Since I am intrigued about eating on flights and not having a clue about what time/timezone/appropriate meal it is, let’s see what I ate in the past 48 hours:

A. Eggs/potatoes/croissant

B. Salad and Asian Salmon w/ green tea rice (yuck). Then they ruined dessert with coffee flavored ice cream with a hard chocolate shell. I will admit to chipping away at the hard chocolate shell, hahha.

C. Popchips snack

D. Peanuts snack

E. Chicken stir-fry with lo-mein (YUMMY!)

F. Tortilla chips and salsa

G. Salad, Chicken with Thai curry, and apple cheesecake for dessert (just a few bites)

H. A roll

So, since Friday morning (it’s now Sunday morning in Bangkok) that’s what I ate. A nutritionist would yell at me, and it’s weird not eating breakfasts and only having alot of dinners. Trust me, I didn’t go hungry, but my mom and Robin’s cooking is WAYYY better!

Hello All from my usual stopover point of SOUTH KOREA! Trip 1 of Where in the World began 3:15 Friday morning with a van shuttle pickup at my house. Of course I felt bad that Robin woke up from my final packing and preparations, but when I called her at 6AM, she certainly fell back asleep!

I arrived at Philly Airport way too early, but its an international itinerary so they say you need to be there like 18 hours early. Checked in and said goodbye to my one, 53.5LB suitcase (it’s heavy because A. my clothes are heavy and B. I have the new tabletop Canadensis display that many of you saw at the reunion). Hopefully I will see my bag in Melbourne, Australia, my final destination, but I am nervous. Rewind 6 months ago when I thought it would be “fun” to travel to Australia the longest possible way. I thought I did that the last 2 years, but I one upped it and this year my routing is:

Philadelphia – San Francisco – Incheon, South Korea – Bangkok, Thailand – Melbourne, Australia

Getting back to the bag issue, they could only fit 3 cities on a bag tag, so my bag got 2 tags…a first for me! So the first tag said San Francisco and then the other “full” tag says Melbourne by way of Korea/Thailand. My concern is my bag made it to San Fran and is now going round and round on the carousel waiting for me to pick it up…hopefully I am wrong!

So, my flight from Philly to San Fran went off without a hitch. I couldn’t really sleep well, I don’t know why, so I talked to the 2 flight attendants for about 1.5 hours about travel, camp, etc. Had a 1-hour layover in San Fran and boarded a United 747 for Korea. The 747 has two decks and I was lucky enough to be seated on the top deck. For the first time ever, I actually sat in a BACKWARDS facing seat. I know you all think this is dorky, but it was awesome to experience takeoff facing backwards! The seat was amazing and I took a few pics, which maybe JCAL will post here, or else you need to hop on over to my facebook page (see: Camp Canadensis: Where in the World is Eric Forti). It was about a 12 hour flight and I only slept about 4 hours. So, tons of TV watching and tons of eating, but what else is new.

On the plane, I also met 2 ladies in their early 60’s whom are traveling around Bangkok, Vietnam, and Cambodia. We got started talking about camps and they went to a camp in Maine I have heard of and recently just spoke to the owner of! Such a small world. I was telling them how great Canadensis is and one of them has grandchildren in Virginia whom she wants to send to camp, but the grandchildren’s mother is not ready yet. So, maybe one day!

Now I am in Seoul, South Korea sitting in the airport lounge and it’s 10 degrees Fahrenheit outside, but in the lounge it’s like 120 degrees. No exaggeration, it’s so hot in here. I don’t understand why they need to pump the heat in Asia and keep these lounges so darn warm. I just took a shower and changed into a….Canadensis t-shirt of course with a Canadensis long sleeve shirt over it, HAHA. Too funny! Lauren Berry (GL from 2010) and I are skype IMMING or whatever it’s called because all of you are sound asleep.

I will check in again soon, but remember to check in at twitter- http://twitter.com/#!/WHEREISFORTI and  “like” my facebook page by searching Camp Canadensis: Where in the World is Eric Forti.

For now, goodnight!

Hello Canadensis!

As I sit in my home office, the heat is turned up to 70 degrees and Robin is sitting across from me doing some work on her laptop as well. Why does it have to be SO cold? I went up to camp this past Tuesday with Matt Unger and it was FREEZING. Stepping out of the car in front of the office was cold, but when I went down to the lake and stood on the amphitheatre, with the wind howling across FROZEN LAKE LENAPE, that was the definition of COLD! I even braved the elements (for just a few minutes) so that I could film a Canadensis Today for all of you to see a small glimpse of camp in the wintertime.

