Ever since I was eight, I would travel to an all girls camp, during the summer, called “The Summer Camp”. The trip was an 8 hour death ride from Manhattan, New York City to Washington, Maine. The first time I arrived, I hated it, because campers could not obtain electronic devices, as mentioned before, Maine was far from my home, and lastly, my comfort zone was an urban, fast pace city, not the woods. Additionally, the camp had schedules to follow. Breakfast started at 8 am and ended at 9:30 am, then activities would last for the next four hours, after activities, girls were to go back to their cabins and rest for an hour, then go for lunch. At the end of the day cabins would bond with each other until it was dinner time (usually around 5 pm).
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After breakfast, mixed cabins would rotate activities every hour. Activities usually lasted 4 hours long and consisted of many different things, including: canoe, tennis, and even archery! Every day the activities changed. One of my favorite activities was dance. Groups had to create their own dance to perform at the end of camp. I immediately grasped on to the beats and movements, which made me enjoy the activity even more. Dancing became second nature! But for some girls it was challenging. Those who understood the dance, worked hard to improve the dance and to ensure the entire group felt comfortable. This activity genuinely contributed to my personality as a young girl. Dance was my happy place. I would dance when I was feeling down, I would dance when I was happy. I always loved to dance because I am able to channel my emotions through it. Another interesting activity was taking photos. The photo cabin was the first activity cabin at the end of the trail. To get there, I had to hike a bug infested, muddy, unpaved, seemingly-everlasting trail towards the other side of the camp. There, each group took photos for the camp’s slideshow. Since campers couldn’t have phones we took photos with digital cameras. In the meantime, we waited for the photos to hang and develop. Finally, if all of our activities were complete, we would get ready for
After breakfast, mixed cabins would rotate activities every hour. Activities usually lasted 4 hours long and consisted of many different things, including: canoe, tennis, and even archery! Every day the activities changed. One of my favorite activities was dance. Groups had to create their own dance to perform at the end of camp. I immediately grasped on to the beats and movements, which made me enjoy the activity even more. Dancing became second nature! But for some girls it was challenging. Those who understood the dance, worked hard to improve the dance and to ensure the entire group felt comfortable. This activity genuinely contributed to my personality as a young girl. Dance was my happy place. I would dance when I was feeling down, I would dance when I was happy. I always loved to dance because I am able to channel my emotions through it. Another interesting activity was taking photos. The photo cabin was the first activity cabin at the end of the trail. To get there, I had to hike a bug infested, muddy, unpaved, seemingly-everlasting trail towards the other side of the camp. There, each group took photos for the camp’s slideshow. Since campers couldn’t have phones we took photos with digital cameras. In the meantime, we waited for the photos to hang and develop. Finally, if all of our activities were complete, we would get ready for