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Lindy Focus VIII

jhelvy — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:38:07 +0000

For the third time in a row, I have finished the year at the happiest place on Earth: Lindy Focus. LF is truly a magical place. I have never been somewhere where so many people from so many different places and backgrounds come together with a more united purpose: dance. Time at this camp takes a strange form (read a few pages from Einstein’s Dreams and you’ll know what I mean). There are times when the whole day happens in less than a minute, and other times when a half hour conversation lasts the whole week. The synergy of music, rhythm, harmony, movement, dance, friends, and very little sleep makes for an ineffable event that can only be experienced. I met many wonderful people this year who in just a few dances left memories that I will last a lifetime. All the way up to New Year’s Eve, it was the most intense and exciting weeks of the year. I wouldn’t have started 2010 any other way.

Spring Break 2008

jhelvy — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:07:48 +0000

While I really wanted to go do some Hurricane Katrina relief again down in Mississippi, I decided to head home for spring break this year. I had a whole lot of catching up to do with homework, and I needed to put some time into my plans for my trip to China this summer and fall. So I got my shots–Typhoid, Tetanus, and Hepatitis A all at once is not fun. I planned to go to D.C. to get my visa for China, but it turns out it would be cheaper and way easier to just do it through a travel agency, so no D.C. trip. I was able to get a lot done on the website though, particularly on my photos page. I think the site is finally up to where I want it to be. Anyway, I head back to Blacksburg tomorrow to finish up the rest of the semester. That’s all for now!

Winter Break 2007

jhelvy — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:09:13 +0000

I’ve finally found some time, so I thought I’d tell you what I did over break. Here’s the rundown:

12/14/07 – [Chesapeake, VA] Spend time at home with family
12/27/07 – [Asheville, NC] Lindy Focus 6!!! 5 incredible days of swing dancing with amazing people
01/01/08 – [ Montreat, NC] Serve as videographer for 2008 College Conference: ”Hope Has a Voice”
01/06/08 – [Staunton, VA] Spend the night at Dale’s house to pack for snowboarding trip
01/07/08 – [Snowshoe, WVa] Snowboarding @ Snowshoe Mountain in West VA for the next 3 days!
01/09/08 – [Blacksburg, VA] Return to Blacksburg and prepare for the next semester

I have some videos posted up on my video page from some of these events if you want to check them out. There are 2 videos from the Montreat camp that I made for the camp, and there’s one from our snowboarding trip. Enjoy!