Contest Between Matters of the Heart

Love. So many people mention it. Our society is in part centered around the romantic hope of not only finding love but holding on to it. Yet despite such noble aspirations, many people fall well short in trying to reach that ever elusive rosy paradise.

Lana, a seventeen year old senior in high school is a part time relationship expert. She received her credentials from monitoring her mother's active love life. From the time she could remember, her mother always had a different boyfriend and through them Lana discovered the many different shades of men. From the seemingly stable man with commitment issues to the middle aged men still trying to become rock stars.

In lieu of Lana's experiences she now believes love to be impractical and instead advocates girls and women alike to seek "safe" relationships and to temper their expectations. No more chasing butterflies or dreaming of perfect men who know exactly what to say. Settle for decent men who are willing to stick around.

Lana is secure in her beliefs and is ready to test them at college but before she goes off she has to complete a summer job as a camp counselor that she's done since tenth grade at Camp Poko. There she meets a new counselor by the name of Ruiz who is there to teach the art program.

Ruiz is a passionate artist with a flair for life. He also believes that many relationships don't have as much passion as he'd like and yet he is a firm believer in love and the many forms it takes.

What happens when the practical meets the passionate?