Updates from Camp

Session co-director and advisor Brenna is sharing a photo blog post with us today. Captions were written by advisor Larkin Christie.               We can’t wait to see the campers soon!

What is it about appreciations that feel so special to me? Is it that appreciating a person deliberately and intentionally is so rare? Especially in the heartfelt way that they are done at Not Back to School Camp, which is the only place I’ve ever participated in such a formal way. My marshmallow heart starts […]

Today is the last day of camp and we are packing away all of our things. As the space we take up shrinks down to a small lost and found, we start to get an image of what Camp Myrtlewood will feel like when all trace of us is gone. As I discussed in my […]

I woke up and realized I finally had my first dream here! It’s also the Gunch’s birthday today.   I got ready and went to breakfast, which was scrumptious as always but the exciting part of my morning was when my advisee decided to do a freaky Friday with Kennedy’s advisee. How it worked was […]

This was technically supposed to be sent off to J yesterday but I was told it could be sent at the end of the day so then I heard send it at that time and then I procrastinated and went to bed without sending it….   So anyways whats good gang its your girl Syrus […]

My name is Kyson and I am a camper at NBTSC 2025. Today was the second Variety Show and a whole lot more. It was wonderful for me; a genuinely extremely enjoyable experience and something I will never forget. I started today in the morning as all days do. I woke up back in my […]

Day 9 was a very beautiful and chill day here at Camp Myrtlewood. I started the morning doing wakeup call as that’s one of my main responsibilities as Logistics Angel, then headed to breakfast in the field with and Elijah, followed by check in and morning meeting (which was extra special because it was Will […]

I woke up in the field, cocooned in my blankets. to wake up call singing, I peek over and wave to friends across the field. Then head to my cabin to put away my stuff and brush my teeth. Breakfast was pancakes (they were so fucking good omg I love camp) I’m still recovering from […]

I woke up around 6:30am getting around 8 hours of sleep and feeling a lot less sick than I had been. After advisee, I went to Elaina’s stuffed animal meet up and introduced everyone to the future US president Baby Cat. I decided to take a break from workshops to call my little sister, but […]

Before we begin, hi! My name is Perry Browne and I am a culminator this session of camp! (2025). And co-writing this blog is fellow camper Ethan Bell.   -Perry   Field trip day is one of my favorite days of camp for many reasons, ones we will be getting into now!   So as […]