<p>aight my bad, the topic made it seem like i was giving up on life or something, hahahah, but that’s not the case. I’ll lay it out for you.</p>
<p>So, my brother had cancer when he was 3 (he’s FINE now), and we’ve both attended this summer camp every year since we were 8. I’m 19 now. This summer will be my 12th year there. There are friendships there that i’ve made over the years that are just unexplainable. anyway, so I get a phone call the other day from the executive director who never attends the camp, just handles paperwork. she told me there are no spots available, whatever bs that is. So i call the director who i’ve known for years…yea, apparently I turned in my application late. They kept telling me they got my application 3 weeks after I put it in the mail. I argued with them for a while but that can only get me so far. Anyway, so now I’m on the “back up list” which MAY or MAY NOT give me a spot…but i have an internship this summer that i would have to give prior notice for if I were to leave for 5 days…so they can’t put me on the backburner and expect me to pull through. I’m just having one problem, and that’s letting go of the whole idea. i wont see my friends…</p>
<p>and these aren’t my frat brothers who we do stupid crap together…these are friends who have been impacted with similar situations like mine and we just bonded over the years…I.D.K. i’m just having a lot of trouble letting go. anybody got a word or two here? or some similar experience?</p>
<p>I’m sorry. That really, really sucks. Don’t give up yet–try to find out your position on the backup list.</p>
<p>Is there any chance of you visiting for a day or two? I spent two awesome summers at an arts camp, and my grandparents’ summer cottage happens to be a half hour away from the camp, so while I’m there for the summer I get to go back to see camp performances and catch up with my old teachers. Maybe you could arrange something similar and hang out with your friends during their free time.</p>
<p>Thinking ahead, would it be possible for you to get a job at the camp next summer as a counselor or something? That way you could see your friends, go to camp, and make some money, too.</p>
<p>hey man. yea that’s some pretty good advice, but the camp is completely nonprofit, and I forgot to mention that the first 9 years were as a camper, and the last 2 have been as a counselor. So, I’m missing out on being a counselor. I’m not even gonna get to see the kids i’ve counseled for the past 2 years. And, it sucks because I remember my favorite counselors (ahhhhhhh not to brag hahaha jk) leaving when I was a kid, and I still remember how cool they were and wish they came back. I don’t know man, i could visit for a day or two but that would be killer on my schedule since it’s 4 hours away</p>
<p>If it’s killer on your schedule to make little visits, I’d see if there was a time you could spend a whole week or something there. [Supposing you can get time off your internship, and they’ll let you stay for a little while.] They’d be getting a free pair of hands to help with some big event they do for it [or whatever… I’ve never been to camp], and you’d get to see people.</p>
<p>What grade are you in? If you’re a senior or will be soon, you will have to leave your friends at school (and I assume these ones from camp too) when you go to college, just keep that in mind. Also, the internship sounds like a much more worthwhile activity college apps-wise.</p>
<p>i’d actually find a kid who works at a camp for children affected by cancer more interesting than someone who brewed coffee for some politician/scientist/businessman all day</p>
<p>kaekae, lighten up. it’s just background information. idk man we’ll see what happens. probably is time to let go. the camp itself is only a week long which complicates things.</p>