Camping

 CAMPING...

 

My very first camping experience when I joined the "International Jamboree" held in Tagaytay, Philippines when I was in elementary and I was a member of the GSP or Girl Scouts of the Philippines. It was fun and challenging because we learned so many life skills: building fire, gathering firewoods, learning about wild plants and their medicinal value from the forest and mountains, learning about first aid, trails, knowing about all knots, puzzles and codes. 

Then when I was age 12, joined the PRC or Philippine Red Cross when only military dependents are allowed to go camping with them. Met new friends, including the nieces and nephew of famous news anchor "BL." What we learned here was actually a secret. lol

Camping in Canada is somewhat different in a way that it is a getaway from urban living, a vacation away from home, closer to the lake or river or closer to the beach. Camping is favorable during spring and summer but unfavorable during autumn or winter.