the most wonderful turn of events

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:21 pm

okay... so im sitting at home reading my emails when i get an email from my friend in seattle who is supposed to be going to russian camp with me... she says.." dude im sorry but i cant go to camp this year.." i was like .. what!?!?! its in like 2 weeks.. so i call my mom all sad and what not and she says do you still want to go to russian camp .. i say no cuz what is camp without my best friend... so instead of 2 weeks of russian i get to go to 2 weeks of ac!!!!! ... which is allright with me cuz i take russian lessons in the schoolyear and i dont need to go to some camp and sing russian folk songs all day just to enrich my russian expirence.

so im almost for sure for 2 weeks of AC!!

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:46 pm

hmmmmmmmmmm.... ive been thinking .... i know its been like 5 minutes since my last post but maybe since i have the extra chance ill go to ASA for a week... hmmm... what a dilemma.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:56 pm

Since you have not been to ASA before, you may want to check out the programme in person. As hard as it is to believe, the actual camp experience is better than any story can tell. I am sure the same goes for AC.

If I were able to go to camp twice in one year I would definitely attend both programmes. Get the most of the opportunity while you are still young enough to do so! (I speak from experience...)

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 5:33 pm

i know i SHOULD go to ASA , but its so hard to tear myself away from AC... i talked to my mom and shes given me like 3 days to decide... hmmm... i keep telling myself i should try ASA but ... oh well... i dont know what to do.......... i need a sign

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spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 5:44 pm

when are you going for two weeks?

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 5:46 pm

August 7-20...

the 14th -20 is for sure AC

but im not sure what to do for the 7-13

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 7:18 pm

If I would have been able to do 2 weeks I would have done one ac and one asa. I don't know how much you like space but as you can see from all of us it is an awesome program. If you're an ms you can even do scuba or be a pilot and fly the ac sims (and kick but!). The first time I went to camp my best friend came with me and she knew nothing about space but had a great time.

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 8:58 pm

i think ive decided and ill go to ASA for a week, that way ill have at least tried both, but im not for surly decided yet... and if i go to ASA ill be able to finally join in the space conversations at the hab with all those wierd acronyms, but i think if i decide to go to ASA ill be a pilot but would appriciate any suggestions from you guys who've done both MS and pilot!

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 9:02 pm

ok... wow i guess my descion has been made for me.. ASA is like full for the week i had availible so i guess its 2 weeks of AC then for me... too bad, i mean too bad i cant do ASA but great that i can do more than one week of AC oh well.. i guess ill have to go to ASA next spring or something like that, mabey ill try to go a week when one you is there so i can share in the ASA expirence

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 2:33 pm

I will probably be at camp next spring break unless anything unusual happens. Its sometime in march but I cant remember when....Have Fun At AC!

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 6:05 pm

Thats cool... ill try to go at the same time mabey because i go to camp during spring also! i was gonna be there in March this year but it got moved to april.

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 8:51 pm

ok, yet another change of events... I WILL be going to ASA in like 2 weeks!!! yay go me.. and im going to be a pilot!!

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 10:38 pm

too bad you dont get to scuba but youll still have fun

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 11:20 pm

yeah... but the main thing is that i just want to try ASA and i NEED to be a pilot because i NEED to be the one flying... ever since i was a pilot my last time at AC ive had this flying control complex

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 11:53 pm

Pilots great as long as you have a good commander. For my mission my commander couldn't read the checklist very well so I had to read it for myself, flip the switches and read out her steps all at the same time.

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:48 am

You get to fly the AC Sims but definately not the Mach III ones haha...I think it is mach I but im not sure...anyway have fun flipping all the switches!

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 12:04 pm

haha mach I sims are funny oh well i think they kinda fly the same ... mabey... anywho... that'd suck if the commander is bad but im a great multitasker ever since last time at AC camp my rio SUCKED! it was funny shed sit in the back of the sim and sing waltzing matilda and we were the flight leaders so id HAD to know where to go and all... ahhhhhh.. good times!

im so excited to try ASA! now that im branching out from just going to AC it think some of you ASA people need to try AC!!! haha

Drumrollz · Post by **Drumrollz** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 1:15 pm

No, we fly Mach III sims for 8 day.

And Laura, sounds like we would make a great Pilot/Commander pair. I love flipping switches, but if I have someone who annunciates as well as me, that makes life so much easier.

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 1:56 pm

And I was pilot for launch and we had all the pre launch checklists. She made it so stressful for me.

Drumrollz · Post by **Drumrollz** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 4:27 pm

Ouch. Not to mention APU start and prestart?