As iv been placed here again i thought i would start a thread for Camp Vacamas 2011 !
If you have any questions just ask !
I know that most people wont get placed until after the RFs in London tho

Hi, i received an email from the head councillor this week saying they are considering me.

What's the camp like?

Awesomeness !
ITS amazing ! if you add me on facebook you can see all the pics i took at camp last summer
who is it that emailed you ? what age do you want to work with ?

It was Mike Friedman. Know him?

I'm willing to work with ages, im open to any experience really. Whp did you work with?

Ahh yeah mike, him and his wife sandi run the camps
I worked with the 10-12 year olds, Upper Juniors (UJs)
There are 6 age divisions at camp
Preps - 6-8 years old
Lower Juniors - 8-9
Upper Juniors - 10-11
Lower Inters - 12-13
Upper Inters - 13-14
Teens - 15-17

Do you know what it is you will be doing at camp ?
Where are you from ?

He didn't say, he just said he was looking at my application and that he looks forward to speaking to me.

Im from Liverpool. You?

I hope they accept me.

I'd be happy with working with any of them ages.

What was your role? What's the Camp like?

Im from Glasgow, i was one of the few Scots at camp
I was a General counsoler last summer and hopefully again this summer (the best role if you ask me )
The camp is amazing, each counsoler sleeps in a bunk with their kids (usually 8 of them in a bunk). There is a soccer field, soft/kickball field, a lake with two beaches (Sunfish and Lillypad), a HUGH dining hall, a gym and an outdoor theatre, ropes course and a nature lodge and a bar near by

What skills did you put down on the application ?
Would you be up for working with underprivilaged kids ?

I said my skills Tennis and Football and a willingness to try anything.

Yeah i'd work with anyone at camp. I'm open to any new experiences and new people i can get whilst doing camp.

Its seems like a camp i would want to work at.

I've been on the website everything looks amazing. Fingers crossed they like me. Ha.

lol one of the kids in the pictures on the homepage was in my bunk last summer
theres pics of camp and stuff on my facebook
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php? ... 0&v=photos

Vacamas is a great place to work in the summer.
Good luck.

Will you be joining us again this summer rachel ?

Nope i'm afraid. I would like to but I want to try another camp.

Bad times
The ropes won't be the same without you !

I really, really love the look of this camp.. Any of the returners know if emailing them is okay?

I dont know Jessica its 50/50 most times when emailing camps and i cant remeber how Elly (camp director) feels about it