okay so i had to write an essay about a cherished destination so obvi i wrote something camp related. here it is:
My cherished destination is not really one place. Its a clipboard with some colorful string attachted to it. My cherished destination is when I am making a friendship bracelet. I love friendship bracelets. I love how they are colorful. I love how they can remind you that you are loved. I love how they can be complex but amazingly simple at the same time. But the thing I love most about them is that to make a friendship bracelet, you must take mulitple strings and weave them together as one. I think friendship bracelets are a lot like life and life is what i think about when I make them. Sometimes I think about the person I'm making the bracelet for. Other times I comtemplate how my day is going. Sometimes I think about camp and how much I miss it. But mainly I think about joy. Making a bracelet brings me joy and relaxes me. It makes me realized that not everything valuable in life can be bought. I dont know of a single person- boy or girl- who doesn't love to recieve a friendship bracelet. A simple act of giving can brighten anyone's day. Currently I am making two bracelets: one for my friend Audrey and one for someone I feel needs it. Weaving those brightly colored strings together to form something coveted and beautiful reminds me that there are things weaving together in my life that make me beautiful and coveted. My colors may be different than someone else's but that doesn't make them ugly. Many people do not understand why I make bracelets or they make fun of me during class as I silently weave. But it doesnt matter to me. Making a friendship bracelet reminds me to slow down, make the right 4 knot, pull and move on. It reminds me to give joy and recieve joy. It reminds me that I am beautiful.
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