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What Teens had to say
Outward Bound
"I have recently returned from my Girl Scout Outward Bound Wider Op.
It was an awesome experience. I attended with 8 other girls from all
over the country. One girl who was there lives on a military base in
Italy.
The program was in the Adirondacks. We canoed for the first four
days. We had to carry all of the food and supplies that we needed to
use, get our water out of the lake and treat it, sleep in lean-tos
or self made shelters every night, and began to have a great love
for the seldom found latrine; it was a true OUTDOOR experience.
After the canoeing, we spent a day helping out in an assisted living
home. The following day, we went to a rock climbing park where we
got to climb a real rock face.
Overall, the trip was all that I had hoped it would be and more. I
am so glad to have had this experience. I really feel it has made me
more self-reliant, eager to explore, ready to take on difficult
tasks, and I have befriended fellow Girl Scouts from all over the
world."
Laurel Mountain High
Adventures and More
"This summer I spent two weeks in Pennsylvania for the “Laurel
Mountain High Adventures and More” Wider Opportunity.
The first day was spent with my host family and the remainder of the
week getting to know the other 23 Girl Scouts who were with me at
Laurel Mountain Camp in Rector, PA. Girls were from all over the US;
California, Alaska, Florida, Washington, Wisconsin, Georgia, etc.
There was even a girl who was from Scotland!
The second week of my Wider Op was spent canoeing, white water
rafting, biking, and spelunking (caving). I also visited
architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright, took in a Pirates Major League
Baseball game, went to a dinner theater, and sighting seeing in
Pittsburgh.
By going on this Wider Op I learned how to do all these high
adventure activities and that I am capable of traveling alone. This
Girl Scouting experience allowed me to do things I wouldn’t normally
do if I were at home and I made some great friends while I was at
it!"
Southern H.E.A.T.
Encore!
"I went to a Wider Opportunity called “Southern H.E.A.T. Encore!” in
Mississippi. There were 32 girls who came from 19 states from as
close as New Jersey and Pennsylvania as well as from California.
We stayed in a historic hotel in Canton, the home of many movies.
H.E.A.T. stood for Heritage, Entertainment, Arts, and Tradition of
Mississippi. During our two week stay we learned many different
techniques of crafting as well as visiting museums, dance
performances, and more. We also ate more fried chicken and drank
more sweet tea than you ever would have thought possible!
I learned to get along with 31 other girls while sharing 6 tiny
bathrooms. I also learned that going to an unknown place with
strange people was not as scary or hard as it may seem. I think it
prepared me for anything else I decide to do, like volunteering at
the Bay Shop or going to college.
I found a new type of confidence. Where else could that have come so
strongly than from the experience of a Wider Op? I now have friends
from all over the country, especially my roommates from
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maine. I am so thankful to Girl Scouts
for allowing such a great opportunity to so many girls, and
encourage any other girls considering a Wider Op to apply."
Fun at Foxfire
"This was my first Wider Op and I loved it. When I first arrived at
Camp Furnace Hills I met the other girls in my “Family”. We learned
skills and pastimes of the early 19th century. We learned to card
and spin wool, make an apron, make an egg basket, and fold German
stars. We quilted and cross-stitched.
We spent the first night in Foxfire House and woke up to don our
clothes that were customary for the time period: a white blouse,
plain skirt, and the apron we made. We then did the chores that a
woman of those days would have done. We peeled and sliced apples for
pie. We picked and snapped green beans for dinner. Because we
snapped quickly, we took the extra time to weed the garden and pick
wild raspberries.
That afternoon we baked pies, bread, and pretzels in the squirrel
tail oven that is in the bake house next to Foxfire House. The fire
was going in the oven all day. It was a little unnerving pulling hot
coals from the oven towards one’s self then watching them sparking
onto the floor. It didn’t help that one of the ladies who was
helping us commented that many women of the day died because their
skirts caught on fire while doing the baking chores.
My favorite thing at Foxfire was the crafts. I loved cross-stitching
and weaving. I didn’t love having to cook in the bake house, in a
long skirt when it was 100 degrees outside. All in all, I loved my
time spent at Fun at Foxfire."
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