The border is a complicated and sometimes, intense place. One way to wind down after a long, heavy day was to hang out with my incredible Backpack family. While we were there to learn, we laughed a lot and made memories that I will smile about forever. In the style of one of my favorite movies, 10 Things I Hate About You, here are the 10 things that I “hated” about this experience:
- I hated stepping outside of my cooking comfort zone.
- I hated the way my dance moves looked on Snapchat.
- I hated losing my breath from laughing too hard on the long van rides.
- I hated the deflated beds that created so many jokes in our room.
- I hated being caught as a member of the “mafia” during our silly game.
- I hated how my classmates cheated at Tenzi.
- I hated the way we all looked out for each other.
- I hated the pressure of picking the perfect song when I had the aux cord.
- I hated how my cheeks would hurt from smiling during our hilarious dinner chats.
- But mostly I hated the way I didn’t hate it, not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.
