Saturday, July 27, 2013

HOLY COW!!!!

TRIP PLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOLLY GEE (check your Bates email)


Also, as you start thinking about your trip and what you will need to bring please reference the packing list or email your leaders with any questions you have. Otherwise, we will see you on August 26th!

We do have a few more openings in select trips. Email us at aesop.bates@gmail.com if you're interested, and we'll see what we can work out.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Congratulations on getting your application in!


Hi everyone,

We’re so excited that your applications are all in! AESOP is such a great opportunity to meet your first friends, share new experiences with other crazy bobkittens, and get a warm welcome to the Bates community. As I mentioned in my bio I’m at Bates this summer working as an intern at a local nonprofit, Community Concepts. I’ve been helping out with a lot of different projects at CCI, one of which was conducting a quality of life survey. I worked with 30 other volunteers, knocking on over 700 doors in Downtown Lewiston, and ultimately conducting 256 surveys – WOO! I’ve also been playing Frisbee in a summer league in Portland and having some fun adventures. Being in Maine has been such a blast so far! Let me give you a sneak peak of some of the adventures you could have while you’re at Bates …

Meeting some awesome people on AESOP (duh!) 
Beautiful views on AESOP (Pemigewasset folks get psyched, this is you!!!!) 

Watching fireworks on the 4th of July over the Falls

Yaa I love fireworks

Making new friends at Nezinscot Farm (featuring AESOP leader Ashleen O’Brien)

Exploring all over!! (This is a day we went clamming at Wolfe's Neck State Park in Freeport, ME)

Tune in again soon to get more pics and more updates!!
Katie

Monday, July 1, 2013

AESOP Extended Edition!

Hey folks!

Guess what?! We have decided to extend the AESOP application deadline until July 15th in hopes of drumming up just a few more applications. These past two years we've had record-breaking enrollment, and we're hoping to keep up the trend, so log on to Garnet Gateway now because this boat is leaving soon! Here is a bit of a teaser for y'all:

Sunrise over Sugarloaf Mountain
Ridge walks on Saddleback on a blue bird day
Also, if you want to get started on some gear prep here is last year's packing list. Keep in mind that what you bring is going to be dependent on what trip you're on, but if you just want a basic idea of what you will need it's a good start.

Josh