#Cabot Bean Provincial Park

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Week 11, Own Choice, March 23rd

This is a photo I took in the summer of 2015 when I went to Prince Edward Island with my family. We were staying at a campground called Cabot Beach Provincial Park, and I was left astounded by the pure friendliness of the people there. Upon getting to the campground, my parents and I were asking the owner of the campground what there was to do in the area, and she told us we should see the Ceilidh at Malpeque Hall on the following Wednesday. I very briefly mentioned that it was on the same day as my birthday. On July 8th, I celebrated my 17th birthday, and attended the Ceilidh. It was a wonderful evening filled with Scottish and Irish folk music. When we returned to our trailer that night, I found a note taped to the door with balloons on it saying “Happy 17th Birthday.” I found out later that this note was written by the same woman that told us to go to the Ceilidh, and I was utterly surprised by the fact that she remembered which day was my birthday and which campsite we were on, let alone how old I was turning. This act of kindness, though it was small, has left a huge impression on me. The fact that a complete stranger took the time out of her day to wish me a happy birthday, something that some of my own best friends completely forgot, has left my heart warm over the fact that there are still kind people left in this world. I will definitely never forget what she did for me.