Showing posts with label Prior Experience Gets Me Ready for This. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prior Experience Gets Me Ready for This. Show all posts

Thursday, March 29, 2007

I Don't Want This Experience Yo Be Like My Camp Experiences

My adventure is getting closer and closer. In under 24 hours, I will be on my way to Minnesota. It'll be a long van ride, that's for sure- but. . . I'm used to it. It might seem crazy, but I have actually been on road trips before that were just as long.
For a few years growing up, I remember that I attended Lions' Camp for kids with visual impairments. The camp was originally located in Carbondale, Illinois- and that meant all the campers were piled on a school bus with practically no air conditioning for about 6 long hours, only making one stop during the entirre trip. For me, this wasn't easy, because I had to ascend and descend those awfully large stairs. The really low part of this experience was that I was one of a few campers who had multiple disabilities- needing a great deal of assistance at camp.
The majority of the other campers, A good majority of the other campers at this particular camp only had visual limitations. Very few of us also had physical limitations on top of being legally blind.

My Interesting Life As a Student

Springfield, Illinois, United States
I'm living in Springfield, but I'm originally from Chicago. I am now living in a group home for people who are visually impaired. Living at the Mary Bryant Home has been a huge step in my life. I am now able to get involved in activities every day. I am making lots of new friends, and I'm enjoying living with my new family. Since I'm the youngest person, I feel like I have lots of parents and grandparents, and even my best friend, who is like a big sister, to spend my time with. I don't think I'd change this for anything else in the world.