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August 17, 2007
Ultimate Hawaii - Happy Camper!

Posted by AAVE Camper in : General AAVE Trip BLOG, Ultimate Hawaii , trackback

Hey AAVE,

My name is Camille Spalding, and I finished Ultimate Hawaii a few weeks ago. Being on Ultimate Hawaii gave me so much more to take home than I ever imagined it could. The friends I made, the natives I met, the sights I saw, and even some of the food I ate made this trip extremely special to me. Out of everything, however, my trip leaders Ian Saunders and Ally Raber made the trip what is was. They added enthusiasm, spirit, passion, energy, laughter, motivation, and knowledge to every single aspect of the trip. I have been on previous adventure trips, and I know from experience that bad leaders result in bad trips. Well, Ian and Ally made my trip one hundred times more amazing than it ever could have been without them. Ian always had an answer to every single question we had. I’m not gonna lie, many of our questions were pretty stupid, but he put up with it! He taught us how to stake tents so we wouldn’t get rained on, how to open our eyes to different things and opinions, and most importantly, how versatile a sarong is! Without Ian, I couldn’t have survived the trip. He was always there, and taught us so many important values and lessons. And ooh Ally… her smile was not only contagious, but it was CONSTANTLY on her face. I truly admire Ally’s positivity and genuine compassion for each of us. Ally, the junior leader, did everything for the first time, just like us kids; however, it seemed as though she knew exactly what she was doing. Being a native of Hawaii, Ally knew what she was doing! I feel as if I could laugh with Ally like she was my friend rather than my leader. She has so much potential to be an amazing senior leader. I only knew Ally for three weeks, and I feel like she is the big sister I never had. I could go on and on about these two leaders, but I just want you to know that you made no mistake in hiring Ian and Ally. I want to thank you for blessing me with the opportunity to meet them. AAVE gave me an experience that I will never forget.

- Camille

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