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1、WhenIwas9yearsold,Iwentofftosummercampforthefirsttime.Andmymotherpackedmeasuitcasefullofbooks,whichtomeseemedlikeaperfectlynaturalthingtodo,becauseinmyfamily,readingwastheprimarygroupactivity.Andthismightsoundantisocialtoyou,butforusitwasreallyjustadifferentwayofbeingsocial.You
2、havetheanimalwarmthofyourfamilysittingrightnexttoyou,butyouarealsofreetogoroamingaroundtheadventurelandinsideyourownmind.AndIhadthisideathatcampwasgoingjustlikethis,butbetter.Ihadavisionof10girlssittinginacabincozilyreadingbooksintheirmatchingnightgowns.Campwasmorelikeakegparty
3、withoutanyalcohol.Andontheveryfirstday,ourcounselorgatheredusalltogetherandshetaughtusacheerthatshesaidwewouldbedoingeverydayforthetestofthesummertoinstillcampspirit.Anditwentlikethis:R-O-W-D-I-E,that’sthewaywespellrowdy.Rowdy,rowdy,let’sgetrowdy.Yeah.SoIcouldn’tfigureoutforthe
4、lifeofmewhyweweresupposedtobesorowdy,orwhywehadtospellthiswordincorrectly,butIrecitedacheer.Irecitedacheeralongwitheverybodyelse.Ididmybest.AndIjustwaitedforthetimethatIcouldgooffandreadmybooks,butthefirsttimethatItookmybookoutofmysuitcase,thecoolestgirlinthebunkcameuptomeandsh
5、easkedme,“Whyareyoubeingsomellow?“Mellow,ofcourse,beingtheexactoppositeof“R-O-W-D-I-E”.AndthenthesecondtimeItiredit,thecounselorcameuptomewithaconcernedexpressiononherfaceandsherepeatedthepointaboutcampspiritandsaidweshouldallworkveryhardtobeoutgoing.AndsoIputmybooksaway,backin
6、theirsuitcase,andIputthemundermybed,andtheretheystayedfortherestofthesummer.AndIfeltkindofguiltyaboutthis.Ifeltasifthebooksneededmesomehow,andtheyarecallingouttomeandIwasforsakingthem,butIdidforsakethemandIdidn’topenthatsuitcaseagainuntilIwasbackhomewithmyfamilyattheendofthesum
7、mer.Now,Itellyouthisstoryaboutsummercamp.Icouldhavetoldyou50otherjustlikeit,allthetimethatIgotthemessagethatsomehowmyquietandintrovertedstyleofbeingwasnotnecessarilytherightwaytogo,thatIshouldbetryingtopassasmoreofanextrovert.AndIalwayssenseddeepdownthatthiswaswrongandthatintro
8、vertswereprettyexcellentjustastheywere,butforyearsIden
