#jack mccabe

 Today my birthday has been AMAZING!!! I love birthdays and I'm so thankful for everything that I have accomplished and how I've grown in these past years and I'm still growing & learning! A year has gone by so quick and I think its time to reflect how much has happen. This time last year I was in spring break and I just met my now ex-best friend! I missed how he used to be but because of his problems and other drama I've moved on with my life. I was sad around this time because I just got heartbroken from my ex and now we don't speak and he's changed completely and I'm glad that I'm a better person now and I've moved on with my life and leaving the drama behind me.

All I wonder is how I got here? Like before this summer my life was going down hill and it seem that I wasn't going to leave my house for another century but one of the greatest things happen to me this summer. My mom for a big surprise got me to go for a session at Frenchwoods and at first I thought it wasn't going to be great but I couldn't believe before my eyes what a blast this camp could offer me. It gave me the chance to finally burst out of my bubble and enjoy what its like to be free and meeting brand new people everyday.

  This camp help me transform from being a caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly! For the 1st session I learn what it means the value of true friendship and I got to meet people from my school that I should say are one of the funniest, strongest, and interesting group of people I've ever met! Also my counselors and other friends I've met who are from all parts of the world let me realize how special I'm really am, and for anyone to never bring me down. I raise my glass towards them because even they as adults have gone through what I'm struggling at the moment and I'll strive to do better and learn my mistakes as I grow. There are special moments and talks that I will never forget and I absolutely love how they treated me as adult with respect and letting me open up to them. Never in my life I could imagine friends actually want to be your friends.

 These people I can never repay them because they broke down my wall of insecurity and help leave the past behind! I wish I could keep contact with everyone but I hate how school is blocking my chances of communication. I LOVE YOU ALL Deeply In My Heart! Leaving camp the 1st time was devastating because I didn't want to lose that sense of happiness. I didn't want to go back to reality because of all the mess that my family has left behind and at home I had to put this wall of defense again. Another thing is even though I'll make friends at school its not the same thing because these amazing people create a deep connection with you that stays attached as a living memory as time goes by. It’s sad that your leaving them but time moves on. But what’s amazing I got the chance to go back for the camp's 3rd session.

 The minute I set foot at camp it was amazing but at the same time I immediately felt a deep change of how I'd left 1st session. I was in a different bunk with full of idiots but it was amazing catching up with my old friends. After the 2nd day of being their I got my bunk exchanged and I was glad that I was in a different bunk because they weren't acting monkeys and they will do for the time being. For many reasons I’d try my best to get along but that didn’t seem to work. Don’t get me wrong, they are funny and nice people but my goal wasn’t to be chilling with my bunk! I wanted to hangout with true friends so I focused on my friends.

 The problem with 3rd session was I wanted to relive 1st session and that’s not possible, once something is created you can't relive it and if you try in the end your just disappointed but non the less I tried my best to be happy. I met more people and I was happy I did because I became friends with kids my age and I love them so deeply! Each and everyone care about me, love my jokes, and seek my advice and in return they became part of Frenchwoods Family. But as always once you’re caught up in the joy of everything, something has to bring you back to reality and I had to leave. It wasn't as depressing as the 1st time but it was still hard for me to say Goodbye.

 I had a long talk with my four greatest friends and saying a goodbye as I call it a see you later it help me realize how much they support me, love me, and how proud they all our of my accomplishes and I never try to disappoint anyone for that matter! So I begin from day 1 to my last day, I believe a total of 30 pages and that’s not enough! But its a token of my a transformation of how far I've accomplish and I still want to grow! I miss every single one of them and I wish I could recant everything that’s going on in my life but I don't seem to have time, which by the way is really a shame! I haven't applied for the camp so far but I'm aware I can go for 1st session again! Hopefully I can stay for longer, my goal is for three sessions so it’s all up to my parents and either way I'll going so I can't wait to cherish a new experience for Frenchwoods 2011!