By Nell Choi, age 16 I first glimpsed Nina S, 17, through the 5-year-old photo of her walking barefoot with her arm around now Upper Camper Maxanne W-S’s shoulder. The two were together at “family camp,” where WriCampia staff brought their kids
By Layla K. and Azadeh C., age 12 10 years ago on a night like any other… Knock. The first door. The patter of steps, similar to a gallop, across the wooden platform in front of the bunk. Knock. The second door.
By Sophie Katz, age 16 Many campers and staff had never heard of Peru, Massachusetts until they stepped off the bus. This article may even be your first time knowing where our camp is located! Perhaps you’re still questioning to yourself whether
By Thúy Holder-Vinh, age 15 Every afternoon at 2pm, campers run down the hill, past the art center, to the crystalline blue lake for Waterfront. Lake Ashmere is a crucial part of camper life and is the main attraction of Waterfront every
By Maya Savard, age 14 On the way back from the pool party, my friends and I discovered a toad that looked like it had been hit by a golf cart. He was hanging to the last threads of life. There was
By Sebastian Gonzalez, Age 11 Instructor Jem, Puppet Polly, and I connected at the picnic tables between the dining hall and the soccer field for a short conversation touching on their camp experiences and the power dynamic between them. Polly spoke stridently
By Leena Rajtokia, age 13 It was 2022 and I was 11 years old, watching my idols, the Swedish Fish band, walking up the gravel pathway to the cafeteria. After many rounds of frantic whispering, my friends and I asked them to
By Amelia Hegsted, age 14 As many people do at some point of their lives, I struggle with my mental health. It impacts me daily—my way of thinking, my motivation, my energy levels, etc. It even affected my writing of this article
By Amelia Hegsted, age 14 It is no secret that WriCampia is a pretty queer-friendly space, but as a first-time camper I wanted to know just how queer-friendly it was. To learn more, I conducted two surveys. In my first survey, I
By Maxanne Wallace-Segall, age 15 This year, as campers poured into the dining hall for their first breakfast of 2024 WriCampia, they were hit with disappointment, and in some cases, genuine fear, as to what they would do without the availability of