Viva La Vie Campamento

First, can we take a moment to admire that fail of French in the title? Maybe it's some ridiculous combination of Spanish and French. Well...I take Spanish, so the French half just isn't up to the standards of actual language.

Anyways, I can think of at least five friends off the top of my head who are leaving today. On one hand, this makes me happy. Obviously, they're going to have a blast at all of their many camps of fun. But on the other hand, I will miss them all tremendously. I have a full week before any of my summer activities kick in. I've been hastily writing letters to all who'll be going, hoping that they'll arrive early on. Once in a while I get a lonely feeling when everyone else is having that "Old-fashioned-camp-experience" away in the woods, and I'm here before Charles River starts.

In general, camp is fantastic. I know someone who wrote a whole essay on the importance of summer camp. I couldn't agree more. It's an experience where you get to be away from your house and family for long periods of time in an environment that isn't school. And that's a pretty rare occurance. Plus, the friends we make at camp are unlike any others. There's just something about the summery-smelling air and long days that make everything more awesome. You try new activities, wear whatever you feel like, and send and receive letters. I already said this, but I just LOVE letters.

Speaking of camp friends, I just saw some for a full 20 hour block yesterday :). And I tell you, that makes me more happy then basically anything. When I'm around them I'm filterless. People like Katharine make me laugh so hard that my stomach hurts. People like Leanne both impress me and scare me, in a good way of course. People like Erin, Franny, Miranda and Anna remind me that there are hints of CRCAP in Needham every day. And we're all in the same area we're just 100% honest and say whatever we're thinking. Of course, this can be a problem since when I come back from visiting I'm still blurting things out to my normal [is that even true? Probably not] friends. They sort of look at me like I should be put into a quiet room somewhere.

To wrap things up, summer encourages me to be a little more carefree. I splurged on iTunes and bought ten songs without even really thinking about it. All the days sort of blend together, and it puts you in a very relaxed happy mode. My camp (a creative arts day camp, and the best darn thing in the world) is starting last week of July, and that's coming right up. Around this time of year I just get a very positive feeling about things.