The Grey Album

Camp Manitou is a safe haven for those not usually accepted by the norm of societies standards. With open arms campers and counselors welcome all people of all backgrounds and walks of life. From skit night to the mud hike or cabin time to field games, campers are allowed to express themselves however they feel is needed. If that means wearing a pink tutu or metallic gogo pants around their head, it is highly encouraged. Having been a camper for seven years, being able to work there was a dream…

Float on With the wind calm and the lake reminding me of glass, I cast out, hoping for once I would catch something that was a little more marvelous than a bloody catfish. I had the sun shining down on me, allowing my reflection to be seen in the water. The day was absolutely stunning, with the sun beating down on me sitting on that dock. The smell of gasoline from the boats and the sound of geese and ducks all around. Seeing the clear water glisten and the movement of the fish beneath me made…

The day I wish I could relive is the day that my family and I landed in Germany for part of our summer vacation. This was a special day for me because it was my first time out of the country, and my dad is always talking about when he would always go to Germany when he was a kid. He has a lot of family members there, his mom was born in a town near a huge city called Hamburg. When we landed we had to get our bags from the baggage claim. Then we had to go buy train tickets because the hotel was…

Final Assignment Narrative essay I was so excited that this day had finally arrived. I was meeting up with my long-time friend Katherina at our favorite coffee shop to catch up. I hadn’t seen her in over a year and we were finally making the time to see each other. I texted her two weeks ago asking her if she wanted to meet up over coffee at Café Myriade on St-Catherine’s around 2 o’clock and she happily accepted the invitation. I got to the coffee shop a couple of minutes early, I took a seat…

It started out like any ordinary summer vacation, Mikayla and I going on our annual vacation where we go to Byron’s Bay and have a good time together, but little did I know something terrible is going to happen. “Woohoooo” shouted Mikayla out of the window as we passed the ‘welcome to Byron’s Bay!’ sign, I laughed and shouted along with her. We always get the exciting thrill coming back here even though we’ve been coming here together since we were only 10 years old. But this time it’s…

After Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, I realized how grateful I am for my parents. They would sprint through the Sahara Desert wearing winter clothes while holding a car battery for my siblings and I. Although, my parent aren’t rich, they make sure my siblings and I are fed and have a roof over our heads. At times my sibling and I may act ungrateful but we all love and care for them On August 26th, Hurricane Harvey made landfall, but it didn't effect the Richmond area yet. To lighten the mood,…

Hanging out with Shelton almost everyday this past summer had its perks. We did a lot of fun and spontaneous things. 10 pm one night Shelton and I came up with this great idea to watch the sunrise up Mauna Kea, so we got our things ready, took a short nap and made our way up the mountain around 3 am. Unfortunately we were unable to get the full experience of watching the sunrise, as we had to leave early because I had a soccer game to attend at 8 in the morning and Shelton had to work on the…

“St.Lucy’s home for girls raised by wolves” by Karen Russell and “Letter 7” by Raine Rilke both strongly encourage self-development prior to interpersonal deep rooted relationships. These authors wrote about the same central themes but used different perspectives in accordance with what they most thought would impact the reader most.Both texts support a central theme; the more virtuous life is lived the more flourishing it will become. This theme can be broken down into two sub-themes (of which…

The East Coast trip Over, the summer I went on many exciting adventures/trips but today I am going to tell you about the East Coast trip. I very was excited for this trip as I would be gone from home for two weeks and would visit 3 states that I had never been to and florida. The first city/state I visited was Atlanta, Georgia this was my first time coming to Georgia. I stayed in Atlanta, Georgia for 3 days. The day after we arrived in Georgia we went to the Atlanta, Georgia zoo and saw…

Essay 3 Let’s Think of the time you had to lie. Was it easier than to tell the truth? We all know that there are different types lies. There is the bold face lie, the big lie, the little white lie, and the cover-up. Sometimes we all need to lie once in a while, but lying all the time is not ok. By saying that being a lair is not the best way to live. Personal experience has determined to me that lying is necessary, may be needed, at the time; can also come back and haunt you. One…