Hell in Canada - Heaven & Hell (sitios de interés)
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Some years ago, when I was thirteen, I went to a little camp in Canada to spend a month. My principal goal was to learn English while making new friends and having a great time. But soon, that summer became hell to me.
When I arrived there, I didn't know anyone, and as it was the first time I was going abroad, I was very excited. I met some Canadian `friends´ but we didn't understand each other very well, because my English level was very low, so we could only communicate with gestures.
One day I was told that my group was going on a great excursion with canoes.The trip was to last five days, and I thought it could be a very good chance to get along with the girls.
After packing all we needed in big bags and leaving the camp to make a route through lakes, the excursion started. We made many kilometres that day, and when we couldn't continue rowing because the lake finished, we had to take the canoe on our shoulders as far as the next lake. It was a very tiring experience, and as I wasn't used to doing so much exercise, I soon found myself exhausted.
Moreover, nobody had told me about the mosquitoes. I have always hated insects , so to be surrounded by them all the time, even asleep, was hell for me. The girls I was going with were used to that environment, so they couldn't understand why I was so irritated.
The situation went worse, because I hated the food I was given: it was all precooked food packed in plastic. As a result, I had to endure five days eating just the necessary.
When we finally returned to the camp, I was happy to leave behind all the bad moments. I continued living with these Canadian girls for two more weeks, although I couldn't communicate with them very well. After that, they left and another new group of friendlier girls came to the camp.
During this holiday, I learnt many things: that language is very important for communication, that it is necessary to be patient to cope with bad situations and that it is not possible to be friends with everybody.