McCall Trip

I enjoyed our trip to McCall. The week before I had been extremely stressed and overloaded with homework. I found myself spending late afternoons and nights in the library almost every day. I had a lot of fun ice skating and hanging out around the cabin. So it was very beneficial to me to be able to relax and not think about school. However, despite all the fun and relaxing moments, I thoroughly despised the "sessions." I found it a complete waste of time to talk about something I was taught in 8th grade. I've been going to lectures about diversity and equality all my life and I'm seriously getting sick of them. It's like teaching a fish to swim. My parents raised me to ignore the boundaries of race, religion, and whatever else other people believe sets us apart. I truly do not see the difference between me, a Caucasian, and a black kid. Therefore I find it a complete illogical waste of time to be filling Lifetime Rec's programs with these speeches, lectures and, sessions. We've been on the earth long enough to comprehend the lessons you're trying to teach us, the first time you teach them. I joined this program because a friend who participated in it last year brought up a lot of hype and strong feelings about it. She told me, "this is something you will definitely enjoy." After camping with her for years and mountain biking across southern Utah, I knew she was pointing me in a direction I would enjoy. As we close in on the end of the semester, I will be going home to my family for Christmas. When they ask me around the dinner table, "so what type of things did you RECREATION dorm group do?" All I can really tell them about is inner tube water polo, mountain biking, and our trip to McCall. I enjoyed the trip, because of the fun we made for ourselves, not because of the program designed for us. I don't mean to sound ungrateful, just stating my opinion. I appreciate the time and effort put into the trip by the staff.