08th0602rl2 - So Thailand

This post is going to be a little scattered. I really want to include a lot of pictures and video for all of you, so it might not exactly be chronological.

So our trip began at training camp.

In the middle of the woods in Geogia, our team was (more or less) forced to bond and unify as one.The first team builder we were introduced to was the beloved chickens. I say beloved, but others on the team disagree. Well everyone else on the team disagees. Nonetheless, we were given two live chickens. I think their purpose was to help us gain responsibility? I'm not really sure. Personally I think AIM just has a great sense of humor.We named our chickens Beauty and the Beast mainly in reverance to Sarah's love for disney, and also because one chicken was somewhat pretty and the other looked like it was about to die.

This is Beast (the dying chicken):

Our team quickly learned to excel at every task given to us. Why? Because it seems that we are forgetable. During prayer, announcements, meals, our team was just left out. In AIM's defense, we are tiny compared to the other teams (7 participants vs. 23 on some other teams). Anyway, the point of the story is that when given the opporuntity to stand out, we took it. For example, when we were given a dance competition to compete in, we certainly went above and beyond. Let's just say many of the rounds included cracking eggs (from our chickens) over Nate's head, holding Hunter up and creating a giant fountain, and in the final round, when only Hunter was left to represent out team by dancing with our chicken (the video is at the bottom of this post).

Other highlights form training camp included:

Drimes: Drimes are more or less dramas with no words, set to music. Our team was actually really great at them, as seen here. They're a great ministry tool when we have to cross the language barrier.