Personal Narrative: Crane Lake Camp

I had the most epic summer ever. When school ended, my mom shipped me off to Crane Lake Camp for my fifth year. I appreciated the Berkshire scenery for a month and made the friends of a lifetime. My favorite part of camp was simply hanging out under the huge oak trees with my friends while watching the sunset. On the 4th of July, we celebrated with carnival games and a bouncy house. We played all day and watched the fireworks on the beach at night. After that, we stayed up all night watching movies. We won Fight Song, our annual lyrical competition, and that night we were on top of the world/invincible. A few days later, our group traveled to Montreal where we fought in laser tag, raced in ice skates, screamed at 6 flags, and slept in dingy dorm rooms.

When we arrived back to camp, the football coach announced that try-outs would be in 3 days. So, my friend and I arrived and compete against 30 other girls for 14 spots. We struggled until we were breathless and drenched in sweat, but we made the team! I made running back and my friend was a linebacker. Although we lost our first two games, we won the third, which was the first football game won in Crane Lake history. A week later color war broke out and I was placed on the blue team. Although my team didn’t win, we came to a close second and worked our hearts out to get there. On one of the last nights, we slept under stars on an overnight and although it was a bit cramped in the tent, we could not have been any closer together. Camp is my home away from