Camp looks so different this time of year. Of course we are missing the campers and staff. There was a light dusting of snow in most places and ice patches in other. Lake Lenape looks more like an ice skating rink than a place to waterski! The trees are officially bare and there are leaves and branches all over the place. A windy fall means branches falling everywhere. It’s a big cleanup job in the spring for our precamp staff.

Back in the winter office, Matt and I attended an auction at a local school that is shutting down. We were able to buy a few things for our kitchen that are in awesome shape (a stainless steel prep table to name one) which will look great in our kitchen. We are also buying a new ice machine and other “goodies” for our dining hall over the next several weeks.

Last night, I enjoyed dinner at the Garfinkle’s house. Jake and Ryan Garfinkle will be enjoying their first summer at Canadensis in 2011 and are really excited for all that camp has to offer. Their mom made a delicious traditional Chanukah dinner (complete with latkes of course) because I was originally supposed to visit them over Chanukah, but had to delay the visit. It was an AWESOME dinner. To top it off, the boys made their favorite dessert, which is chocolate fondue. They also made smores in the microwave using the fondue chocolate. Amazing idea. Finally, they showed me their new Kinect, which is cool. They did a track and field event and the score was so close after 6 events…looked awfully tiring from the chair I was SITTING in! Thanks guys for a great evening and I look forward to seeing you both at the new camper bowling.

For all of our campers and staff from Summer 2010, don’t forget about our upcoming REUNION! All of the details will be posted on the blog soon, but it’s on Sunday, Jan 9th from 11AM – 12:30PM at Jeepers in Elizabeth, NJ. Hope to see you there.

The flights are all booked for DISNEY WORLD for the 2011 CIT’s! And speaking of Disney World (I know, what a transition), Robin and I are headed to Florida for the next 2 weeks! Next week we will be in Orlando spending some time at the Disney Parks/Universal Parks and hopefully get a chance to see the new Harry Potter World. We will be going with my niece Emily, my brother/sister-in-law, and my mom. Should be a blast for the newly-expanded Forti to have a chance to be on vacation together, away from the daily stresses and pressures. Following our week in Disney, we will be going to Boynton Beach, FL to spend some time with Robin’s parents.  We are both looking forward to seeing them and spending time in (hopefully) warmer weather. After these relaxing 2 weeks, I begin traveling 2 weeks a month for the next few months and Robin might miss me a little, or so she says:)

Robin and I wish everyone a very enjoyable and relaxing winter break and a very Happy and Health New Year. I am sure Jcal has some exciting things to post on the blog over the next few weeks, so make sure you stay tuned for updates!

Hello Canadensis! Sorry I haven’t been able to blog as much as I used to, but things have been so busy here in the winter office and with my “new” life. The question I seem to get most whenever a parent calls this office is “How is married life?” Well to answer that question for everyone, it’s absolutely AWESOME and Robin and I are settled into our new townhouse in Ambler, PA. As great as married life is, it just seems I am always more busy! I used to go home, pickup chinese takeout (or cook something quick and not very gourmet), sit on the couch watching TV, and blog all at the same time. Now that Robin and I live together, I don’t think she would be so fond of eating dinner with me while I am sitting on the computer blogging, watching TV, etc.  So, things are different. On the flipside, we both watch GLEE together and enjoy it (I admit that I am a Gleek), it was nice to light the Chanukah candles with someone else, and the quality of dinners has dramatically increased.

Robin is teaching Kindergarten at a school in Montgomeryville, PA and is enjoying it, although she unfortunately misses out on some of the evening camp fun that I get to do. For example, last night I had dinner with David Brucker (Junior boy last summer). David is doing really well in school and is so excited again for camp. You may remember him as Oliver in our show last summer and we definitely discussed some ideas for a show this year. But, of course he also enjoys a ton of other activities at camp. It was a good opportunity for me to ask him tons of questions about camp, like what was your favorite evening activity, meal in the dining room, etc. We had a great time at Bertucci’s and I look forward to seeing ALL of you at the reunion in a few weeks. (More on that later).

