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2009年2月14日 上午11點50分46秒meaningful trip
It was 2006 that I just graduated from junior high school. I went to the U.S.A during my summer vacation. I lived neither a host family nor a boarding school. Instead, I lived with my relatives in Taxes. Without urgent schedule, I can be just like an American teenage girl there rather than a tourist .I can hand out with friends or shopping all day long. Best of all, I can attend summer camps. It was the greatest opportunity that I can experience an authentic American teenage life. One of those fantastic camps I like most was the “church camp: escape”.
Since we arrived to the campsite, counselors divided us into different teams. Initially, I was so afraid if I made no friend because of my shyness. When I was stuck over depressive emotion, a sweet girl called Anna tapped on my shoulder. Not only did she show me her kindness, but also introduce many friends for me. She was so enthusiastic that she swept my worriment away. Although, we were not at the same team, she had already inspired my motivation of discovery. Despite of the fact that I was an introvert, I decided to give myself a chance.
For the sake of Christian camp, what we have to do was read a bible and worship every morning. As far as I was concerned, it’s really awkward to sing and read for two hours. Moreover, “God’s words” are all in English, it might be a torture for me to read amounts of vocabulary. Strange to say, I love this ceremony after I experience it. In spite of reading tough English, they taught me gently and patiently. Besides, what they song were so impressive that I do like the period of “quite time”. I think it is a magic of religion. Soon after that I became one part of them.
The food was pretty simple there, especially breakfast. Such as scramble eggs, bacon and sausage were essential for them. Basically, they almost eat the same food in the morning. In addition to salad, you can hardly find other vegetables in their meals. But you could easily see bodies of meant there. I think it was because they have lots of activities to do.
You are totally exhausted after being abundant of activities. We competed with other teams through various games including swimming, arrow, Frisbee, volleyball, basketball, dodge ball and some exercise I had ever played before. All of them need team work. You can’t accomplishment missions without others’ help. It’s really a great chance for me to have fun with them.
Even until night, there were fabulous activities you could enjoy every single night. Something really special I won’t forget. For example, there was a party you wore nothing but swimsuit. It held at a swimming pool beside the playground. They also invited a rock band. People could choose to play in the water or talk to your friends. It was really awesome and I live it up at that night.
Just like we curious about the West, they were interesting in the Orient culture. For instance, they often asked me how to speak in Chinese or want me to write their name into Chinese. After getting along with those coolest guys for one week, I found it was not just a camp. To my amazement, not only their appearance but also their mind was mature than they real ages. That’s because culture and life experience made them strong. They have to face and get through it. By virtue of that reason, they completely knew what they want. Joining camps are small part of their life. It was a opportunity to cultivate themselves become a real person. Because they know studying is not the only thing in life. Something wonderful things are waiting for you to explore.