Who knew ten teenage girls could completely change my perspective. Maybe it was because of the sudden weight of responsibly, or maybe all the doubts in my mind, but two weeks spent on a camp in charge of ten girls forced me to think, doubt, worry, and learn. It was the end of the summer, a summer which I had spent training for this position. Now it was my chance to show what deep down, I knew I could do. The camp director had called me and asked me to come back to camp and be a full time counselor for the final two weeks of camp. The encounter was friendly and appreciative, but the fear I felt the next day seemed to overshadow the praise. I had to become a leader, and I only had 24 hours to do so.
There I sat, 10 am, my legs criss cross and
There I sat, 10 am, my legs criss cross and