Thursday, February 11, 2010

Lucy Marshall


My name is Lucy Marshall and I hail from a magical land far, far away. This marvelous place is the homeland for many wonderful things; you know, fish, chips, (yum), cup o' tea (any time, any place, anywhere), bad food (it's not so bad, easpecially marmite!), worse weather (um... yup, can't argue with that), Mary Poppins (and other great films such as Snatch...). If you hadn't already guessed, I live in England, or more specifically, London. This means I talk a bit funny, and no matter how hard you try, without noticing you will suddenly find yourself impersonating the way I say certain words. Just ask me to say 'banana' and you will see what I mean! I have just reached the grand old age of 24 and this will be my third summer at the fantastic Coppercreek camp and I am so stoked to be coming back!





So, a little bit about me. I was born in London and have pretty much lived in the same house ever since. It's is a pretty great place, very pretty with loads of great places to go and tonnes of amazing historical places to visit. We even have a castle in the town centre amongst the office blocks! It's pretty cool here. Everyone should come visit!


In the 'real' world (the world outside the fantastic-ness of Coppercreek), I'm working full time in order to fund a summer in California and then returning to University in the Autumn. I graduated in 2008 with a degree in History and English Literature and love nothing more than reading, writing and studying really old and boring things; like castles, that nobody else really cares about. This is one of the reasons London is so great, there is loads of history to keep me occupied! That's right, I'm a geek, but I'm going back to University to do my teaching year which should hopefully put my love for old boring stuff, and obsession with paragraphs and spelling to good use.

I love doing all sorts of 'cool' things, although not as often as I would like. This includes but is not restricted to, swimming, dancing, laughing, drawing, painting, reading, walking without any particular place to go, yoga, musicals, taking photos (mostly of clouds and trees), riding my new bike, travelling, thinking, star gazing, cloud spotting (California has some of the most amazing skies I have ever seen), climbing and kayaking. I also absolutely love everything Shakespeare ever wrote, I wish I had come up with the idea of Harry Potter first, I used to be a cheerleader at University, I use a hideous amount of adjectives when I write/talk and I enjoy rummaging through thrift stores for my clothes.

I miss everything about Coppercreek Camp. It is without a doubt my favourite place on earth. I miss the kids, the small animals, my cabin, the pool, high ropes, the scrapes and the bruises, camouflage, thumper, fancy dress, and even the food.Especially grilled cheese and tomato soup day. Last year you would have either found me at the pool all afternoon or running around after my lovely cabin of teenage girls, either worrying about them as if I were their mom (I guess I kind of was for a few weeks!), or having the most awesome fun ever with them as if I were their big sister. I can't wait to do it all again this year. I miss Friday night dances and I fully believe that rest hour should be instated in every work place. Summer can't come around soon enough!

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