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Camp is not just a summer camp. That little bit of camp
spirit that lights our campfires is what camp is, year-round. Admittedly, for
me, it was just a place for a year or two, but six years later that spirit is
with me into the fall and then for the rest of the seasons. I find myself
living by asking myself, and others, whether actions are kind or respectful. I
think before I speak ‘Keep it CA; what if the cabin 7 girls or the cabin 4 boys
hear me?’ And then there are the little things I picked up like calling my
friends ‘Child’, which has gotten me into trouble a few times, or singing the
‘Toast!’ song whenever the topic of baked bread slices comes up. I have found
that a moral story about cute forest creatures and delinquents is not always
appreciated by my peers; High School is a scary place but a round, or three, of
baby monkey can lighten that up in a jiff (for me, at least). My CIT training
is always with me and it has made me a better person. I volunteer whenever
needed and I am first in line to help anyone who could use it. The Camp spirit
that I’ve taken with me carries me through my year and has even inspired my
future as I hope to carry on in the program as a volunteer and a counselor and,
even farther in the future, become a teacher so that I can work with kids and
make a positive impression. Camp is an amazing place but it is the memories
made and the people who bring those back that keep the sun shining on it.
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