A Letter From a Camp

Dear Mum and Dad,

I am all right. I like the camp very much. It is near a beautiful river in a green forest. There is a volleyball ground and a sports ground. We look after the gardens and water the flowers. In the center of our camp there is a square. This is the place for camp meetings.

We get up at 7 o’clock and do morning exercises. After that we wash, make our beds, and go for our morning parade. After breakfast, some children go to the forest.

After dinner we must sleep, but it’s difficult to sleep in the daytime. When the girls begin to talk, the door of our room opens and we hear, “Who isn’t sleeping?” There is no answer — we are all “sleeping.”

After two hours of rest we have a glass of milk or coffee and eat bread or a cake. Then we read or draw, play table games, volleyball, or basketball. In bad weather we can read books, write letters, prepare dances and songs for evening parties, and do other things. We have dances, games, or films after supper. Then, after the evening meeting, we go to bed.

Please write if you are coming on Sunday.

Well, my letter is too long today, but I have so much to tell you.

Love,

Lena