Other camp news: Matt Unger was up at camp yesterday and we are both headed up there next week. He actually went up to deliver a bunch of new weight room equipment. Our weight room is used by our older campers and our staff and there will be additional treadmills, recumbent bikes, elliptical machines, benches, and weights. Of course I will be the first one up each morning leading the 5AM workout session, so if anyone is interested in joining me, let me know (haha).

I was up in Boston last week for a meeting with 10 other camp directors and kitchen managers to discuss our dining hall and share ideas from other camps. I once again gained some new menu ideas, things that worked really well at other camps, and some new enhancements for us to try. This is an area that we are definitely going to be putting more thought into in order to keep the menu items new and exciting for all of you. One small hint: how about a pretzel roll to go with perhaps a grilled chicken sandwich or turkey, etc? Trust me, that’s just a small idea- I have alot more for this coming summer!

I have also been really busy finalizing my recruiting trips around the world. This year, I will be going on 3 “world” trips to many of the same destinations, but just to keep it fresh and new there are a few new places as well. (Do airport layovers count as destinations, hehe). Robin will be accompanying me on one of the 3 trips, but she  is bummed out about missing out on the big “Down Under” trip, which has opposite seasons than us, which means while she is freezing here in Philly, it’s summer “Down Under”. Planning the logistics of these trips is a huge undertaking, so I have been busy with a new passport, specific country visas, flight arrangements, etc. Oddly enough, I have a specific department I called at Continental Airlines and am friends with several of the 9 employees who work there. We are on a first-name basis! Shout-out to Judy!

Back to camp stuff, a few weeks ago we embarked on our local “tours of the area” via our canteen on the fly events. They were once again a HUGE success, so thanks to all of our families who came out to see us. We saw over 150 campers and tons of parents, as well as new campers who are so excited about Canadensis. How cool that they all came out to see us…or was it because of the free ice cream?? For those keeping track, on Day 1 on Long Island I didn’t have any ice cream, Day 2 in NY I had a giant amazing cone at Ben & Jerry’s and that was all, and Day 3 in Philly…well it went downhill from there- 2 out of 3 places. Does it count if one was frozen yogurt?!

Following our Canteen on the Fly events, we hosted informational sessions for our 2010 CIT’s, some of whom will be returning as JC’s for Summer 2011. It was great to see all of them and we are looking forward to having some of them as counselors for you all. Definitely an exciting program and a time for them to share what they learned as campers and apply that to being an amazing counselor.

Pam, Brian, and I are headed tonight to Westchester, NY to meet with the Kilman Family and some of their neighbors/friends who might be interested in coming to Canadensis over the next few summers. I will be hitting the road while I am not overseas and visiting many more campers over the next few months, so let me know if I should stop by and say hello!

Finally, I am so excited for our upcoming reunion. It seems so far away (a month from today in fact), but with the holidays and everyone taking vacations, it really is just around the corner. Pam has found an awesome spot for us called Jeepers in the Newark Airport area (Jersey Gardens Mall) from 11AM – 12:30PM on Jan. 9th and the best part of all is that Canadensis officially takes over Jeepers as we are the ONLY PEOPLE THERE!! We can make as much noise as we want and have tons of fun going on indoor rides, playing video games, and of course enjoying lunch. So, make sure you save the date and I can’t wait to see you all there.

Happy Halloween from all of us at the Winter Office!!

So, what are you going to be for Halloween?? If you pop on over to Brian and Pam’s blogs you will see tons of photos from our Summer Halloween celebration this past summer, so go have a look and make sure you come back to my blog.

Welcome back. This past week, I heard from Meg Mucatel who told me she was going to be one of the 3 Blind Mice at school for “costume day”. That’s a great idea Meg. I can see it now- me, Armon, and Ginsburg…wonderful!

Otherwise, things are going well in the office. Pam worked long and hard on finding a new location for Reunion 2011 and while I am not ready to let out the secret just yet, it’s going to be at a fun, new location and I think everyone will really enjoy the activities this place has to offer. Speaking of reunions, how about Canteen on the Fly, which is in just a few weeks. We hope to see as many of you as possible and hopefully you can bring a friend or two who might even be interested in coming to camp! It’s going to be loads of fun, we have a special giveaway for everyone who shows up, and of course who could pass up Ice Cream. I think the best location is NYC- Ben & Jerry’s, but I have to say Goodnoe Farms in Newtown, PA was also terrific.

Short blog for today before the weekend, but enjoy the following JibJab, which of course was produced by our very own Jcal. It seems these JibJabs have become an annual tradition now on Halloween- ENJOY and have fun trick or treating!

