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How an unexpected camping trip changed my life

I was 21 the first time I went camping — and honestly, I hadn’t planned on it.

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Estella Ren enjoys a peaceful moment amid the natural surroundings of Selkirk Provincial Park in summer 2022.


I was 21 the first time I went camping — and honestly, I hadn’t planned on it.

It was part of a summer job I landed as a communications and project assistant at Ontario Parks. During the interview, someone mentioned I’d help out with video projects — “You’ll probably get to go camping,†they said. I nodded like it was no big deal. In reality, I had never so much as touched a tent.

Estella Ren

Estella Ren is a ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½-based general assignment reporter for the Star. Reach her via email: eren@thestar.ca