{"id":2495,"date":"2014-07-09T13:58:39","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T17:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ezermizionusa.org\/blog\/?p=2495"},"modified":"2014-07-09T13:58:39","modified_gmt":"2014-07-09T17:58:39","slug":"im-nervous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/im-nervous\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m Nervous…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Menachem Weiss, a \u201cspecial\u201d teen, reports every week to Merkaz Ha\u2019inyanim on an angle of life that he alone can talk about
\nWinding Up the Summer
\nShalom dear readers!
\nIt\u2019s that time of year and I\u2019m nervous again.
\nEzer Mizion\u2019s retreats for CP guys like me are fantastic. They\u2019re a lot of fun. Being with friends who share the same experiences is\u2026well, I have no words to describe it. But still I get nervous. \"pr<\/a>
\nOne retreat is always not so far from home, and if there is a problem, someone from my family can come right away.
\nI\u2019ve been going to these retreats for many years now, since I was a little boy. And each year I arrive feeling tense.
\nThere were years when my counselor continued with me for a few years and I knew what to expect. But the last few years, it turned out that they changed my counselor every year. I had fantastic counselors and I got along with them excellently. They understood me and went along with all my manias. But each time, in the middle of the year they got engaged and then I had to get used to somebody new. That\u2019s hard. When you\u2019re dependent on others for every little thing, having a counselor that\u2019s understanding is crucial. I try telling myself that all the Ezer Mizion counselors are wonderful human beings. They all come out of the same Ezer Mizion mold. But then I get nervous. Maybe this year\u2019s counselor will be different and we won\u2019t get along\u2026
\nI made up my mind that I wouldn\u2019t go to the retreats any more. But what happens is that by the time the next retreat comes along, I change my mind, because all in all, it\u2019s the only real fun experience I have in the summer. It\u2019s the only place where I meet my old friends, whom I\u2019m very attached to. I also like the steady retreat staff very much and I\u2019m happy to see them again every year.
\nThe other retreat is pretty far. That makes me even more nervous \u2018cause if there is a problem, my family can\u2019t come. We go in a bus outfitted with a ramp and remain in our wheelchairs for the trip. It\u2019s pretty comfortable but I wish it were a shorter trip to the site because I tire easily. The retreat lasts four days—four absolutely wonderful days. They call it a trip but I call it a retreat \u2018cause we sleep over like in a camp. The campus was the best they could find but there are still problems for the handicapped, especially the bathrooms. My attendant is coming with me so I\u2019m not worried about managing. Well, not more worried than usual anyways.
\nWhen all is said and done, everything almost always works out for the best. Every year, I get used to my counselor and enjoy every minute. So, right now, I\u2019m in the tense stage that comes before the retreat, and I hope that this time too, everything will be all right, b\u2019ezrat Hashem.
\nUntil next time,
\nMenachem Weiss<\/p>\n

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