(c) photos via tumblr, graphic made by myself.
This summer has really flown by, so much has happened in what seems like no time at all, and i'm going to attempt to remember it all (or at least the most important bits) in this post. i'll start at the beginning: i left for my second summer at camp wa-klo the second week of june, full of excitement. i got to see all of my friends from around the world and meet some incredible new ones. i got a different, less-liked, vibe from the people i was working for which really sucked because they were quite harsh about pretty ridiculous things. i found out i had to come home to complete a summer course in order to graduate on time, so my time at camp was cut short. i tried my hardest to get back but was shut down my the administration time after time which turned out to be a blessing in disguise. since i wasn't able to go back to wa-klo, i took a job at a local outdoor day camp in my home town. i was really apprehensive about working at this camp because it wasn't as quality as my previous camp, but i couldn't have asked for a better way to spend my summer. i was able to re-connect with friends from high school, make new amazing friends i'd never known, and work with some incredible kids. i've never been so busy hanging out with people every other night, parties on the weekends, and overall incredible times. i was also able to spend a week in rhode island with my entire family, which is incredible in itself since i have twenty-five first cousins alone. i wasn't expecting to have a great time with my family, sadly, but i had one of the best times of my life. i was able to see my california cousins that hadn't all been with us for over five years, and it was so nice to see what kind of kids they turned out to be (all amazing by the way). i'm so lucky that i was able to have that time with my entire family, and i know none of us will ever forget it. if i'd missed out on it i would be engrossed with regret. i did take a break in the middle of it to go to the harry potter and the deathly hallows part ii premiere, which was good. it was incredible to see all of my premiere friends, and amazing to hear the cast say their goodbye to their new york city fans, and most preciously their thanks to those of us who come out year after year to support them at the premieres. having the film franchise come to an end hasn't quite hit me, but the great thing about the harry potter series is that it could never be over, thanks to the books. i'm also planning on at least an initial small harry potter tattoo! (the weasley W on my wrist) another great thing about this summer is that it's allotted me far more confidence than i'd ever expected. i've become more secure in who i am as an individual, more comfortable in doing things on my own and actually quite excited about going on my own adventures, (especially to see midnight in paris and crazy stupid love, because both were incredible) while also realizing what i want out of life. it's the small things that get me most excited, and for me they're the weight watchers venture i'm about to go on (camp kind of got in the way of giving it a true go), the idea of fresh produce and new clothing, and a new school year. i'm going to be a senior, finally wrapping up my college career and getting a move on to my real career! i'm looking into possibly nannying in the uk next summer while looking into internships or publishing jobs over there. who knows what will happen, good times and bad times will come, but i'm just excited to start really growing up and slowly becoming my own person. |
