Party rock is in the house tonight
Everybody just have a good time
And we gonna make you lose your mind
Everybody just have a good time
WOW! Camp Simcha really rocked the house today. When our campers walked into the dining room for mealtime, they were transported to a whole new world. The dining room was redecorated to look like the 60’s. It was replete with groovy graffiti on the walls, guitars hanging from the rafters, and of course our own rock band, The Tikkunei, rockin’ it up on center stage. It was not uncommon to spot Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, and Ozzy Osbourne roaming around the dining room and the campus over the day. Towards the end of lunch, we all gathered in the middle of the dining room where we partied like it was 1969. The campers danced, climbed on staff members’ shoulders, and screamed in a Tikkunei Twelve rendition of upROAR. Of course, we supplemented our usual playlist with All Stars and Party Rock Anthem as our campers practiced their shuffelin’ skills. And by dinner, the camp squared off in a break dancing competition in the middle of the diningroom. Charlie, David, Ofek, and others all wen’t head to head showing off their poppin’ and lockin’, windmills, and six-steps as the rest of the camp cheered them on.
In between lunch and supper, Nadav and Itai headed out to the glass blowing workshop. Nadav decided to make a glass picture frame to save all those crowd surfing moments. He started with a piece of clear glass. He carefully created four polka dots from tiny blue glass beads along each vertical border. For the horizontals, he opted to use orange glass squiggles. Itai decided to make a night light cover and opted for a more modern look. He used white and black stars, circles, and square to create a piece of work that would make Gaudi proud. Meanwhile, Nathan and Jeremy decided to escape the heat and jumped into the pool. They swam, splashed, dunked their counselors, and took their turns racing down the three slides. What a great way to refresh yourself durig a jam packed Camp Simcha day!
Throughout the day, campers had a chance to learn balloon sculpting from an expert. Campers were spotted walking around camp with the wackiest creations, from animals to hats. Mid-afternoon, we were all summoned to the social hall where we we’re greeted by a star studded guitar trio of Aryeh Kunstler, Ari Boiangiu, and Yitzi Spinner. They wowed us with their slow melodies and pumped up the room with their famous pop and rock songs. We sang, danced, jumped, and stomped; there was fun for campers and staff alike. They shared the stage with many campers, and even had a duet with some of the campers. There was not a person that left the room un-exhausted.
To cap off the night, we went back to the social hall for another show! Jonathan, a ventriloquist, amazed us with the help of his four friends.
Tomorrow, we’re heading to NYC. We will be showing the world that Happiness Heals. It’s going to be amazing.