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
As you all know at this point, every summer, after two weeks of intense training, we send our Apogee leaders out into the world and across the globe to lead their trips – bye bye, adios, au revoir, arrivederci, see ya! In co-leader pairs, they embark on their journeys, far and away. They meet their
Another day another dollar – the age-old proverb aims to recognize balance in “life, normalcy, and routineness”. When we sit down at our computer we think, ah another day, another blog post, and got to wondering what the equivalent thoughts may be for our folks in the field. An Apogee trip has some major components of