Paula's Page

I am the leader of Girl Scout Troop 279.
We are a Cadette/Senior troop in the Licking Valley Girl Scout Council.
I have been involved with Girl Scouting for 30 years - I started when I was a brownie and never stopped!
When I was a little girl, you had to be in the 2^nd grade or 7 years old before you could become a Girl Scout!
(if you did the math right that makes me 37!)
This is the 3^rd troop that I have been the leader of!

Right now I am REALLY excited because I have been elected as a delegate to the Girl Scout National Convention.
The convention runs from October 13 - 18 and is in Kansas City, Missouri!!
I have never been to the National Convention before and I can't wait to get there!
My council was allowed to send 4 delegates: the council president, a board member and 2 volunteers.
(I was lucky enough to be chosen as one of the volunteers!)

Some of the things that I am interested in are: camping, reading, traveling and the theatre!

Some of my favorite things are: Girl Scouts, teddy bears, Mickey Mouse, Disney & the color purple!

I really love to travel!
I have traveled to Savannah, Georgia to visit Juliette Low's Birthplace 3 times so far!
The first time I went as part of an adult opportunity called "Savannah Sojourn".
My second time was a 9 day trip with my girl scout troop!
We stayed in a condo on Tybee Island and could swim in the ocean every day!
My third trip was a direct result of the 2^nd trip.
I came back and told everyone in my neighborhood what a great time we had - what a mistake!!
They all said they would love to go, but would never be able to organize the trip.
Ding bat that I am - I said that I would organize it for the whole neighborhood!
I stopped the registrations at 54 people!
We chartered a bus and had a great time!!!

Some other great trips I have taken with the Girl Scouts include a 2 week trip through Europe.
We visited London, Paris and Adelboden (in Switzerland).
In London we saw everything - Tower Bridge, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace,
Big Ben, and we got to stay at Pax Lodge!
We took a boat ride down the Themes!
We even got to ride the Chunnel from England to France!
In Paris we toured the Louvre!
We rode a boat down the Seine and saw Notre Dame!
We went up into the Eifle Tower - what a view!!
In Adelboden we visited Our Chalet!
What a beautiful country! What nice people!
We visited a wood carver who made the most beautiful things
I think everyone in the group bought one of his beautiful jewelry boxes!
He had one that played the Our Chalet song when you opened the box!

I also love to travel without my Girl Scout troop!
I love to take cruises to new and exotic places!
So far I have cruised the Southern, Eastern & Western Carribbean & Hawaii!
My other favorite non cruise destination is Disneyland!
I love Mickey Mouse! I have been to Disney 4 times so far!

I also love to camp!!
My troop just got back from a camping trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee!
We stayed 4 days and 3 nights!