Summer Reflections from Haley!
Being a counselor is the best job in the world. Take minute to find out why we feel that way.
Last summer, during the last week, of my first summer of
being a camp counselor I had a recurring thought, “Is it possible to miss a
place that you haven’t even left yet?” Surely it wasn’t possible for me to get
so attached to a place that I had only known for a total of 3 months. I know
now that the answer to my question was “yes”.
Working at a camp, you are told about the impact that you
will have on your campers lives, but I was never prepared for the impact that
camp would have on mine. It was profound.
Summer camp is a place that it is easy to be your best self. It’s a place where you come as you are and that’s all anyone expects. It’s a place where bonds grow faster than I’ve ever seen, in an environment so different from your outside world that it is shocking how quickly it feels like home.
I feel myself missing camp, my campers, my fellow staff, and all the memories that we were able to fit into those short 8 weeks more often than not. It’s hard to describe the “magic” of camp, but it’s undoubtedly there. It’s in the air at campfire, inside of campers when they conquer the high ropes course, in the chants at meals, in the tie dye sitting outside to dry, and it sticks around for long after you leave. For a child to go to camp is a tremendous opportunity, they will be able to spend a week in an environment where they’re active, trying new things, and accepted just how they are. To work at a camp is not only a job, but a privilege; you are given the opportunity to change lives – both your campers and your own.
Summer camp is a place that it is easy to be your best self. It’s a place where you come as you are and that’s all anyone expects. It’s a place where bonds grow faster than I’ve ever seen, in an environment so different from your outside world that it is shocking how quickly it feels like home.
I feel myself missing camp, my campers, my fellow staff, and all the memories that we were able to fit into those short 8 weeks more often than not. It’s hard to describe the “magic” of camp, but it’s undoubtedly there. It’s in the air at campfire, inside of campers when they conquer the high ropes course, in the chants at meals, in the tie dye sitting outside to dry, and it sticks around for long after you leave. For a child to go to camp is a tremendous opportunity, they will be able to spend a week in an environment where they’re active, trying new things, and accepted just how they are. To work at a camp is not only a job, but a privilege; you are given the opportunity to change lives – both your campers and your own.
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