We are finding it increasingly difficult to live among
twelve best friends with such conflicting personalities. It takes a conscious
effort to get along and keep ourselves from killing each other at times. It is
so easy to get caught up in our own conflicts and drama that forget why we are
here. Though all our reasons are different, we forget that our goals are all
the same. We came to fill our person legend and become stronger people in the
process. We came for the adventure, the scholastics, and the change. ECOEE is a
hell that we all need in our lives, and for whatever reason we are accepting of
it. We can see that light at the top of the well- our feet are submerged in the
water and we see no possible way out. The slippery walls are intimidating and
frankly, we don’t know how to climb.
Today, we spend our last day in civilization. We
indulged ourselves with our last warm meal free of dehydrated cheese and TVP.
We even took a trip into a nearby town to do our touristy things and have some
college-kid fun. Today, we put aside our mountains of homework to just be here
with each other. Understanding the importance of getting done what needs to get
done so that we have time for ourselves is something we are well versed in now.
I mean, we are “recreation” majors after all.
Tomorrow marks the beginning of what may be the longest,
but hopefully the shortest, twenty-eight days of our lives. Of course we will
encounter the most extreme fears, conflict, and stress along the way. It will
be hard to remember why we fell in love with the outdoors while the mosquitos
nag in our ears, and it will be easy to forget how these people sitting next to
us care and love us. We’ll surely need daily reminders; positivity to keep us
going, laughs to keep us sane, and hugs to say, yes- we are all people who need
hugs once in a while. So when we are angry, upset, tired, frustrated, and
pissed off… Look to the person on your left, the person on your right, and know
WE are all in the same boat.
-Cassidy Depoy
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