This weeks lesson is on keeping your faith in humanity. I felt a little sluggish this week (I'm going to blame it on Baltimore), but my group of gals was completely fantastic so overall it was a great week. I have one camper who this is her first week at camp. Everything to her is new and exciting. She has so many questions about all of the activities and is absolutely excited about everything. And I mean everything. I have never seen anyone so excited to go canoeing or do archery in my life. Her smile is so bright and her laughter is contagious. She has the biggest heart of just about everyone that I know, making pictures and crafts for all of her friends and family, keeping none for herself. She made a craft for one of the new AmeriCorps NCCC counselors that just joined us and also drew a picture for my mom. (How great is that? Last time I drew my own mother a picture was well over two decades ago.) If that doesn't tell you how great she is, nothing will. She also wants to talk to everyone and to know everyone's name. To have this camper call you a friend means you must be pretty great. She is a fantastic camper and I wish I would have appreciated that more during her first four days here. Good thing tomorrow is Friday and I still have one day left with her. :)
At our weekly dance tonight, one camper (who happens to be in a wheelchair) asked one of our gals (who also happens to be in a wheelchair) if she'd like to dance. And dance they did. The nurse's aid wheeled our lady right up next to him and he spent the next half hour moving the tray of her wheelchair in order to move her chair back and forth, bobbing his head to the music. Watching these two "dance" brought a tear to my eye and definitely restored my faith in humanity. There is this basic human need for us to connect with another person, even if it is two people sharing a space on the dance floor. I'm just fortunate I was able to share a little bit of that space with them.
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