"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered."
-Nelson Mandela
After these past few days, I can safely say that Disneyland is wrong to claim it is the happiest place on earth. In my opinion, it is Camp Balcones Springs. I went down there on Tuesday for a counselor reunion, and the moment I stepped out of the car, all the second thoughts I was having about working there a second summer vanished. This is where I belong. It was so great to be reunited with close friends and just spend time together and relax. Tuesday we ate dinner, worshipped, and stayed up til about 2 in the morning talking. Wednesday we had a devotional, played 3-Ball (a game played on a baseball field involving a kickball, frisbee, and softball), and had lunch out by the lake. After lunch, a few of us drove out to the ropes course because we had missed it. That night we took a hay ride out to Lake Travis and watched the most amazing sunset. The sky literally looked like it was on fire. After dinner we worshipped and hung out more. We played knockout a lot (a game played on a pool table involving the 8 ball and the cue ball) and it got extremely intense. People legitimately got injured. Thursday we woke up, had a devotional, ate brunch, and then it was time to say goodbye. This wasn't very hard to do because I knew I would see these people soon. I'm just so excited to be going back this summer. I'm only going to be there for the last 2 terms, or 5 weeks. I wish I could be there the whole summer, but I really need to get started on building up my resume and getting an internship. UGH growing up. Why can't the real world wait?
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Amen to everything you said. I knew I missed that place but didn't realize just how much until I was there. Gah. I wish we had a full week instead of just three days. I loved every minute of it. And yes people did get injured playing knockout. I have bruises and a carpet burn. haha Alex and I just taught his girlfriend how to play over at our church where we hang out a lot. We played some intense rounds. So fun.
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