No-one can prepare you for what comes next...
First of all, leaving camp will more than likely be the most emotional you've ever felt. It’s saying goodbye to friends you’ve gotten so close to but live on the other side of the world and the uncertainty of not knowing when you’re going to see them next.
After having a surreal summer of making incredible memories and having no worries it’s now time to return home... to a land where no-one understands camp and your friends will love to take the mick out of you saying “wait you went to camp?????” as if you haven’t heard it 1000 times already. Don’t get me wrong, you’ll be so excited to see your friends, family (& mostly your dog) again, but you’ll soon come to realise that people don’t understand camp life unless they’ve experienced it themselves.
Going home can be difficult to adapt to after camp, you’re often returning to the same uni course and same job even though you’ve developed so much as a person. On the other hand, your home life can be shaped and affected by camp, I have multiple friends who have changed their entire career paths after being at camp, going on to study courses such as Learning disability nursing and social work at university.
Personally, I questioned my career path multiple times at camp and ended up coming home and getting a job through one of my camp friends. Now I’m a support worker for kids with additional support needs and 3 of us from camp work for the same department.
I promise you it’s worth it but I’m not going to hide the fact that post camp depression is real no matter how many times people tell you it isn’t.
The only thing worse than camp goodbye's are airport goodbye's... (we were smiling through the tears don't be fooled)
In camp spirit,
Tasha xo
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