Texas A Soccer Camp Reflection

After several years of saving up for a soccer camp at Texas A&M University, family and I finally accumulated the amount required for attendance. The camp was held in the summer of 2012 by several elite college coaches and trainers. The camp attracted serious and talented players. At the time, I was fourteen years old and had never been exposed to people that weren’t from the same region as I was. The furthest I had ever traveled was San Antonio so I didn’t know what is was to interact with people that viewed the world differently than I did. Prior to the trip, the most prominent worry I had was whether or not I’d be able to compete with the athletes around me. On the way to College Station I realized that above all else, I should worry about getting along with my fellow camp-mates due to the fact that one can have all the talent in the world, but if getting along with …show more content…
Their cash seemed to never run out. I knew I was the only one who had saved up for years just to be able to pay the initial entry fee. I felt intimidated being around kids that were used to big houses and fancy cars. At one point I overheard a group kids talking about the vehicles they were set to receive in a year at the age of fifteen. The concept of receiving something before working for it was foreign to me. I felt out place and thought it’d be impossible to make new friends or even start a conversation with another athlete in attendance. It wasn’t until we got onto the field I that was able to connect with my fellow campers. After the first practice session I proceeded to eat dinner with the same group of kids who were talking about obtaining new vehicles when they turned fifteen. Even though all we had in common was the love of soccer, it was all we needed to become friends. We began to go off on conversations that would go on for hours about our lives at home and what made us who we