What I learned during CIT summer
Originally appeared online in the teen series Trending - June 10, 2025.
Last summer, I participated in a seven-week counselor-in-training (CIT) leadership program with seven other girls at a camp for Christian Scientists in Maine.
Since this was our final summer in a cabin together, we made it our mission to spend as much time together as possible. This included chatting the night away.
As much as I loved the other girls, though, I wasn’t fully on board with the late-night conversations. I was often tired after days full of activities and would go to bed . . . only to be kept awake by my cabinmates, who were frequently rowdy at night. Many times, I tried to politely ask them to quiet down, before finally letting my temper get the best of me and raising my voice. Still, for most of the summer, nothing changed.
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