Camp Friends: The True Value Of A Camp Friend

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My mom would always tell me, “Make each moment count. Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment till it becomes a memory.” I have tried to live this idea and appreciate every moment of life as it comes at me. 2016 was no different. In the year 2016, I have attended school 3,000 miles away from home, moved to a new states, been to 16 new states, seen the Atlantic ocean and so much more amazing things. As this year comes to a close it is sad to see it all turn into another memory. Then I remind myself to be happy to have lived it. Looking back on such an eventful year, the highlights were not these quick moments that were here and then they were gone. My highlights have been a bunch of little moments that turn into big moments. …show more content…

This is always true of Camp Friends. Camp Friends is arguably the best thing that has happened to me in 2016. Growing up at camp, I loved the idea of not only coming to FC, but had big hopes of being able to be a Camp Friend for the college. I was able to travel all over the country this summer to places that I have never been thanks to the oppotuntiy that Camp Friends brought me. When I was standing in FC’s courtyard on January 20th with all the other camp friends I was so excited to know that I was going to be able to go on the road but had no idea who I would be sharing the experience with. When I first found out that I was going to the mid-east to states that I did not even know where to find them on a map with four other people that I had never seen before was a little disappointing. But God is so good. He knows what is best for me even when I have little faith. I have created such deep relationships with Mark, Zack, Elizabeth and Virginia that I would not trade them for the world. Spending 11 weeks with people and the only place to escape is the other side of the van, will definitely bond people. As I was traveling to places and cities that I had never been before, we were only staying in people’s homes. I now have so many connections with people in the places that I stayed that I could travel and not have to stay in a hotel. When my dad and I were driving to FC from Colorado we did not have to stay at a hotel once. We were able to stay with the people that I had met. This is one of the many reasons I am so thankful for camp friends. My camp friends group turned into a family away from home. Which being so far away from home makes me even more grateful for

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