Click Here for a Special Halloween Greeting!

Hi to all and sorry for the delay in blog postings. I am up to camp (well sorta) as the past week and coming week I am going back and forth between camp and Philadelphia. I have been busy moving out of my Philadelphia home and putting stuff into storage so that my renters can move in.

This past weekend I celebrated Mother’s Day with my entire family (my new niece who is adorable!) as well as Robin and her family. We all had a great time and in true Forti spirit, my mom put on a nice brunch this morning for our extended family. Of course I offered my help, but my mom did most of the work as usual and we all had a really fun time. I hope that everyone remembered Mother’s Day and said thank you to their moms for all they do for us “kids”. My mom is an amazing mom and although I know I don’t always show my appreciation to her, she truly is a very caring and loving person. So, make sure you say something nice to yours!

In camp news, it’s freezing. Actually, it literally is freezing up at camp! Unger reported seeing snow flurries this morning and our poor Australian/Kiwi staff are shivering all day. Wasn’t it nice of Justin Winch and Unger to postpone the cleaning roof gutters job around camp due to the high winds on the roofs! Last night camp lost power for about 6 hours also due to the high winds. Fortunately, no trees down to report around camp, but many fell out on the public roads and so our power company had to come out last night and fix the down lines. We hosted our semi-annual Special Olympics weekend (if you recall we donate camp to them twice a year) and so their talent show was moved from the Rec Hall to the dining hall due to the power outage. Our dining hall has a backup generator powering all of our refrigerators, freezers, lights, ovens, etc. ensuring we can keep our food and be able to cook it!

Reminds me of my freshman year at camp (Summer 1993 I believe?). The power went out on the last day of camp and our slideshow/video presentation, which we still do on the last night, had to be shown in the Rec Hall using a portable generator! Craziness. One other time that we lost power, we drove around on pickup trucks with ice cream around camp because our canteen ice cream freezers are not hooked up to a generator! So, the reward for us campers was free ice cream. Ah, the small things in life, but see how I remember that from almost 20 years ago.

Well I better get going and finish up my work as it’s Sunday night and I think I am entitled to some TV catch up?! Hope everyone is doing well and don’t forget, Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there!

Also, if you haven’t heard we have extended the ANCHOR FOR TODAY deadline to May 19th. For more information about Anchor for Today please click here.

Have a great day!

Blog posting coming soon, but in the meantime HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all of the mothers out there! I figured I would post this video, because I am sure it makes my mom oh so proud of me each and every day:)

Sorry to my loyal followers, some of whom have been complaining about my lack of posts lately. April begins crazy time and between camp, planning our wedding, and renting out my condo in Philly, things are a bit hectic! Although things are busy, this is the best time of year because camp is just around the corner.

As I type this, camp is right outside my window! I am sitting in my office with Matt Unger and we are busy preparing camp for our opening weekend, which is on April 30. Also joining our group rental that weekend is our CIT’s of 2010 who I know are so eager to get up to camp. Matt arrived here on Monday and has been hard at work doing all of the little things (and not so little things) to make sure everything is ready. Our kitchen staff will be arriving next Monday and some of our precamp counselors on Wednesday. We have staff flying in all the way from New Zealand for next week already. It’s unreal how time truly flies.

It’s 5:26 right now, which means Matt would be getting the soda from the secret hiding spot for camper’s birthday parties at dinner, Sam Ginsburg would probably be falling asleep at his desk, and I would be trying to get a few emails done before dinner. Now it’s 5:28 (yes, I am a slow typer!) and the pizza man would be delivering 5 pies per camper’s birthday, so I would be yelling at Sam to wake up, jump in the mule, and get the pizzas! Just kidding about Sam sleeping, but while all the campers are in their cabins for shower hour, it’s a good time for the Ops (Operations) Staff to get some downtime (just a few minutes though) before heading off to the dining hall.

