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20 Struggles Only People Who Went To Summer Camp Will Understand

Miss summer camp already? Beat those end-of-summer blues with Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, now streaming on Netflix.

1. Realizing that the bus to school and the bus to camp may look similar, but they are totally different.

2. Worrying that you're going to be put in the loser cabin.

3. Trying to make your case with your bunkmate for your bunk of choice.

4. Waiting all summer for COLOR WARS.

5. Bug bites. Ruining. Everything.

6. When you finally upgrade to counselor, and none of the campers listen to you because you're practically the same age as them.

7. Freaking out over dancing at the camp social.

8. Having a near panic attack just hearing the words "swim test."

9. Smelling like lake water for at least three weeks after camp.

10. Clocking some major hours making friendship bracelets.

11. Realizing there is nothing more exhilarating than a bunk raid.

12. Struggling to fill up a letter to your parents...

13. Being terrified of the zip line.

14. Having to face the grody showers protected only by hideous flip-flops...

15. ...but quickly realizing you could skip bathing, 'cause, like, that's what lakes are for.

16. Having to eat (or trying to avoid eating) camp food...

17. ...then binging on the ramen you cooked on someone's illegal hotplate.

18. Kissing with braces.

19. Taking hundreds of pictures on one of these:

20. Swearing that you'll wear your camp shirt every day for the whole year until camp starts again.

Finish out your summer right by spending your Labor Day weekend with Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, now streaming on Netflix.