"I'm very much an introvert."


Hi, I'm Abby, and I am an introvert.

Everyone always likes to argue with me about this. "You can't be an introvert, you're friendly!" "No one can be an introvert and as talkative as you." "But you act."

Well, I am here to tell you that I am, in fact, an introvert, which has nothing to do with friendliness, talkativeness, or acting. In fact, introverts tend to be very warm people, have a lot of words they've thought through very carefully, and I promise you that some of the best actors you've ever seen are introverts. Introverts do many of the same activities as extroverts, those events just tend to look slightly different from an introverted point of view, which became very obvious at a month long event with 70-some other people.  I decided that for today's post, we'll look at some of the activities I did at camp and the different ways they were experienced by introverts and extroverts. But, as a treat for my visual learners, today's post will be done in pictures!

This is Steve, an excitable, visual learner cat. 


(All pictures are pulled from Pixabay, which I highly recommend to anyone who likes pictures.)



Meeting People

 Extroverts

"Oh my gosh! I don't even know your name yet, but I'm so excited to be your friend!" 

Introverts

"A lot of people are in there." "Yeah."


Group Worship Time



Extrovert

"God, we won't be silent!"

Introvert

"In the stillness of Your glory, let me hear Your voice, that gentle whisper of Your voice."



"Why don't you turn and greet your neighbor?"

Extroverts

"Oh, my gosh! I haven't seen you in two whole minutes!"


Introvert



"I'd shake your hand, but both of my hands are being used."




Free Time

Extroverts

"Yes! Free time!!!"

Introvert

"Yes... Free time..."


Hanging Out at the Coffee Shop

Extroverts

"This is exactly what I needed to recharge!"

Introvert

"This is exactly what I needed to recharge."

Mandatory Retreat of Silence

Extrovert

"How many hours do you expect me to not talk to my friends?"


Introverts

"This is heaven."

Group Activities

Extroverts

"GAME TIME!!!"

Introverts

"Or we could just do group knitting. That sounds nice."

End of Day

Extroverts

"It's only 11pm, the night is young!"

Introvert

"I haven't seen you in hours. I missed you, bed."


So there you have it, this introvert's take on camp. But what do you think? How does your introversion or extroversion affect your experience of different activities? Leave a comment! 

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