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Well, I woke up bright and early to catch the 7 something flight to Denver, Colorado. My dad drove me to the airport and we went over to check my baggage in and get my ticket. Unfortunately, we were not aware of the 45 minute Rule, in which no baggage is accepted 45 minutes or less before the flight. This caused a slight mayhem, which was resolved by my taking my rather large and unwieldy bag, which contained two weeks of clothing and other essentials, on the plane with me. I made it to the plane on time, and with much help from a guy much stronger (and *coughs* taller) than I, the bag was made to fit in the overhead compartment.


Soon, the plane landed in Denver, CO, and I hopped/dragged off the plane, large suitcase, backpack, purse, and jacket in hand. Denver is a Very Large Airport. I realized this when I stepped off and attempted to find where my gate was. I sought assistance, and was told that my gate was "over there somewhere". Well, it was not. So, I waited in line (and grew rather nervous as my flight was soon to leave) and was finally given more assistance by a lady who looked up my gate number and where it resided. GATE 87. I was in gate 12 A. I needed to go to 87 B!! Well, I ran. Very swiftly in fact. And dragged my suitcase up the escalator very speedily. And finally made it just as boarding was about midway through.

After a short flight, I made it to Colorado Springs. I called Summit and asked how to find where I was supposed to get on the bus, and was told there would be a bunch of staff waiting in the lobby. So, I and my bag traveled to the front lobby and saw a mass of people. I soon met quite a few Summit students, one of which later turned out to be one of my roommates. A few minutes after I arrived and joined the group, we hopped on the school bus and headed toward Manitou Springs!

When we arrived in Manitou, all male able-bodied individuals were enlisted to carry all the girl's belongings upstairs. While that was happening, I went to find my nametag and check-in. Well, I could not find my nametag at first. It was nowhere! Then, with growing horror, I realized...it was on the BOY'S side! One of my newfound friend's eyes bugged out and she said, "What if...they roomed you...with the GUYS!?" So, I quickly went to make sure that my room was, indeed, a female lodging place, and that I had not been roomed with any male-types. Thankfully, I was not. Jordan just seems to confuse people. Maybe I should add an A at the end? :D

I soon met my 3 roommates, as well as dozens of other people who I could not possibly remember the next day. It was a flurry of: How old are you? Where are you from? What grade are you in? Where do you go to college? How'd you hear about Summit? After a few hours of that, at around 7, we all went into the classroom part of the building. The classroom was organized so that the older kids sat in the front, the younger in the back. It was also arranged boy-girl-boy-girl (except for my row, I sat next to a girl on one side, a guy on the other...I really SHOULD add an A to my name...). We were given our notebooks (very large ones), as well as introduced to the rules and given a short lecture introducing Worldview by Dr. David A. Noebel, president of Summit Ministries.

After the lecture ended, we all had small groups. Each group was headed by one or two staff memebers, and was either all girl or all boy. Everyone in the group was also of very similiar ages. That night in small group we all introduced ourselves and told a bit about who we were, why we came, etc.

Finally, the night ended with a short hall meeting that basically said, don't be crazy. :D Lights went out at 11pm and the day ended.