Hello! I’m Kiaya, a third year. This is my second time writing a blog for camp! So for camp I have to get up a bit earlier than everyone else because my daily task is setting up the lodge for breakfast. We got it done in 12 minutes which is already much faster than yesterday. […]
Danny O: Camp Myrtlewood (Day 2)
On the night of day one, me and my platonic throuple spent the night in the field, which was surprisingly more comfortable then the cabins. We decided to get up half an hour before wakeup call to skip the lines for shower. We then headed to breakfast and had delicious pancakes. There were oranges and […]
Elijah B: Camp Myrtlewood (Day 1)
My name is Elijah and this is my birthday, the official day one of NBTSC, from my perspective I woke up in a puddle of love, effortlessly flowing into my morning. My friend Leon to my left, Eddie to their left, and Zoe to my right. I slept in the field with them, the […]
Abigail G: Arrival Day Day, Camp Myrtlewood (Day 0)
for my first year at camp, my day started really early, and really far away. I woke up at 3:00 (in the morning!) to go an hour to the airport. I had two flights, but both ended up pretty early, so I ended up being about the third camper at the Eugene airport, because my […]
Ophelia: Staff Orientation Day, Camp Myrtlewood (Day -1)
This is my first year as a staffer at camp, and my 7th official time going to this wonderful place. I woke up before the sun rose, too excited to sleep even after my long travel just yesterday. i wandered down the pathway to the lodge as the morning fog hung heavy over the field. […]
Rob: Staff Arrival Day, Camp Myrtlewood (Day -2)
Before camp starts each year, there are two days of Staff Orientation on site at Camp Myrtlewood, and some days before that, when the staff slowly trickle into Eugene by train, plane, or car to gather and reconnect. We do last minute prep and errands, work, play games, eat burritos…and then desserts (at Sweet Life […]
J: NBTSC Camp Myrtlewood wrap-up
What a great session we had for 2023 NBTSC. Camp Myrtlewood was its usual dreamy paradise self. The weather was great. The smoke stayed away for the most part. The creek was full and refreshing. The staff seemed like a dream team and the campers were delightful. So many workshops and panels and conversations and […]
Ophelia: Camp Myrtlewood, Departure Day
after a long night of being half awake on the couch, it was finally time to welcome the final day of nbtsc. i had spent most of my night chatting with friends, and signing directories. which are the yearbooks of nbtsc. it took me a while to stuff my sleeping bag in my suitcase, […]
Zoe: Camp Myrtlewood, (Day 13)
Hello! My name is Zoe JDP, I Unschool in New York City, and this has been my second year of NBTSC. Today is the last day of camp. It was quite a slow and emotional day. By the end of morning meeting, I was already crying. So many wonderful people and such a […]
Alastar: Camp Myrtlewood, Sleep-in Day (Day 12)
Hello! I’m Alastar, I’m a second year camper, and this is my blog for the day – it will be mostly about the tree. Today, I woke up telling myself I wanted to climb the tree a lot. So far, I’d climbed it 20 times this session. My goal was to climb it […]