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[evanonearth]

2 Years Later...

Drenched in Sunny Nostalgia 

WOW. Well Hello, it’s been a while since I last updated this blog and boy how life has changed. When I last published on here, it was the night before my first summer at camp, and reading back over my post honestly gave me goosebumps because little did I know what would be in store for me. Just over two years later, I’m here to tell you that summer camp was not the one off experience I thought it would be! 

I absolutely fell in love with Green Chimneys and couldn’t resist returning for a second summer. Anyone who knows me will know that I am not the world’s biggest fan of children, but Summer Camp is SO much more than that! 

Second time round I returned as a General Counsellor rather than a Photography Specialist, which allowed me to get way more involved in the camp experience. I don’t know if it was the confidence I had returning as someone who already knew the routine, or whether it was the social side of things - turning up for a second summer already knowing some of the staff (both International and American) but Camp V.2 was extra special, I really pushed myself outside of my comfort zone and spread those wings.

I honestly can’t put into words how life-changing Camp has been for me. Which I know is a shame because as this is a travel-blog, words should be the easiest part! But honestly guys, whilst life-changing might sound cliché, it’s not even a dramatic enough phrase to describe my experience. I am not the same person who left for New York that first time round. Camp was one of the best things to happen to me and it makes me emotional to think about how incredible my two summers were. 

Drenched in sunny nostalgia, my memories of Green Chimneys will always stay close to my heart. I will be forever grateful for the people I met, (some of who are now my closest friends), and the places I was able to visit. To look back at the bucket list that I first wrote whilst studying in Madrid has been a very humbling experience. I got to visit Yosemite, Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon, places I didn’t think I’d ever have the opportunity to visit in my lifetime let alone in ONE summer! Not to mention an epic road-trip up the entire West Coast and multiple weekends spent exploring NYC.  I drank wine in one of Rhode Island’s best vineyards, I learnt how to line dance at Honky Tonks in Nashville and partied during Mardi Gras and Pride in New Orleans. I sipped cocktails at a rooftop bar overlooking the Empire State Building, ran up the Rocky Steps in Philadelphia and lived my Elle Woods Harvard fantasy in Boston, and that’s not even half of it!

Leaving people who feel like family, and a place that feels like home is never easy, and boy was it hard last Summer to say goodbye to international friends. 

But, there is so much more of the world I plan to see! 

I can only hope and trust the universe that in another 2 years I’ll be looking back at this and posting again about the brilliant opportunities I’ve grabbed with both hands. 

[katelanding]

Jest rok 2017, 17 czerwca przerażona Kasia wsiada do samolotu i zaczyna przygodę, która odmieni jej podróżnicze (i nie tylko) życie na zawsze. USA 🇺🇸 Marzenie tak nierealne, że jako pierwsze zostało spełnione. Chcę pokazać Wam, że podróże nie muszą być jedynie sferą marzeń! #katelanding Dziś na story powrót do przeszłości. Czyli o moich podróżach do USA, pracy na Campach i Amerykańskim śnie 😉 #campamerica #campamericapl #campamerica69 #summercamp #stanyzjednoczone #podrozepelneinspiracji #podrozpousa #katelandingwpodróży #polskapodrozniczka #polkanaemigracji #polkawpodrozy #jakwyjechać #podrozdookolaswiata #podrozdousa #planynaprzyszłość #planynawakacje #pomaturze #studenckieżycie #zyciestudenta #balony #wspomnienie #stareczasy #zyciejestpiekne #podróżezagraniczne #wartomarzyć #wartospróbować #wartozobaczyć (w: Elks Camp Moore) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDsmx46pxWr/?igshid=18o9u1b62rryd

[marklewisroche]

Week 8 @ Trails End #summer #fun #usa #adventure #campamerica (at Trail's End Camp) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1CZoGFgEGa/?igshid=1kmx4aj6rcm6r

[marklewisroche]

Week 7 @ Trails End #summer #fun #usa #adventure #campamerica https://www.instagram.com/p/B0xBL6Jgxvx/?igshid=1jeh66as5qxfl

[marklewisroche]

Week 6 @ Trails End #summer #fun #usa #adventure #campamerica https://www.instagram.com/p/B0fNQH6Aw5T/?igshid=zj14jgki7pqd

[marklewisroche]

Week 5 @ Trails End #summer #fun #usa #adventure #campamerica (at Trail's End Camp) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0OK_ltA3gx/?igshid=11mxgh2zc21tz

[marklewisroche]

Week 5 @ Trails End #summer #fun #usa #adventure #campamerica (at Honesdale, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0OKZ4yAKWf/?igshid=1lj29eu63wejb

[marklewisroche]

Week 4 @ Trails End #summer #fun #usa #adventure #campamerica (at Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz7ES6Ug6gA/?igshid=wb4riaixzpc6