Camp Synergy this time round was a vastly different experience compared to my previous camps. The first was an orientation, the second for personal satisfaction, and the third - a mishmash of new kinds of fun & nostalgia.
For one, I met my old campers whom I facilitated 2 years ago and seeing them again, 2 years later, brings a certain joy & a sense of misty-eyed pride cos they've all grown up (: (I feel like a Mom saying this.) From little campers to student leaders of the school.
Two, this group had a distinct quality about them - they've got such happy souls & the carefree smiles complete with sparkles in their eyes. And they were all so enthusiastic about everything so there was no real need for bugging/persuading. 3D2N of eating, drinking (more fruit punch than water for them), sleeping (not much), playing, cheering, laughing, working as a team to win & throwing water bombs, it's hard not get ever so emotionally attached to these kids. I sacrificed my beauty sleep & stayed up til 3am writing love notes to them la.
Also making this camp more enjoyable was the facils I regularly spoke to. One of them's my co-facil, who's also the first female co-facil I've had (makes telepathy easier). Her laugh alone makes you want to crack up, or at the very least, break into a smile. Another one that gets honourable mention is a facil whom I'd met during my first camp (: It's a very warm, reassuring feeling knowing that there's someone else who has the same ideals & motivations as you do.
The facil group this time round was much larger than SQSS, easily twice the number so as a group we didn't gel as well as I'd have liked. Lack of time, perhaps. Chemistry was also a little odd, somehow. (I still remember the SQSS one - puzzle pieces fitted together nicely, no stress, plenty of jokes & horsing around.) Within the little groups though, it was hella fun (especially teasing the older facils) (:
The major Awesome Factor this time round was meeting a familiar stranger (: A hulking, chubby-cheeked, motor-mouthed, partner-in-nonsense new friend whom I already hold dear. The scarily creepy part laid in how incredibly fast & well we clicked...how easy it was to say things I'd usually keep to myself & how I found that sense of reassurance when I realised I was going through familiar actions - reflex actions. There was a haunting 'ghost of the past revisiting' feeling, if you forgive the hyperbole. A small part of my brain's constantly whirring over the possible places both of us might've crossed paths, but so far I've been drawing a blank.
I'll be back for the next camp. & the next. & the next. As much as possible (:
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Srsly though, I strongly encourage everyone/anyone to go. It's Awesomely Amazingly Fun! :D
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