Flash back to this past weekend- On Saturday, Will Armon arrived to PHL airport around 12:30PM, so I picked him up and we went out to lunch at a local diner. It was men’s time because in a few hours, Robin would be arriving from Florida. Jaycal also took Amtrak up from DC to join in the fun weekend planned. Well, not so much fun because Sat. afternoon after I picked everyone up, we went back to my place and they all watched me starting to pack up my condo! I lived in this apartment/condo for the past 6 years and so of course I have alot of junk. Now that I am getting married on Sep 5 (at CAMP!!), Robin and I will be getting a larger place in the suburbs of Philly. I need my space, ya know, although she definitely feels the same way. Anyway, Saturday night was a mega dinner at Taconelli’s, which is a great pizza place here in Philly. You have to pre-order your dough a day ahead and all they sell is pizza and soda. Robin made an awesome salad for us to enjoy, which you can bring with you, along with cupcakes from Jaycal from Georgetown cupcakes! Pizza, cupcakes, and soda…sounds good to me! Karen Sharir, Cara Corradetti, and Pam joined us at dinner along with Andrew (my best friend from growing up) and one of Pam’s friends. It was a blast and we had so much fun catching up with everyone.

Sunday morning the alarm went off at 6:30AM because 4 of us had to use one bathroom to get ready for the day. We headed out to pickup everyone from the night before and we all crammed into my Honda Pilot (yay 3rd row back back seats). We arrived a few minutes early, so we ran to Dunkin Donuts for some quick coffee and egg white flatbread sandwiches. The new campers began arriving, as well as some of last year’s juniors, and we had 3 different sessions of kids. It was a blast seeing everyone and made us all (staff included) excited for camp! Special shout-out to counselor Pete Tarnoff for also helping us out that day.

By the end, I was wiped out! I guess I am not back into the camp groove just yet and was so tired when we returned to Philly that I cleaned up a bit more of my condo, had some salad, and went to sleep.

Monday was a busy day in the office because I knew I wouldn’t be there on Tues & Wed. Hold on one second…

“Girls camp please report to the dining hall for dinner now”.

Sorry, it’s 5:35PM so it was time to announce girls camp to dinner. Back to Monday…the office was busy with tons of staff and parents calling with questions. It was great to hear from everyone. Monday night, Pam and I went to see the Green Family. We went to catch up with Rachel (returning camper) and also get to see her younger brother Jason, who will be participating in our Tour and More Weekend for prospective campers this summer. Tour and More is an overnight experience for young boys and girls who are interested in getting a taste of Canadensis. We have had an overwhelming response so far and are so excited about that weekend, as is Jason Green! Also at the house, we saw Rory and Jordan Mitchell who live just a few houses down and enjoyed some great pizza. Rachel surprised us when we walked in with this awesome poster…thanks Rachel!

We also took this photo after eating some yummy cookies and strawberry shortcakes for dessert.

Tuesday I went to an Eco-Conference in Allentown, PA. It was a conference for camp directors about things we can do to “go green”. Ironic, that I was at the Green’s house the night before, right?! I got a few cool and innovative ideas, but most of the ideas were larger scale things for us to work on during the winter. The good news is that ALL of the cabins now have light timers installed (most are behind the wall and you would never know they are there). After 30 minutes, the lights in the cabins will go off and all you have to do is push the switch up again for another 30 minutes. When we looked at how much time the campers spend in the bunks, it seems like it’s usually less than 30 minute intervals. The good part of this is that the lights won’t stay on all day when you accidentally forget to turn them off before leaving your cabin! I also spoke to our trash company again today and confirmed that we will be continuing our participating in the Single-Stream Recycling Program that they offer in our area. So, small steps towards improving our environment. We also have a few other ideas that we are looking into and I will update you more in the future.

Coming back to today, things at camp really look awesome. It was a sunny day so of course that always helps. The fields are all mowed already, the water is on to 85% of camp and Tom is finishing up the water to the rest of camp tonight and tomorrow. The hot water heaters are all lit for the most part, which means we are READY for camp! Of course we have tons to do- put the nets back up, add sand to our beachfront, fix minor things here and there, etc. but when the water gets turned on, that’s a big step towards completing our pre-camp tasks.

Sorry this blog was so scattered today, but I have so much on my mind! My brother will probably be so embarrassed if he reads this, but he has been stuck in London since last Thursday (remember that he just became a father 3 weeks ago to my niece!), so think positive thoughts that his flight home tomorrow will be ON SCHEDULE. I also know one of our staff members stuck in Dubai headed to London- positive thoughts for all in Europe right now affected by the volcano…

The 2010 Where in the World Winners are…

1st Place: Alex Ehrenthal

2nd Place: Rory and Jordan Mitchell

3rd Place: Noah and Ben Rubin

4th Place: Greg Ricken

5th Place: Brittany Glassberg

Congratulations to all of our winners! Prices will be announced this summer. Thank you to everyone who participated.

