User:SightSpirit

SightSpirit, better known as Eric Biskin, is a former Summit camper, having attended at grand total of eleven sessions over the course of seven summers (2004-2010). Eric has been diagnosed with ADD, mild Asperger's, and CAPD. He is a fan of the latter because it causes him to occasionally mishear other people's words in often-humorous ways!

Eric's time at Summit was a time of personal growth. He started his camper tenure at the age of 9, surrounded almost entirely (until his final year) by bunkmates who were older than him. His counselors usually indicated that he was among the higher-functioning campers in his bunk, but while he never had the experience of being sent to a Unit Leader's porch, he had various outbursts in 2005, his worst year, that prompted his Unit Leader (Pete Prescesky) to visit his cabin's porch, in an awkward not-quite-switching of roles. Luckily, it was only uphill from there, and actually ended his Summit career receiving the Junior Leadership Certificate.

"Cabin drama" aside, Eric had many fun times at Summit. His favorite part of his experience was actually getting to know the staff, as he has always found it easier to relate to his elders. His other favorite thing about Summit was its beautiful campus, a perfect balance between the artificial and th natural. He always enjoyed returning each summer to revisit such camp landmarks as Toby's Rock, the Walls & Ropes area, the Nature Hut (because he likes old stuff), and of course, the Deep End at the Waterfront.

Because he was a camper for a good seven years, Eric experienced much change in the Summit community. For his first five years, he had the amazing fortune to listen Tim Kedge read off announcements at meals with his wonderfully quirky personality. Unit Leaders came and went--with the exception of Pete Prescesky (2005) and Steve Page (2010), none of his Unit Leaders returned (by coincidence!) the year after he had him/her. The Canteen had Too-Toos (Tofutti chipwiches) and then did not. Summit's food policy started out as being militantly anti-refined sugar, but by the the time he left, Cinnamon Toast Crunch was on the breakfast tables. Eric was present for the first performance of the now-mainstay "Proud Mary" dance and watched it become the official camp dance it is today. What was once Puppets & Masks became known as Textiles. A hiking/biking trail was cleared adjacent to the Soccer Field, and a Circus activity was founded. Martial Arts changed locations at least twice in seven years. Bunk numbers fluctuated…for reasons that remain a mystery to Eric. For his last year, Summit split its season into three sessions instead of two, as the biggest change of all took place: the first-ever transfer of camp ownership. I think you get the point: a lot of things changed over the course of Eric's Summit experience!

These days, Eric still dreams of Summit Camp. As in, he actually has semi-frequent dreams about Summit Camp, most recently "Eighth Year" dreams. To say that Eric is somewhat of a Summit fanboy would be like saying that Horseshoe Time is somewhat over at 7:30 PM---seriously, how the garbanzo beans do I remember this stuff?!

Currently, Eric spends his summers volunteering at various local libraries and visiting kids who are very severely "special-needs." He also still plays an exhorbitant amount of Nintendo and reads books; some things never change! He is currently working on his twenty-second short story since 2008, and he also sings random songs into his phone for fun because he is slightly neurotic.

In his last year at Summit, Eric had hoped to perform The Beatles' "Let It Be" during a karaoke night, but there never was a karaoke night during his last year, at least during Session A1! As such, he is determined to return to Summit as a counselor in 2016 (when he'll be old enough) so he can fulfill his dream. (Okay, that's neither the only reason nor the main reason!)

(First-person time!) I hope to tap into my love for Summit and contribute as much as possible to the Summit Camp Wiki! Small edits and meta (wiki-related) edits will probably dominate my contributions, however, because I only have so much time. (I have experience running my own Wikia wiki, and I love working on the technical stuff. Nerds rule!)

If you have any questions, or you just want to talk, please feel free to direct yourself to my Talk page or my Facebook profile!

[This Userpage is still under construction!]