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On making friends by backpacking and not showering

Imagine stumbling into the mountainous wilderness for a week with seven other first-years before making the big move: college. Now, add torrential rain storms, homicidal bees and a boy who messes up every lyric to every song in the known universe. This was, without a doubt, one of the favorite weeks of my life.