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Michelle Velazquez 🍒

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summer of Ope, friends, and fErd of course.

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staying busy

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SomEx year 3 🍓🥹🫂🦋🪵🌞🌸🌙🎾💖

A special shoutout to my camper who advised me that I in fact should NOT listen to the new Phoebe Bridgers album. Good looking out!

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⋆ ˚｡ ꕤ ⟡ 𖦹 what a privilege it is to be tired in the pursuit of a challenge of your own choosing ⋆ ˚｡ ꕤ ⟡ 𖦹

year 3 with @experiencecamps ♡

I have so many words and feelings swirling in my mind but I will keep it short and sweet for those outside of my camp bubble—if you have the opportunity to volunteer for a cause you are passionate about, even for a few hours, even for a day—take it! do it! keep doing it.

some of the most meaningful things you will do in life will be inconvenient. lean in. it’s a privilege to be tired. it’s a privilege to be inconvenienced.

in my case, it’s a privilege to take off a week of my life and dedicate it to grieving children ♡

I am so grateful to @experiencecamps and our wonderful SomEx leadership team for this opportunity year over year ♡ it really is the BEST WEEK EVER!

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Another summer with @experiencecamps goes by and the count down for next summer begins!!!

@experiencecamps is a national nonprofit that transforms the lives of grieving children, offering a free, one-week summer camp for children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver.

This summer it was an honor to be once again with my girls, who I’ve been with since they were 9. I’ve seen their growth, both in their personal lives and grief journeys.

Coming into this year I held close to my heart my own fathers 10 year death anniversary, and how even though so much time has passed, one can never fully move on and “get over” such a lose. As things come and go in my life, there is one thing that stays true to me and that is my grief.

This year one of my campers asked me if I would change the outcome of my dad’s death and I confidently told her no.

As shocking as that statement might sound, I said no because I couldn’t imagine my life without all the individuals I have met along the way that have shaped me in my life and my grief for the better.

As much as I miss my dad and wish I could have known him as an adult, I feel comfortable accepting the fate and cards I was given.

I think if asked that question a couple years ago, there would’ve been a much different answer and who knows my answer might change even overtime; but I’m confident with the present to know that my answer comes from good faith. Camp has given me the space to grieve but also given me people who I fall in love with everyday despite distance, backgrounds, and time zones.

You come as you are, and leave feeling ready to tackle whatever form of grief comes your way

I ask that everyone checks out the work that @experiencecamps is doing, and take the time to donate to them through the link in my bio🧡

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Year ✋w/ @experiencecamps. Where does the time go?🥹

Navigating the deaths of both of my parents has shaped my life in more ways than I will probably ever understand. Getting to be a small part of our campers lives is helping me become the woman they’d want me to be.

Thank you for everything.❤️

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unc, signing out on somex year 4🫡

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MO$T GRATEFUL BOY IN AMERICA

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Emotional support divas!!! 💋💋💋

#35mm

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Gorgeous girls get 📸 ✨ by @kri5ta

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Grateful to everyone who had a part in making this past year so special 🖤

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fall

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