youthful vigor

I'm now in recovery mode after an hour-long training and tour for 50 high school students. One of the things that always amazes me about high school is how much kids grow over the course of four years. There were some students who were tiny. Tiny! Others are full-grown or on their way. The group was well-behaved, for the most part. After the tour ended, we were standing by the info desk watching one of the counselors direct the kids to their next activity. He's a tall man with a fairly deep voice and no one dared talk while he was talking, whereas with me they were comfortable enough to chat and giggle. I think I prefer it that way.