Living With New People
For four months I get to call South Hall my home. It’s red with a moss covered roof and fairly …
For four months I get to call South Hall my home. It’s red with a moss covered roof and fairly …
One of the aspects about Chewonki that was a big part of me deciding to come here was the ocean. …
When I applied to Chewonki, I remember that the presentation given at my school mentioned every cabin would wake up …
Throughout the semester, all students have embarked on the adventures of field lab. Field lab consists of going to different …
At the end of September, seven other students and I embarked on a five day sea kayaking trip in the …
Sopping wet, muddy socks, shivering, and shrieking– that’s how our class ran across the lawns, hightailing it to the showers. …
“Isn’t it exhausting being with people 24/7?”. This is a question that I’ve heard a lot from my friends back …
Reid State Park: We started off our excursion in pouring rain, but by the time we arrived at Reid, the …
Community is a fundamental pillar of Chewonki. Where at home I would spend hours on end by myself, at Chewonki …
Being one of the five guys here this semester at Maine Coast Semester, I was really nervous- these guys were …
Finishing up dinner at Chewonki when it’s dish crew three’s night is the most exciting part of my week. Maybe …
My Cabin, Binnacle, had the great task of waking up at 6 am to do farm chores starting three days …
One of my favorite things about being at Chewonki is observing the sky. On stormy mornings, it turns a shade …
If the title has not clued you in yet I am very into Halloween, an obsession only exacerbated by the …
We’re almost two weeks into the semester and I already know one of the things I’ll miss most: early morning …
While I have not had the pleasure of morning farm chores yet, the farm of Chewonki is one of my …
Last Saturday was our first Outdoor Leadership activity. Outdoor Leadership is a mandatory activity that happens every Saturday morning and …
Coming to Chewonki, a lot of things were incredibly new to me. Before my arrival, I’d never lived with anyone …
On Thursday, my field lab group put on some bog boots, piled into two big Chewonki vans, and headed to …
Driving up Chewonki Neck Road on a Thursday evening, on the way back from a field lab, I am first …
Every Saturday, there is an event planned by a volunteer dish crew, and the whole school has to attend. Don’t …
The wondrous Chewonki Winter Olympics began on a slushy Saturday morning. The night before, we had made flags with our …
This morning I looked out my window and saw that the snow had melted, a sign of spring even though …
For weeks, I had heard countless stories about Chewonki’s infamous backcountry trips from alumni, teachers, and outdoor leaders within my …
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