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Dear Journal,<\/p>\nDear Journal,<\/p>\n
It\u2019s me again, probably for the last time before I head home. We just took our curtains down, and I\u2019m not the only one who can\u2019t believe how different our cabin looks without our bits and pieces of home everywhere. And I know I told myself I wouldn\u2019t get like this…but last night as I looked out over the point, towards that beautiful sunset over Lake Fairlee, I couldn\u2019t help but think of the last 5 years at Lochearn. I mean, there\u2019s still so much ahead of me, but I can\u2019t help but think of how much I\u2019ve grown. ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.camplochearn.com\/camp-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/journal-photo2-300x200.jpg\")
At first I was nervous about a month away from home, but now it feels like I can\u2019t imagine leaving Cabin 13\u2026<\/p>\n
This year, the month seemed to go by faster than most — I feel like for nearly all of Session 2 I\u2019ve heard the sound of footsteps stepping over the roots up and down the line every morning and every night. But now it\u2019s strange, it feels like time has almost come to a complete stop. And not to get off topic, but I can\u2019t believe I hadn\u2019t tried to water ski before this year. It felt so good to try something new, and it\u2019s another thing to take home with me. ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.camplochearn.com\/camp-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/journal-photo3-300x200.jpg\")
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Of course, what will never leave are the memories, right? From cantering on Montana, and learning to sew my first T-shirt quilt… And forgetting whether it\u2019s A-Day or B-Day, then wondering how you could ever forget… what I thought and felt, those memories will last a lifetime.<\/p>\n
Even writing this made me realize something: I still have two more months in my future at Lochearn to make a million more memories, and I wouldn\u2019t give them up for anything.<\/p>\n
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\nUntil next time,
\nRachel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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