Dear World,
The fist day is over, and honestly, I'm a little relieved. Sambica is so different this year. I mean, there are a lot of Elites that aren't coming till next session, and that's fine, but I just miss them. I am excited to get to know the mentors better. The camp has changed a lot. The work is different and so were the people. Sometimes it's just hard when there was something you loved so much, and you set very high standards, and then you may even make them higher, just because of excitement and expectation, and when things fall short, it's a little disappointing. But the good thing is it's just the first day, and there is so much to do from here. So much to experience, so much to learn, and so much to love.
I must say, Elites never fail to try to have a good time. When one is down, the others try to pick them back up. And there were others who felt the same way I did, but even amongst us who were a little disappointed was a lot of encouragement, and now we're all excited for the rest of this session and the summer.
It never ceases to surprise me how instantaneously we are all there for each other. I can't wait to see how my relationship with the Elites grows and matures this year.
So the theme of this post, not a great first day, but definitely excited for all the days to come.
In Him,
Maddie Rose
The fist day is over, and honestly, I'm a little relieved. Sambica is so different this year. I mean, there are a lot of Elites that aren't coming till next session, and that's fine, but I just miss them. I am excited to get to know the mentors better. The camp has changed a lot. The work is different and so were the people. Sometimes it's just hard when there was something you loved so much, and you set very high standards, and then you may even make them higher, just because of excitement and expectation, and when things fall short, it's a little disappointing. But the good thing is it's just the first day, and there is so much to do from here. So much to experience, so much to learn, and so much to love.
I must say, Elites never fail to try to have a good time. When one is down, the others try to pick them back up. And there were others who felt the same way I did, but even amongst us who were a little disappointed was a lot of encouragement, and now we're all excited for the rest of this session and the summer.
It never ceases to surprise me how instantaneously we are all there for each other. I can't wait to see how my relationship with the Elites grows and matures this year.
So the theme of this post, not a great first day, but definitely excited for all the days to come.
In Him,
Maddie Rose
Great post, Maddie. This reminds me when I came back to sports camp after being there the previous year with my cousin. We had such a good time the year before and I missed my cousin the next year. After just a couple of days in a moment of weakness I wrote my cousin a profanity laced tirade about the camp from how bad the food was to how wierd the kids were...with just about every bad word my little pea brain could think of at 10 years old or so. Little did I know that my letter would become THE family entertainment for the evening for my cousin's whole family to sit down and enjoy. Glad you kept your blog clean ;-) Never know who's hands these things fall into!
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