Hoy me he llevado una gran sorpresa cuando derrepente he visto en Wikipedia que salía Camp Becket y Chimney Corners Camp (CCC) en wikipedia, en CCC pasé 8 maravillosos veranos, 6 como camper (1984-1989), 1 como aide (1990) y 1 Counselor in training (CIT) (1991), tengo que reconocer que ha sido una de las mejores experiencias que he tenido en mi vida, estabas en una cabaña con 7 niñas americanas, por lo que no te quedaba más remedio que hablar inglés. Todavía es el día que me acuerdo de las personas que conocí allí. Hubo momentos difíciles pues estás muy lejos de casa y era pequeña, nos pasábamos el día haciendo actividades y deporte. Este año es el 75 aniversario de CCC, por un lado me encantaría ir a una gala que hay, por otro lado está demasiado lejos.
Cuando estaba en 2º de B.U.P. me hicieron hacer una composición para “Sant Jordi” y gané un premio explicando mi experiencia en el campamento, ahora voy a copiar la composición tal como la escribí:
"When I was eight or nine years old, my mother decided to send me to a camp in the EEUU, where my brother went the year before but this one was for girls.
The day arrived that I had to fly to the EEUU with my brother, cousins and some friends, during the journey I felt excited, happy, …
When we arrived at our camp we took our luggage and went to different cabins with our unit leader. At this moment I started feeling nervous, worried and afraid because I didn’t know a lot of English, so I went to sleep.
The next morning I felt as lost as a taxi in a desert All the girls from my cabin were asking me questions that I couldn’t understand. As the day passed I started feeling sadness.
During the first week I was so sad that I cried a lot, when someone talked to me I tried to understand I tried to understand her but I couldn’t, so the people started helping me, making me signs with the hands, talking to me slowly. I started feeling better and much happier, I learnt to live with new people and a lot of English.
Our unit leader was great and we loved her a lot. She sent us letters because the mail from Spain took so long. She helped us a lot during the next three weeks, I had a great time. I learnt a lot and I could understand what the people told me.
When the last time arrived I was so sad because I had to leave camp. The day after my mother come to the camp with my uncles but we continue being sad because we had to leave camp, and at the same time happy because our family was there and looking forward to the next summer.
I think that thanks to my mother, I learnt a lot of things from another country, and I had a great exprience.
I think that is the best experience that someone could have."
Realmente tengo un recuerdo maravilloso de esos veranos, creo que aunque fue muy difícil al principio debido a que prácticamente no sabía inglés, es la mejor experiencia que puede tener alguien, si algún día tengo hijos me encantaría poder enviarlos a pasar al verano a este campamento, pues la experiencia es maravillosa, conoces una nueva cultura, ves como viven personas de otra parte del mundo, aprendes un idioma, haces amigos y además te lo pasas muy bien!!
