--- title: Summer Camp and Youth Development Blog | Camp Champions | Steve Baskin (39) description: Owner/director of Camp Champions. Unapologetic camp geek. Married to lovely Susie Ma'am and have 2 boys and 2 girls. (39) --- [Register Online](https://champions.campintouch.com/ui/forms/application/camper/App) [Camp Champions](https://www.campchampions.com/) # Camp Champions Blog ## Steve Baskin ![Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/file-377256139-jpg/Head_Shot_Profile/SteveSir.jpg) Owner/director of Camp Champions. Unapologetic camp geek. Married to lovely Susie Ma'am and have 2 boys and 2 girls. Find me on: ### Recent Posts ## [Camp is a Gift to Our Children](https://blog.campchampions.com/camp-is-a-gift-to-our-children) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Nov 27, 2016 7:43:18 AM ![Kids in balloon.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kids%20in%20balloon.jpg?width=773&height=580&name=Kids%20in%20balloon.jpg) I want to take a brief hiatus from travel reporting to share something that brought me joy, something for the Thanksgiving season. 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[Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/your-blog-post-title-here) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/your-blog-post-title-here#comments-listing) ## [SIngapore is a Kindergarten Teacher](https://blog.campchampions.com/singapore-is-a-kindergarten-teacher) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Nov 25, 2016 3:48:57 AM ![Sign not when but if.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sign%20not%20when%20but%20if.jpg?width=773&height=1031&name=Sign%20not%20when%20but%20if.jpg) Yesterday, I said that Singapore offers tourists food and shopping. In retrospect, I understated one other Singaporean offering: order, safety and security. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/singapore-is-a-kindergarten-teacher) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/singapore-is-a-kindergarten-teacher#comments-listing) ## [Food and Shopping In Singapore](https://blog.campchampions.com/food-and-shopping-in-singapore) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Nov 24, 2016 8:54:38 AM ![Cartier Shops.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cartier%20Shops.jpg?width=773&height=580&name=Cartier%20Shops.jpg) There are really two things that Singapore offers to tourists. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/food-and-shopping-in-singapore) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/food-and-shopping-in-singapore#comments-listing) ## [A Day of Recovery (and Silliness)](https://blog.campchampions.com/a-day-of-recovery-and-silliness) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Nov 23, 2016 5:00:00 PM ![V at Universal.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/V%20at%20Universal.jpg?width=773&height=1031&name=V%20at%20Universal.jpg) Charles Dickens would have loved out trip to Myanmar. It was “the best of times and the worst of times”. Traveling there was a true experience. We saw a different world. The people were so friendly (OK , when monks were not tossing pebbles at tigers). Their attire (the longi) and their unique makeup (thanakha) are unmistakable. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/a-day-of-recovery-and-silliness) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/a-day-of-recovery-and-silliness#comments-listing) ## [Saying Goodbye to a Loved Camper](https://blog.campchampions.com/saying-goodbye-to-a-loved-camper) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Nov 23, 2016 5:32:01 AM ![Connor Walsh.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Connor%20Walsh.jpg?width=773&height=773&name=Connor%20Walsh.jpg) I write today with a very heavy heart. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/saying-goodbye-to-a-loved-camper) 5 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/saying-goodbye-to-a-loved-camper#comments-listing) ## [Comparing Japan and Myanmar](https://blog.campchampions.com/comparing-japan-and-myanmar) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Nov 22, 2016 9:00:00 AM ![DSCN9328.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSCN9328.jpg?width=773&height=1031&name=DSCN9328.jpg) I should start by saying how incredibly frustrated I was in Myanmar that I could not post all the pictures from that strange and visually stunning place. Not only were the temples worth looking at en masses, but the statues and frescoes in the inside were eye-catching as well – sometimes for their beauty and sometimes because they are covered in spider-webs and dirt from low maintenance. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/comparing-japan-and-myanmar) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/comparing-japan-and-myanmar#comments-listing) ## [Redeeming Yangon: the Shwedagon Pagoda](https://blog.campchampions.com/redeeming-yangon-the-shwedagon-pagoda) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Nov 21, 2016 8:00:00 AM ![DSC00126.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC00126.jpg?width=773&height=1031&name=DSC00126.jpg) I mentioned yesterday that Yangon has one redeeming site: the Shwedogon Pagoda. It is both audacious and intimate. We saw tourists, but also devout believers sitting in adjoining shrines and singing. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/redeeming-yangon-the-shwedagon-pagoda) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/redeeming-yangon-the-shwedagon-pagoda#comments-listing) ## [Depressed by the Yangon Zoo](https://blog.campchampions.com/surviving-yangon) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Nov 20, 2016 3:48:06 AM ![DSCN1269.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSCN1269.jpg?width=773&height=580&name=DSCN1269.jpg) We are told to never judge a book by its cover. 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