Little did I know.

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Little did I know.

On a January day, 2 years ago my mother came home with a bunch of information about this summer camp in the Pocono Mountains. Both me and my mother glanced through some of the information and talked about what a great opportunity this could be for me.
Although I do admit being a little scared not because I was afraid of being away from home for 21 days but because it was something new with a different culture and a different religion that from what I grew up.

The days came closer for me to go and the more excited yet hesitant I was about leaving for this camp. Although the shopping for new clothes and labeling my name on everything was fun to do I had no idea what it would actually be like to go to camp. Everyday I would ask myself, will I be the only non-Jewish kid there? How are the kids over there? Are they accepting? Caring? What will we be doing at camp? The more we got ready for the day to come the faster the year went by which meant the closer camp was about to start.
I never stayed away for 21 days in a state I have never been to with people I've never s...

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