Ainsley | Camp Augusta

Ahhhhhh hi! 🙂

A person stands barefoot on a large flat rock in a sunny grassy meadow, surrounded by tall trees and mountains in the background.

My name is Ainsley Brown Fleming-Wood, but I go by Ainsley or just Ains. I used to really not like my middle name, but now I’m coming around on it!

A woman with shoulder-length light brown hair smiles with her eyes closed, enjoying the sunshine. She wears a blue off-the-shoulder dress and sits outdoors on a sunny day.

Two young women smiling and hugging each other at an indoor event. One is wearing a red patterned dress, the other a black outfit. Both have flower corsages on their wrists. Other people and tables are visible in the background.

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I am 18 years of age…seems like a lot to me for some reason. This will be my 7th summer at camp, and I’m gonna be a JC! I will be spending some time in Manzi and also Oak.

I am going to be a freshman at Cornell University this coming fall, and I am studying Nutrition science, cancer research, and community disease prevention. I love chemistry, math, and biology, so I will be very excited to talk about anything sciencey this summer.

I will also be studying Studio Art! I LOVE to paint, and I would love to be a professional artist one day.

A landscape painting of rolling green hills under a blue sky with pink clouds, and a field of vibrant yellow and orange flowers in the foreground.

A vibrant painting of a sunset over water, featuring a yellow sun near the horizon, colorful clouds, and reflections of blue, orange, and pink hues across the rippling surface.

A vibrant painting of a dramatic sunset over the ocean, with dark clouds, glowing yellow and orange sunlight reflecting on the water, and a silhouette of land on the left.

Future plans

In the future, I hope to go to circus school and join the circus. I’m serious.

An aerial performer in a black outfit gracefully poses on white aerial silks against a vibrant red background, balancing with one leg wrapped in the fabric and one arm extended.

A person performs an aerial hoop routine in a gym. The background shows a wall with the words Kinetic Arts Center Circus Fitness Inspiration and colorful stacked mats below.

Aerial performer in silhouette poses gracefully on a suspended hoop, extending one leg upward, against a purple-lit background, while several seated figures watch from below.

I also hope to travel around the world helping undernourished communities build sustainable food systems.

I dream about opening my own restaurant one day, and I am planning to get my yoga teaching certification in the next year or two… we will see if that happens or not

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Hobbies

My everyday hobbies are…

Cooking for my family (and also for myself)

Aerial silks! I coach aerial arts for my job in Oakland, and I LOVE being upside down.

A woman performs an aerial silk pose, hanging upside down with her legs extended in a split while gripping red fabric in a gym with ropes and mats visible in the background.

Lyra. Trapeze. Aerial rope. Acrobatics.

Drawing and painting!!

I really like organizing things…

Eating vegetables (I really love vegetables… especially carrots…and zucchini…and SWEET POTATOES)

Taking funny photos of myself with exotic fruits

A woman with wide eyes and puckered lips holds a halved dragon fruit, showing its white flesh with black seeds. She appears surprised or excited, with natural light illuminating her face.

Yoga

Rock climbing

Volleyball! Beach, indoor, doubles, anything!

Three female volleyball players in white jerseys and black shorts are on a gym court; one player jumps to spike the ball over the net. A scoreboard in the background shows a score of 17 to 5.

Dance… YAY I do modern dance, some jazz, ballet, and contemporary

At school next year I will be working at an aerial arts studio in New York, rock climbing in the University gym, playing lots of volleyball, yoga-ing out, and dancing all of the time 🙂 Don’t worry, I’ll be studying lots too.

A young child wearing only shorts enthusiastically plays a drum set with drumsticks in both hands, against a blue wall background.

A child stands confidently on a brick porch wearing a funny costume with a fake mustache, vest, whimsical dress, white tights, and boots, posing with one hand on their hip in front of a green door.

Here is me being strange at different ages!!

At school, I lead a volunteer group that focuses on food security. We go to the foodbank and help sort produce, we help with local farms and gardens, and we hand out meals to members of the community who aren’t able to have consistent access to food. I really enjoy doing this, and it helps me see how lucky we are to have the food we do at camp and at home.

Three people stand closely together on a sunny hiking trail in a forest, smiling at the camera. Pine trees and mountains are visible in the background. One person holds a yellow water bottle.

Three smiling girls in swimsuits sit on rocks by a river, surrounded by trees and greenery. Towels and backpacks are nearby. Sunlight filters through the trees, casting dappled shadows.

Something special about me is that I have one pointy ear, and my mom says that means I am a fairy…so I am a fairy.

I also can do pretty nice one handed cartwheels.

A child in a white shirt and blue shorts does a cartwheel on a sandy beach near a lake, with docks and boats in the background and forested hills under a clear blue sky.

When we finally meet (or see each other again) ask me about my cats!

Three cats—one tabby, one gray, and one black with orange patches—are lying close together on a cushioned bench with patterned pillows and blankets.

Or about my dog, or my chickens. I would love to tell you some crazy stories about my pets.

A woman with her hair tied back, wearing a light blue sweater, stands with arms crossed, holding a phone, and looks at a colorful sunset sky over a rocky landscape.

See you on the wood chips! 😀

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