Andrés Castro & Chris Rocha with a Giveaway Winner
I actually took advantage . I had a videographer there and during that time I made it a point to grab dudes . As soon as they got off the guitar , they got back in line . I said , “ Hey man , come here . I want you to do a testimonial on a video for me right now .” And you could see the smiles in their faces and they went outside super excited just because those things , sometimes you might forget that , but those moments are special . I don ’ t care who you are , if you ’ re in a moment where you can just jam , and especially with the guitar players you really look up to , I think that ’ s one of the most special things we can do .
[ Doug ] The atmosphere at the camp felt so relaxed , but there must be a huge amount of stuff that was happening in the background for you as organizers . How do you manage all the production stuff that needs to happen while still being present in the moment with the campers ?
[ Chris ] For me , it ’ s a challenge every year . But , the great thing is that Andrés and I have been able to work together with all the crazy adventures and we our own areas where we take lead . I also know that there are some things that I have on my desk that he ’ s going show up and it take that stress away from me . I have my things that I ’ m going to cover , like the worship set list and tending to the artists , which Andrés helps me with that as well . But Andreas is great at MC and he ’ s great at making people feel welcome . I feel like that ’ s something I do too , connecting with people , even though I felt like this year I didn ’ t do as much because I was more concerned with all the behind-the-scenes stuff .
At the same time , we have such a great support system because of the people that volunteer and have been there in previous years . They ’ ve seen the impact that this has on people , so they feel like they ’ re a part of something special . Even though it ’ s not like a thousand people there , they don ’ t care about that . They care about being a part of something that ’ s special . And this year , I know my wife helped me a whole lot with the organization . We had a great team . I felt like a lot of the behind stuff was already kind of covered before we even got there . As long as you have a great team that everybody ’ s got their job duties and can trust each other , that helps a lot . Without them it would ’ ve just been straight chaos . But yeah , I think me and Andreas have a way of going up there and once we get there , we also have a model that we ’ ve be able to create . And if we stick to the model , I think everything works out .
[ Doug ] Andrés , Chris mentioned your gift as an MC . What I loved was literally the personal touch you had with the camper . I couldn ’ t help but notice that before the first session , you went out and shook hands with every camper that was there . That spirit of hospitality creates
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