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Pulling into the lush campus, there is this massive white dome-shaped building masked in hexagons. Nearby is a ten-foot-tall yellow rubber duck with a pair of big black shades. Groups of teenagers wearing the same bright colored t-shirts are taking group pictures in front of the massive duck. Starting from the door of the building, an everlasting line of enthusiastic and nervous kids wait with their equally as enthusiastic and nervous parents to go inside for the week that will shape their life. The blazing sun beats down on the stand-still statues. Luckily, adults are moving down the line, supplying people with water to quench their desert-dry throats. Entertaining the impatient statues, young councilors, with outrageous looking hats with …show more content…

Heading out of the auditorium, the upbeat councilors guide the confused campers to the hallway, where they design their nametags. Sitting down at one of the many tables covered in markers, the campers decorate their name tags with as many squiggly lines and dots possible. Once done, it is time to find their dorm room. Parents help drag the top-heavy bags and bedding up as many as several flights of stairs into a compact dorm room. After setting up the new home for the week, it is then time to say goodbye. Teary-eyed parents hug their statue-like teenagers who are waiting for them to leave already. After about five minutes, the parents finally get into their cars, and drive away. The week has officially begun. Having full independence, the campers are left utterly confused because they do not know what to do without parental guidance. Being teenagers, they decide to go to the camp store, with walls lined with items. Shelves are full of sweatpants, shirts, and jackets; counters are covered in water bottles, bags, more t-shirts, bandanas, and much more; and baskets are filled with flashlights, pens, keychains, and stickers. What seems like endless items to buy fills the teenagers with happiness. After twenty minutes of walking back and forth through the narrow room, most teenagers come out with just one shirt. It is now getting close to the opening ceremony. The campers from the store walk down

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