New Year

I write this during a little break that I have this weekend. I have been working at a summer camp all this time, so blog posts have not exactly been on my mind! But as the summer is coming to a close, and I have to report in just 3 weeks to my CA duties on campus, I've been thinking about what summer break is, and how it feels to be so close to heading back to school.

I believe that summer break is an absolutely awesome opportunity to take time to explore yourself, and explore things outside of what you study in school. Of course people look for internships or research experiences, but these provide so much more than just school does, because they allow growth through new experience. Like I said, I've been at a summer camp, specifically a Bible camp. No, this is not the place where I am going to share my faith or what I've learned about God, but I am going to share what this experience has done for me moving forward in college, beginning an extremely busy year at school.

Working at camp has really helped open my eyes to what the world can be like when everyone allows themselves to be on equal footing, and have a common goal; in this case, that goal was to serve the campers and help them. I've learned so much by interacting with all of these new people, and have also learned a lot about myself from campers. When you're around people and in charge of people for 23 hours a day for 6 days, you get to know each other well, and who you really are starts to come out. That was fun for me, and it is fun for me to see in other counselors who are figuring out what they want to do outside of camp.

I've been so lucky to be so supported by people, and I've learned so much about working with others that I hope I can bring back to school and share through being a CA. I know this post isn't very well-written, but what I want to say is to enjoy your breaks from school, explore new areas of yourself and create interest in other things. Grow from new experiences, and don't be afraid to take on a new challenge during the summer!

As far as going back to school goes, this summer flew by. I'm excited for what school has to hold, but I'm also afraid I might be shocked when I go back, as camp is such a reviving, inspiring and relaxing place to be. I hope my excitement grows, and I will be prepared for the onslaught of classes and responsibilities that I have coming my way. I hope that I learned this summer to be prepared, to be flexible, and to face obstacles with strength. I hope everyone who reads this has enjoyed their summer and learned something new about themselves, and is prepared to head back into school and do awesome!