See Me at CIMI / Sabrina Malinda

See Me at CIMI


By Sabrina Malinda

When I am at CIMI, I feel people can truly see me. This is a photo of me wearing a shirt that has my camp logo on it. I took this self portrait, because my camp represents me in many ways. There, I am able to try new things that I would not feel as comfortable doing in my normal environment. At camp I have a clean slate, and I do not feel obligated to justify anything I do because it is a judgment-free zone. Everybody accepts the craziness that is camp without thinking twice. I decided to focus on the shirt only for this self portrait because even though I am only at camp for a short time, I am always thinking about it, knowing I will be back soon. On the small island of Catalina, I am the best reflection of myself: real.