11:00 a.m. Yesterday could only be described as bittersweet. After the Camp Ayandeh closing ceremony, and a sentimental slideshow of pictures from throughout the week, campers began to go their separate ways.  The remainder of the morning and the whole afternoon was a blur of laughter and tears. Campers, counselors and staff alike were exchanging ...

9:04 a.m. The high spirit that spread throughout the camp during yesterday’s vasati game, resonated throughout the remainder of the day. After the Zamboorz defeated the other counselor groups in the Camp Ayandeh Team Challenge, a staff-initiated water balloon fight broke out on the university campus. I never realized how sneaky some ...

2:17 p.m. Last night’s jam session was nothing short of phenomal. While Arton Falahati impressed us on violin, and Daniel Duffin and Rameen Vafa serenaded everyone strumming guitar, Kamran Partovi and Tina Paik electrified the crowd with their piano playing. The jam session ended the day with a strong sense of community ...

7:23 p.m. “Leadership is nothing if not meant for the collective purpose.” These are the words of Martin Luther King Jr., as read by Lizette Ortega Dolan this afternoon at her workshop on gender and leadership. IAAB was lucky enough to have at Camp Ayandeh, Lizette, a teacher at Athenian College Preparatory High ...