Unusual Weekend

One unusual thing that I did over the weekend was I went winter camping. During the camp, we did quite a few activities. Some of those included hiking, games, merit badge training, and my favorite, cooking and eating food.

During the camp, we had a total of seven campers. That is an unusually small number for my troop, which usually sends out 15-20 scouts per event. Even though we had a small amount of people attending, we still had a great time. I personally believe that this was the best campout of 2013.

One thing that we do every year at this campout is cook a Thanksgiving dinner. Along with our delicious deep fried turkey, we had some mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, and 3 whole pies. This was the ultimate campout dinner. The turkey was so juicy and delicious that just the seven of us almost ate all of it! I will definitely be going back to this campout next year!

Johnny Cupcakes

The most influential aspect of Johnny Cupcakes' presentation was the fact that he never gave up on his dreams. As he went through each one of this life phases, he never gave up on what he wanted to do. Even though his goal or vision changed a few times, he never gave up.

On top of him never giving up, he has another aspect that is very aspiring to me. That is the fact that he wanted to give every customer the best experience possible. Many companies today do not care about their customers. The companies goal is to create profit, and to reduce expenses in as many ways as possible. This is not the way Johnny Cupcakes operates. Johnny wants every customer to have a great experience buying his shirts. Johnny spends extra money and time to package the shirts in unique ways to ship it the customers. I do not know many companies who do that today.

If I was to open a company, I would want it to be like Johnny Cupcakes. He loves what he does, and cares about his products. He spends extra time to make sure that they are packaged nice and are of the best quality, and even takes time out if his day to write personal messages to customers. He also does many promotions for people, and goes and gives lectures about his life. I was lucky enough to attend one of those lectures, and I will not be forgetting what he taught me anytime soon.

Something New

If I could do something that I have never done before, it would be doing a weeklong trek at Philmont. Philmont is the premier high adventure base of the BSA. A person spends 7-21 days out at the beautiful 400,000 acre camp in Nevada. I would like to visit Philmont at least once in my life.

I would visit the camp for two reasons. One, all of the high ranking officials have visited the four camps, and one day I want to be one of those people. Two, everyone who has visited the camp before said that they had a great time. I would spend the week walking around and viewing the great wilderness. It would be nice to return to an area where nature still has control.

Philmont is by far the largest camp the Boy Scouts own. A person could literally spend a whole year there and not do everything they have to offer. The camp is open year round since it is always warm in Nevada. If I make multiple trips to this camp, I would like to do all four of the seasons treks. Each is different and offers a whole new experience. As there are many mountains in the camp, I could be walking on dry ground one minute, and snow the next. This is the ultimate experience for a scout.

Technology

Technology is an important aspect of my life. I use it almost anywhere I go. I use it in school, Boy Scouts, my personal life, and many other areas. Technology has many functions and uses, and I use it differently in almost every area.

While in school, I use technology for educational reasons. I can go online and look up a word that I do not understand. I can type up a report that needs to get done for class. I can read a book that is posted online. I can watch videos to better understand a subject. I even used technology to write this blog post! I can also do so much more than stated here.

Another part of my life where I use a lot of technology is Boy Scouting. I use it to post minutes online for anyone who needs to see. I can send messages through email and Facebook to get information out to people who need to know it. I can look up information that I need to know. I can refer to my online guide to effectively run a troop and lodge. I can share resources with another scout or adult who may not know as much as I do, or who need help in a particular area. Almost everyday there is a new way that technology helps scouting.

The last major area where I use technology is my personal life. I can use technology to relax. I can use technology to help someone who needs help. With technology, almost anyone in the world is literally a "click" away. I can talk to my friend in my own city, or make new friends with a kid in Great Britain. The possibilities are endless with technology.