After living in the concrete jungle of Manhattan, it was a great opportunity to retreat to the green state of Maine where I spent my fourth summer at Camp Takajo. In Naples, Maine, you never hear honking horns, sirens screeching, and never get caught in traffic jams. As the buses rolled into camp, we were greeted by counselors who brought us to the cabins where we would be living for the next seven weeks.
Takajo offers many different activities ranging from soccer to sailing and lacrosse to photography. The counselors encourage you to try a wide variety of activities and as a result, get you to try new things. Before my first summer at Takajo, I had never tried sailing. Now, making my way down to the dock and hopping into a sailboat is my favorite activity at camp.
Although Takajo is a sports camp, it also offers many other activities such as canoeing, video, woodworking and photo. I had an amazing experience this past summer on a project I worked on in Photography. I took a panorama photo of the Takajo waterfront and started working. I spent the next several weeks laboring over my masterpiece, an enormous 5ft by 2ft collage. It was a fun experience and I was happy to tote it back to New York and hang it in my room.
After archery, lacrosse, laughing with my friends, movie night, and white water rafting, it was finally time to go back home. It will be difficult to return to the concrete jungle and to daily activities of homework and exams, and sitting in a classroom all day instead of being on a lake.
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