marcicat | wait, really?

This morning I had one of those moments where a picture (in this case of a lake) suddenly sparks a memory of something and you think, ‘wait, was that real life?’

I saw the lake and I thought, ‘hey, that’s like that lake from the camp we went to in eighth grade!’ And then I thought, ‘wait, they really just dropped a bunch of eighth graders at a camp for a week and hoped nothing would go wrong???’

(I mean, if I’m remembering correctly, one person got injured pretty much immediately, and several people were sent home for undisclosed reasons.)

Also, I’m sure there were actual activities, not just a week-long free for all. But — and my now!brain is stuck on this part — NO MAP!

(Since I lack both navigational ability and environmental orientation, I am *constantly* surprised by arriving places. To me, this is how movement through space works: 1) begin at current, familiar location; 2) begin moving; nothing looks familiar; 3) I could be anywhere right now; have I ever been here before?; 4) mind is blown when I suddenly recognize surroundings at destination.)

I mean, the up side of this is that I can visit the same trails again and again without getting bored. Which is great!

But it also means that maps are Very Important. I can’t believe they didn’t give us a map!

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