By Red Giuliano Today is my last day writing the blog for all of you avid readers. It’s been an amazing job – getting to tell the stories of every Apogee trip this summer for curious friends and family members. I wanted to end my blog writing responsibilities on a high note today, so I
Today, our blog does not have a theme. I am embracing a post-modern blog style and letting go of the traditional notion of an overarching theme. Rather than uniting every Apogee trip in the universe with a common blog theme, we should embrace the fact that the individual notions and ideologies participants carry shape the
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. -William Shakespeare William Shakespeare dominated the writing scene from 1564 until his death in 1616. Including developing what is arguably the greatest writing career ever, my good friend Bill is responsible for an incredibly large quantity of expressions, phrases, and snide remarks. Throughout this blog, I
We here at Apogee are a huge fan of games. Camp games, card games, frisbee games, thinking games… You name it! As such, we thought it appropriate to dedicate today’s blog to a game that many of us played as children. Read on to play along (and bring your best glasses). Skip to a Specific
As I’m sure all our cultured and knowledgeable readers know, leadership is very important. That’s why Apogee hires the very best, and why we spend so much time making sure that every leader is paired with their perfect co-leader. Today we asked all of our co-leaders out in the field to submit a “celebrity name”,
As you may be aware, the day of the week is relatively meaningless (and often forgotten!) when you’re on an Apogee trip, however our blog readers who are in the comfort of their homes certainly know that today is Sunday. As you enjoy your weekend, we’ve taken a voluntary poll of all Apogee trips and
Comfort zone: a place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without stress Sounds nice, right? A blissful state of contentedness. Sure, a comfort zone is, as the name would imply, comfortable. But we, here at Apogee, have found that the most rewarding and fulfilling growth takes place outside of this realm,
We, here in the Apogee office, can hardly believe that the days of August are already ticking by! Not only that, but our fourth round of trips have either begun or are just around the corner. While many memories have been made over the last month and a half – oceanic miles kayaked, essays written,
Skip to a Specific Trip: MCJ, CI, NEMCA, NEMCB, CRMA, CRMB, CS, MCCE, MCP, MFT, DEXA, DEXB, VMA, VMB, CRLS, CRMC, CMCA, CMCB, NWXA, NWXB, PCA, PCB, PMC, SH, AXA, AXB, ECC, ACC1, ACC2 By: Red Giuliano Today’s blog post is titled “August Anthem?” because this morning we asked all our trips to submit a song that was keeping them going. Some sent me pictures but ignored my
August. Called by many the last month of the summer. Named after a Roman emperor considered by some historians its greatest. Represented in the Zodiac by the signs of Leo and Virgo. Celebrated in the Apogee annual cycle for its successful conclusions, newfound friendships and confidences, and joyous reunions. Today marks seven days remaining for