try it with that as you repeat the video. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My thorn, was this morning. It seems I can’t get a certain weight out of my chest, as if with each hug you all gave me a piece of yourself that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. Seeing you all go made me very emotional, as is this writing. With so little thorns over the course of the trip, I feel like this was the biggest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My bud, is keeping in touch with you all. I cannot wait to keep in touch with you guys, telling you all abuot my roses, thorns, and buds in the future when I feel down, or reflective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below I have attached photos, chronological to the best of my ability. Scroll through! Take yourself back to the beginning of July 2nd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the ferry, none of you knew I was thinking ahead to this moment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Made it off the ferry, now we at Salish Sea Sciences!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Camping view, after sunset, many shenanigans <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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You wouldn’t have been able to guess we hadn’t showered for 3 days up to this point<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hair braiding session was underway. Philip, the model that he is, demonstrates perfect form<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tommy getting touchy in the tank. You could call him a skate charmer, perchance <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Max discorvering his next business venture, dropshipping Ratfish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Science Director Adam’s reaction to discovering that L pod is the biggest collection of Southern Residents <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pacific blood star on Hannah’s back, hitching on for the ride. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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One of you guys caught me recording one of the videos that
actually went in the final film!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n