By David Weiner
Two slender beds, four campers and limited mobility in the room equate to a new level of awkward.
The phrase drilled into our brains as children -- don’t talk to strangers -- is tossed aside at the Flint Hills Publications Workshop.
“Hi, I don’t know you. Want to sleep with me?” joked Alyssa Johnson, a Sterling High senior.
With little mattress space to maneuver, awkward touching is an often occurrence in the pursuit of sleep.
“I woke up in the middle of the night and the girl’s butt was touching me,” said Sydney Hartkopp, a senior from Kapaun Mt. Caramel.
Coping mechanisms are essential to getting through the week in a room of random people. For Johnson, the clever technique of sleeping while facing the salmon-colored walls helps her avoid the chance of waking up to a strange face and possible uncomfortable situation.
Hartkopp explained her expertise in the art of creating homeostasis. With iPod headphones inserted neatly into each ear, Hartkopp blocked out late night television and other sounds with ease.
Lucking out on his first night, Dylan Dixon a senior from Roger’s High in Arkansas was able to sleep alone on his bed surrounded by four strangers who conveniently opted to sleep on the hard floor draped in a thin carpet layer.
Somewhat OK with the fact the he’ll have to eventually share a bed with a man, Dixon quaked at the thought of possibly being somebody’s “little spoon.”
“I’m not exactly sure how I ended up sharing a room with four other guys, but I know I’ll probably have to share a bed eventually,” Dixon said.
Two slender beds, four campers and limited mobility in the room equate to a new level of awkward.
The phrase drilled into our brains as children -- don’t talk to strangers -- is tossed aside at the Flint Hills Publications Workshop.
“Hi, I don’t know you. Want to sleep with me?” joked Alyssa Johnson, a Sterling High senior.
With little mattress space to maneuver, awkward touching is an often occurrence in the pursuit of sleep.
“I woke up in the middle of the night and the girl’s butt was touching me,” said Sydney Hartkopp, a senior from Kapaun Mt. Caramel.
Coping mechanisms are essential to getting through the week in a room of random people. For Johnson, the clever technique of sleeping while facing the salmon-colored walls helps her avoid the chance of waking up to a strange face and possible uncomfortable situation.
Hartkopp explained her expertise in the art of creating homeostasis. With iPod headphones inserted neatly into each ear, Hartkopp blocked out late night television and other sounds with ease.
Lucking out on his first night, Dylan Dixon a senior from Roger’s High in Arkansas was able to sleep alone on his bed surrounded by four strangers who conveniently opted to sleep on the hard floor draped in a thin carpet layer.
Somewhat OK with the fact the he’ll have to eventually share a bed with a man, Dixon quaked at the thought of possibly being somebody’s “little spoon.”
“I’m not exactly sure how I ended up sharing a room with four other guys, but I know I’ll probably have to share a bed eventually,” Dixon said.
David Weiner is a senior at Salina Central High School and a student in the advanced writing class.
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