We have two major events happening in the next two nights here at Camp Ballibay: tonight is Band Night, and tomorrow night is the Dance Concert, both signaling the end of the Rock and Dance Intensive sessions. As a counselor in a cabin with four campers falling into the previously named categories, I am definitely having my emotional heartstrings tugged as this week draws to a close. I'm just not ready to say goodbye, and neither are the campers who will still be here one more week (or for the rest of the summer!) For example: right before the Intensive campers arrived in my cabin, I wondered how close the girls in my cabin could get with each other. But I have to be honest with you...I totally underestimated (or maybe just forgot!) the manner in which 12 and 13-year old girls bond and form friendships. In the words of Maya P., the next two days are going to be "heartbreaking," because she just doesn't want to have to say goodbye. They've already exchanged email contact, phone numbers, and home addresses and posed for countless pictures together, but it doesn't make it any easier.
The upside to all of this? Every single one of them is already planning out cabin requests and bed arrangements for when they come back and live in a cabin together next summer, in addition to reminders of, "Bring that sweater back next summer! I totally want to borrow it!" or "Let's take guitar lessons together next summer! We can play at the bonfire!"
Amidst the melancholy moments as Ballibay prepares to bid farewell to the Rock and Dance Intensive campers, we're still finding some spots of sunshine. More to come after Band Night and the Dance Concert!Elizabeth C.
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