For my final post about the 2010 Where in the World, have a look at the countries I have visited! Amazing, if I may say so myself…

Click here to see the countries I have visited!

Since Jaycal is still busy tabulating the scores from Where in the World Round 3, I figured I would do a quick blog entry!

This past weekend Robin flew up and we spent some of the time doing some wedding planning. I can’t write too much on here about the process of planning a wedding since Robin actually reads this and I would get “in trouble” for explaining all of the challenges and differences of opinion, so let’s just say that yes Robin I am so happy about everything we picked out Saturday (sense the sarcasm?) In all seriousness though, it is quite an adventure planning such a big wedding and especially the challenge of it being non-traditional since it’s at camp, adds another element to it. Robin is doing such an amazing job, with the help of both of our moms, at planning all the small details and making sure everything is perfect. We had a great weekend and it was nice to be able to do planning things in person! And yes, we even compromised on the tuxedo that I will be wearing:)

In other news, Sunday was our Canadensis gives back to the community day (I just made up that title, like it?!) and we had approximately 10 families turn out to the JRA event. JRA is the Jewish Relief Agency and each month food is packed up at their warehouse and then delivered to Jewish families who could use a little extra help throughout the month. This month, it was a Passover distribution, which is their largest distribution of the year. As a result, it was MOBBED and so unfortunately there were lines waiting to pack the boxes. Once we got the boxes packed, we all loaded our cars with food boxes and drove over to an apartment building where we went door to door delivering them. Our campers did an excellent job running to the elevators and were really efficient with the deliveries! Thanks to everyone who came out and volunteered their time.

Rewinding a few days back, on Thursday Pam and I drove to L.I. to visit a few families. We arrived a little early (I am neurotic about not being late and one visit a few months ago took over 4 hours to get there and I was so embarrassed to be late!) so we went to King Kullen for a quick Passover aisle shopping excursion. While there, we ran into Renee Press, mother of Abigail and Hannah and she insisted we run over to their house, which was only a mile away and surprise the girls! Pam and I did just that and the girls were so excited to see me and meet Pam (or so I think!). They are both doing well in school and definitely excited for the upcoming summer. If you look closely in the pic, you may see that they are both wearing their Canadensis wristbands and this is proof that people do wear Canadensis all year round! We surprised them, so they had no advance notice to put them on special:)

After our quick visit with the Press Family, we went to a prospective family who is interested in coming to Canadensis this coming summer! Following our visit with them, we went to see the Gilady Family and we had a blast! When we walked in, they insisted on feeding us…there was fruit and bourekas so someone must have told Laura and Dvir that they are my absolute favorite and I haven’t had them in years! They were of course delicious and after eating Pam and I went to the basement with Jaymie and Avery and played some hoops! Jaymie is amazing at basketball and put up a good fight as she was in the lead until the last 30 seconds, but I pulled through and won by 2 baskets! Good job Jaymie and Avery. It was hard work playing 5 minutes of hoops, I am not sure how you all play basketball for an hour on the courts, haha.

Finally, our tour of LI ended with dinner in Hewlett, NY with none other than Grandma Levi. Pam’s grandma invited us to join her for dinner at the Pizza Place (yes that’s the name of the place!) and it was delicious. Sorry, no pics with grandma, but we definitely had fun. Oh and one more thing- after dinner we went to Hewlett Station Yogurt, which is a soft-serve yogurt place where they serve Hewlee’s. A Hewlee is frozen yogurt blended with a muffin. Sounds absolutely gross, I am with all of you on that, but I have to be honest and say it was delicious. After all that eating, we hit the road for a 2+ hour drive home. Luckily, no traffic.

So, back to the present…tomorrow we are all headed to Atlantic City for our annual tri-state camp conference. Thousands of camp professionals all get together down in Atlantic City for a few days of meetings & seminars, purchasing for the summer, and socializing. Of course during socializing time, it’s ALL ABOUT CAMP! So, we will all be talking camp for the next few days 24 hours a day.

In between my trip to Atlantic City, I am flying up to Boston to visit my brother and sister-in-law because there will be another Forti joining the world any hour now:) I am excited to say that I will be becoming an uncle within the next few days and of course I will post a pic or two on here if you all don’t mind!

So a new Forti will be born (gender unknown) and we will post the winners of fabulous prizes for Where in the World all in the next few days…Stay tuned!