Big Brother and I

What made my camp bearable ;-) was having Gurvinderpal and Amritpal there (My big brother and little brother I made during my stay). This is Gurvinderpal and me. It was our second time attending the camp together. I hope they come next year too.

Hiking upto the cave - My next favorite part of the camp

I loved hiking trips in our camp. The trails were rugged and slippery. The air was pure and the views were awesome.

The Cave!

Getting there was difficult but worth it.

Reading from Guru Sahib!

After being able to recite the 5 Baanis correctly, I was graduated to reading from the Guru Sahib. What an honor. I did read about 230 angs of the Guru in the camp.

Gyan Singh

Gyan is the cutest little boy I know of. His Mom and Dad were the camp organizers and he hung out all the time with us. He is so full of fun. He is also from atlanta and I see him every Sunday. I will miss him since he will join his 3 sisters to go to Akal Academy for school next year.

The boys at the Dustaar Competition

Some were funny but overall everyone was a sport except one of my friends who was so embarrased that he went and hid under the bed rather than show off his skills.

Another one of the Dustaar Competetion

Since we didn't have access to mirrors at the competition, Gurvinder would take pictures of everyone with the digital camera and showed them how their dustaar came along!

And the winner is .....

We were judged by technique, time and ease of tying the dustaar. I had a head start since I had Satpal Veerji from my Moms hometown work with me before I went to the camp.

Another one of the Mountains

The mountains were absolutely gorgeous! My Mom was so envious of my hiking trip.

BadMinton

I even picked up the most favorite indoor sport enjoyed by Indians. Badminton. It was fun.

Time to Say Goodbye

So 4 weeks at the Valley were over and it was time to fly back.This is Balwant Singh Sekhon Uncle and me. He was the lead organizer of the camp and looked after all of us.

Will I come back ? - I think I will. Until then, Good bye, Baru Sahib, my wonderful Teachers, and beautiful mountains. Continue imparting the light of Sikhi for generations to come.

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