Going to a summer camp for the first time that is six hours away from home brought some nerves. It was a sleep away christian sports camp for two weeks. Summer of 2012 I went off to Summer's Best Two Weeks with my best friend. With intense competition between the Cool Blue Galatians and the Red Hot Romans, the octatholon, swim meet, track meet, canoe meet, overnight trips, and dinning hall singing.
Immediately I loved the entire camp atmosphere and my cabin. I was with my best friend and six others girls my age and two consolers that where in college. I quickly made friends with girls of all ages. As someone who eats constantly it was hard to adjust to the rule of no food in the cabins. We also weren't allowed to have any electronics, but for me that wasn't a major issue.
I enjoyed every moment of camp and as the weeks passed I didn't want to leave. The Galatians ended up winning camp for the term and it was a great victory for us. My best friend was put on the Romans and I was a Galatian. I helped the soccer team win and I received first place in all my events in the track meet. The canoe meet wasn't in my favor when in the doubles my partner and I flipped our canoe and it started to sink into the lake.
This camp pushed me to the limit and I spent a lot of time with God. I went white water rafting as the Legend trip. which the legends where Cabin 11 and 12 for the boys and girls, which in camp is the oldest group and why we go on an overnight trip. It was a lot of fun and we named our raft the Titanic 2.0 and ironically we were the only raft not to flip over or have anyone fall out. In the end I had such a great time that I decided to go back again the next summer.
Life Lesson #19: The more time I spend away from home the more I can be myself and forget what really goes on.
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