Due to a strange loophole in Australian duty of care laws in approx 2006 some French backpackers were permitted to run and organise a ‘linguistic immersion camp’ in the countryside with high school kids and I signed up through school. Could have gone terribly as the supervisors were often absent or hungover but I had an absolute blast and made so many friends. We were all nerds and spent most of the time playing cards and writing down playlists for one another on scraps of paper since we had no internet access. I remember falling asleep on the bus on the way back with my head on the shoulder of another kid who I’d met days prior and feeling totally accepted and at peace. It was just before everyone had a phone/socials so once it was over I never saw them again. If anyone in the Melbourne area was at the Alliance Française high school immersion camp please HMU, I would love to chat x
Apr 26, 2024
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i went for 4 years and i wish more than anything i could go back and relive it again.
my friends are sick of my stories from then, but it holds so much of my being.
i got to be away from my parents and around new people who didnt know me along with my best friend at the time. it was a new experience and the first time i had freedom and learned how to sail. i don’t have contact with my camp friends anymore but we follow each other on instagram still.
i wish every kid the experience
Aug 4, 2024
I never EVER travel, but I saved up some money and was able to take my mom to France with me!! We visited some of our closest family friends and it was AWESOME.
Super stressful not knowing what anyone was saying but our friends helped us out. It was super cool (super hot) and hopefully I can go back soon.
Dec 28, 2024
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the air is rich with hemlock & ferns. walking around at night with just the moonlight & our voices to guide us. ummm what else. chewing on poisonous plants bc they make ur mouth feel tingly. catching frogs. it’s fun i miss it
Aug 15, 2024
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Nov 16, 2024
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I’m on the wrong side of 33 and i can tell you with utmost certainty that your 20s is the most chaotic time of your life and it’s amazing that anyone actually gets anything done during them. If you’re a type a planning type personality however I would recommend:
- if you’re the sort of person who cares about diet and fitness, establish those routines in your 20s
- live where you wanna live. Don’t live somewhere you hate because you think you’ll have more fun later cos you won’t
- get a job that makes reliable money that you can tolerate and go back to if your dreams fall through. It doesn’t have to be a dream job it just has to pay the rent and not make you sad
- don't smoke cigarettes
- use sunscreen
- be as cringe as you want. People expect it from you anyway. They won’t have as much patience in your 30s.
Nov 25, 2024
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Walking into a formal celebration and taking in everyone looking and smelling good. The smell always stays with me the most—cologne, soap, hair product, cigarettes, leather, shoe polish. Everyone so clean and proud and a little bit shy. So special.
Dec 7, 2024