
Daisy is athletic and taken by surprise by Joel, who is as intriguing as he is confusing. Violet is artistic, confident and head over heels with James, who is definitely off-limits. I loved the first gathering, because I knew it meant my time-my time-had finally started.Three sisters try to figure out themselves and their relationships with each other during their last summer together at Camp Callanwolde.Ĭalla is ambitious, smart and obsessed with her longtime crush and never boyfriend, Duncan. The last four summers, Camp Callanwolde has been this totally magical place for me, this place where I’ve been free and excited and sort of. I am so glad I didn’t go the standard route and just become a counselor like most everyone does after gradua- tion, but went for it and applied for junior assistant to the direc- tor.

Now that this is second session, and I’ve had four weeks and a first group of campers to learn a lot of the ins and outs around, it’s even better. It’s more like an anxious excitement: Is the sound working properly so that it cuts out Deena’s headset mic when the new instructors are talking into the handheld one? Is every- thing running in the kitchen the way it’s supposed to so that lunch will really be ready on time? Did Nathan go get the new bow he needs for archery this afternoon, or did that never get fully explained to him-that it was his responsibility, and that he’d just get reimbursed by the office? All this background stuff, it’s so cool to know, and to help make happen. 16 Now, being behind the scenes, it’s still exciting, but in a dif- ferent way.

Meant you were going to be together for the next three weeks and you were going to learn things and discover yourself and tough it out during hard times and it was all so-promising and exciting and great. Terra elan mcvoy together as a cabin, it really meant something. You’d had some time to make alliances in your cabin and sniff people out the night before, but now, sitting You’re seeing all your old friends and check- ing out the new ones. There’s always some- thing about this first morning session, the first gathering of camp, that’s hugely exciting. Maybe it’s because this was when Dun- can and I first noticed each other four years ago, when we had that I Need to Know You moment during warm-ups that I’ll never forget: bopping around with our cabins, our eyes meet- ing, and that total recognition between us of You look like a fun person. CALLA As a camper, this day was always my complete, absolute, total favorite.
