In the back of my mind, I imagined that the Queen of the Forest program should teach women about more than just hunting. It should teach them about personal protection and self-defense, survival skills, basic archery and handgun training, and fitness and nutrition. In the back of my mind, I thought this program could have great potential to make a difference in peoples' lives. In the back of my mind, I never realized how much. There is an ancient Indian saying that proclaims once you think you have learned something you must teach it to others.
Teaching is true learning.
I ve always enjoyed sharing my ideas with other people, teaching and learning more about myself and my place in this world in the process. During the weeks the QOTF camp, I found myself at a high from which I couldn t get down. It was almost as if I had a secret, or the recipe to a fountain of youth that could change people s lives. Along with over a hundred other women, I experienced a life-changing event. Another Queen of the Forest camp runs May, 2002.