saying goodbye

The students had their final dance last night and many of them got all teary-eyed.  It was sweet.   In the afternoon, we had our graduation ceremony.  Each homeroom class did a little song or skit.  We sang "Father Abraham."  I was totally silly and the kids were loud and silly, too.  We were the only homeroom that made the audience cheer for an encore.  I was proud of that.   This morning, several of the students woke up to see us off to Berlin.  They will be leaving with their parents throughout the day.  I got hugs from a group of boys this morning.  I had forgotten how much I enjoy being at camp.  It's a huge ego boost and a great way to spend the summer.   Daniel