Reflections on a Mathcamp

[fclbrokle]

This summer, I visited Mathcamp for two weeks. It was the first time in ten years that I haven't been there for the full five weeks; the first time in thirteen years that I have not been to an academic summer camp for its full duration. In my previous ten summers of Mathcamp, I missed a grand total of two days that I was eligible to attend (for a

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[fuurei]

For what it's worth, I did get the intended message out of your end-of-camp speech last year.

While I can't say I relate fully -- while extremely rewarding, being at Mathcamp has also tended to be a bit of a trying experience for me -- I found it really inspiring to see you at camp, the way you just came for two weeks and were so naturally just a part of camp, in a way that I never could've managed despite being there the whole time.

Apologies for slight incoherence, as it's 4 AM, so I'm not quite sure what I'm trying to say, but... thank you for posting these reflections; they felt really meaningful to me.

[fclbrokle]

Hehe, well, thank you for replying.

I do think that we tend to appear to fit in more easily than we sometimes do. It's not the case for me that every minute feels like "I am home" --- there are stresses and worries and so forth for everyone.

[fclbrokle]

Thank you.

[secret_panda]

What fuurei said: thank you for posting these reflections; they felt really meaningful to me.

[fclbrokle]

Thank you.