The English text is as follows:2月の後半では、学生リーダー(Co-Director)として活動するButtonsさんと、社会人として医療現場での経験を持ち、キャンパーの保護者でもあるBiscuitさんが、Student LeaderとAdvisory Boardそれぞれの視点からCamp Kesemの意義や学生たちの姿について語ります。
Buttonsさんは、好きな映画『Coraline』にちなんでこのKesemネームを選びました。困難に向き合いながらも前に進む強さ(レジリエンス)と、自分の意志を貫く姿勢に共感しているそうです。現在はCSULBの最終学年で、CellMolecular Biology and Physiology(細胞分子生物学・生理学) を専攻し、化学を副専攻 として学んでいます。卒業後は1年間の準備期間を経て、PA(Physician Assistant)スクール への進学を目指しています。
Biscuitさんは、亡くなられた旦那様が呼んでくれていた大切な愛称をKesemネームにし、今もその記憶を身近に感じながら活動されています。Long Beach(カリフォルニア)の病院で、分娩(Labor and Delivery)部門のPatientCare Assistantとして14年間 勤務。現在は、WhittierのRioHondoで看護学の前提科目を履修中で、来年以降の看護プログラムへの出願を目指しています。また、CampKesem at CSULBではキャンパー(参加する子ども)の保護者として関わり、コミュニティを支えています。
それぞれの人生経験と想いを背景に、CampKesemに関わる理由や、子どもたち・学生リーダーたちへのまなざしを語っていただきました。
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In the second half of our February episode, Buttons,who serves as a student leader (Co-Director), and Biscuit, who brings professional experience from the healthcare field and is also a Kesem camper parent, share their perspectives as a Student Leader and an Advisory Board member—reflecting on the meaning of Camp Kesem and what they see inthe students involved.
Buttons chose her Kesem name inspired by her favorite movie,Coraline. She resonates deeply with Coraline’s resilience—and her stubborn determination to keep going. Buttons is currently in her final year at CSULBand will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Cell & Molecular Biology and Physiology, with a minor in Chemistry. After graduation, she hopes to take a gap year and then apply to PA (Physician Assistant) school.
Biscuit chose her camp name because it was the sweetestnickname her beloved late husband used to call her—a way to keep his memory close and alive. She has worked for the past 14 years as a Patient Care Assistant in the Labor and Delivery Department at a hospital in Long Beach, California. She is currently completing her nursing prerequisites at Rio HondoCollege in Whittier, CA, with hopes of applying to a nursing program next year.Biscuit is also a Camper parent with Camp Kesem at CSULB and continues to support the community alongside student leaders.
In this conversation, they share the personal stories behindtheir Kesem names, what brought them to Kesem, and the heart behind supporting kids and student leaders through this meaningful mission.
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