Audrey on Why Go to Camp?

[Audrey recently commented on the August "Why Go to Camp?" post. I thought her comment was amazing - so in case you missed it, I wanted to post it for everyone to read]

by Audrey

WHAT?! WHY GO TO CAMP?!?Only because it's the best place ever!Camp Alomont is one just of those places where the first thing you do when you get there is run screaming like a COMPLETE idiot and launch into a rib-cracking hug onto the first friend you see.lol.The first thing i think of when some1 says how was your summer is Almont.Not just because im going to start the horrors of school like 3 weeks after i get back from camp(how lame is that),cause even then a summer full of babysitting would look better,but beacause i can honestly say that Almont is where im the happiest.i mean i even learn lotsa new stuff at almont like who knows how to improvise the ending half of a chapel service that was thrown together by a bunch of insane laughing teenagers that said ok lets make this work and if it doesnt just start making up stuff,go with the flow,and hope every1s laughing by the end.And where else am i supposed 2 learn how to make 1 of those twisty gimp things,wich im still trying to figure out btw,not to mention all of the spiritual questions i ask about the bible and god and just life in general.And i love the fact that parents get let go 4 a week and every1 trusts every1 2 help a crying little kid(where else am i gonna find a buch overly hyper kids,due 2 sugar,besides my own household) Oh and come on Almont is the only place where all of the teens can make a mad dash 4 the swings,fall like 12 times while getting there,and still feel cool cause you got the swing in the shade.Even the work we do there is fun,blareing the music in the kitchen while doing dishes and having a HUGE water fight on the last day,dancing to insanely loud ipods in the the dorms while supposedly "cleaning",planning all those pranks every year that,we never seem to get around 2 any way,at like 3 in the morning,and working at the survivor store all afternoon and keeping it open just a little longer because u know that right after the last class bell those little kids are gonna come truckin across the grass and convincing u with cutesy little smiles to keep it open so they can get last minute candy. The thing i love the best about almont is my friends(which is pretty much every1 any way).I dont think their is a single person from camp that i wouldn't love to see sooner(besides cody im sick of seeing him every sunday,lol,jk).Theirs no tension of trying 2 fit in at almont,because no matter what someone there always makes you feel wanted.So,to wrap it up,almonts great because its a place where people from different places,have different ages,and would most likely travel in different social circles altogether,mesh into 1 and become a giant group of friends that you know you'll love with all your heart and remember for a lifetime.