Hard Fun!!!

Before Virtcamp week, I never really thought about the phrase Hard Fun!!! Seymour Papert's coined phrase is a paradox in itself. How can something that is hard be fun? Well after Virtcamp week, I learned that Hard Fun has a literal meaning and Virtcamp really lived up the the saying hard fun! Looking back on the week, I cannot believe how much of a challenge I was given and the ways that I conquered that challenge. For one, I was put way outside of my comfort zone. Not being given parameters or assignments until the last minute was a little bothersome to me. I am a person that likes guidelines laid out for me and deadlines given to me way in advance. This week taught me to take things as they are and work with what you have. Knowing that everyone was on the same boat as myself was another positive. We all had similar feelings and I was not alone.