Everything I Need to Know in Life I Learned as a Camp Counselor; or How to Be a Good Person
Apply sunscreen. Carry a water bottle. Demonstrate a passion for the activity you are instructing or facilitating. Be positive, supportive, entertaining, authoritative, and approachable—all at once, all day, every day. Think of a time when you were young and someone
Everything I Need to Know in Life I Learned as a Camp Counselor; or How to Be a Good Person
Apply sunscreen. Carry a water bottle. Demonstrate a passion for the activity you are instructing or facilitating. Be positive, supportive, entertaining, authoritative, and approachable—all at once, all day, every day. Think of a time when you were young and someone
Laowai! Part II: On My Own
The following story is the second installment in my longer piece, “Loawai!” a portfolio of stories from my travels in China. To read the first part of “Laowai!” click here. I wake up. Nothing. No Mr. Li. No food. No
Laowai! Part II: On My Own
The following story is the second installment in my longer piece, “Loawai!” a portfolio of stories from my travels in China. To read the first part of “Laowai!” click here. I wake up. Nothing. No Mr. Li. No food. No
The Charcoal Ceremony
For eighty-nine years, every summer has begun and ended the same way at Camp Abenaki. At dusk on the first night of camp, all the campers and all the staff go back to their cabins and wrap their shoulders in
The Charcoal Ceremony
For eighty-nine years, every summer has begun and ended the same way at Camp Abenaki. At dusk on the first night of camp, all the campers and all the staff go back to their cabins and wrap their shoulders in
Laowai!
The plane ride. It’s long but I get to watch movies. I don’t know whether or not I sleep because the same thoughts I have in my head invade my dreams. I make it to a hostel. Three days in Beijing partying with a sassy grad student and three dudes from England.
Laowai!
The plane ride. It’s long but I get to watch movies. I don’t know whether or not I sleep because the same thoughts I have in my head invade my dreams. I make it to a hostel. Three days in Beijing partying with a sassy grad student and three dudes from England.
Biddle Writes 