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Formation des volontaires en 4 e freedom smartly and safely
were priceless.
itting at my desk as I try to start this story; I›m
Sstruggling to decide where to begin. More importantly, though,
Let’s keep it real. It didn’t look like much when you I feel it. When I think about
first arrived: a weathered wooden archway, a dirt camp or see pictures from
path, just wide enough to admit a maintenance camp, my body feels at ease –
truck, or an overheated school bus, but it felt like like a weight has been lifted off my
home. And we all know that whatever feels like shoulders. Through those memories, something stirs
home is sure promising. And it was in many different in me. It’s this comforting and loving feeling that
aspects. makes me yearn for those days at camp. It’s a happy
feeling. It’s a feeling that I can’t quite accurately
describe.
I still can’t say exactly what it was about that camp
that turned me into a different girl. But somewhere All the games, songs and prayers had such a
between the sweaty city limits of my boring, urban profound meaning that was beyond me. It has truly
childhood universe and the mountainous, leafy changed the way i think and see things. It gave me a
world north of my hometown, a switch occurred. place to let go of everything else in life without fear
Suddenly I was a not such a grown up girl with the of judgment. Camp granted me the freedom from
responsibilities of an adult. Time management, the person I thought I had to be. I learned that the
saying the right words etc... I learned all of that in best thing in life is to give your whole self to others.
4320 minutes. In just that small amount of time this Like I said, camp is more importantly about the
camp was able to change me forever. That number people you meet. They make camp magical. They
is quite small right? But the things we were able to make you want to come back, they change your life.
do and learn were simply outstanding. My memories revolve around the people who I was
The time and effort that was put into it is surrounded by constantly, the people who made me
flabbergasting, how everything was thought out laugh, cry (happy tears), sing, dance, smile and love.
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with such fluidity: The activities, the time and space
to explore boundaries, and learning to manage
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