Li Charmaine Anne
1 min readJun 23, 2020

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I've never camped outside the country but here in Canada outdoorsiness is a pretty popular national pasttime. Almost every summer (not sure if we can do it this summer due to Covid) my best friend from high school and I go to Lake Garibaldi. It's considered "backcountry" but it does have outhouses and a few designated tent pads. Complete wilderness though, and I always love it, not having a WiFi connection and all.

I grew up enrolling in leadership programs just to camp, haha. My parents are immigrants and city people and never quite saw the point, but I was seduced by the isolation and the nature from a young age. I consider it an enormous privilege to be able to access so much green space in Canada. My parents did not have this privilege.

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Li Charmaine Anne
Li Charmaine Anne

Written by Li Charmaine Anne

(She/They) Author on unceded Coast Salish territories (Vancouver, Canada). At work on first novel. Get links to read my stuff for free: https://bit.ly/2MleRqJ

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