While this is the ninth week of the Fellowship for me, this is the 8th and final week of camp for the Martin de Porres Center! While the camp has been exhausting and to some degree, I am happy for it to be over, I enjoyed this part of my summer. I got to interact with so many different people, especially those outside of the community I grew up in. I learned so much a lot about running a summer camp, youth development/ programming, and ways that just having a space for people reduce violence.

For the final week, we got to go biking/kayaking, to the zoo and Ninja Citi. This week the Fellows got to see each other at a Crew Game in their new stadium. I can agree it was an upgraded experience compared to their historical stadium.

Outside of the stipend, through the Center, I was compensated with several gift cards, ice cream, free lunch, and travel around Columbus. One of the highlights was the weekly finance sessions/workshops. We learned about stocks and participated in a stock simulator. At the end of two weeks, the two highest “investors” would win a cash price. I happened to be one of those people! As camp wrapped up some of the other camp leads and I got to decorate the Center for the closing ceremony. It was fun hanging out with the campers and decorating a room we saw daily.