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31 January 2021
Jack NG, Ellis '21; Photo by John Pettit
Dear Mom and Dad,

I am writing to you from my desk in my cozy dorm at Camp Brentwood IV. It’s been one week since my arrival, and I have been having the time of my life. Everybody here is super friendly, outgoing, kind, and while we aren’t allowed to leave the camp(us), I can't think of any reason for us to want to.

The food is delicious, especially considering that the food services staff feed the 520 students - plus more than 200 staff. We have eggs and bacon and sausage and breakfast cakes and waffles for breakfasts, followed by curry, and chili, and chicken fingers, and caesar salad for lunch, all topped off with steaks, or pasta, or mashed potatoes and schnitzel for dinner. We get snacks to eat in our rooms at night too - but the guys from the red house always seem to steal ours before they make it back to our dorms.

I have been playing sports here too. It's the basketball season because of the cold, rainy, and snow-threatening weather. I like basketball. It keeps me out of the West Coast drizzle, and in the warmth of the Foote Centre Gym - which is HUGE by the way.

Musical and photojournalism are my arts. I don’t think there is any better artistic combination than expressing myself on the stage through song and dance, and then letting my thoughts and feelings loose on paper, composing fortnightly news articles for the school’s website.

I find that I am always doing what I enjoy, surrounded by people who share the same passions and interests. There are very few moments that I am not having fun. Well, there is quite a bit of homework.

Most mornings, we even have classes. It would seem to be a rather peculiar thing to happen at a camp like this, but along with learning about an array of topics and subjects that I enjoy, I also learn about myself through my endeavours.

Thanks for making this all possible, Mom and Dad. I know I wasn’t super keen at first, but I’ve loved every moment here.

I hope to hear from you soon, and I will see you in a few weeks.

Lots of love, Jack

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