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On my first day arriving at Camp Louemma I was told the next two months of my life would include "A summer of fun and a lifetime of memories", but little did I know that it would come true...
There is so much to love about being a camp counsellor! Telling all your friends at home about your amazing summer, meeting new people and the list could go on...
As a teen I had the good fortune to attend an amazing boarding school. It offered its students a real sense of purpose and belonging...
Many camp counselors are hired or re-hired because they’re already known by camp directors for having strong and worthy personal and interpersonal qualities from their days as a camper or a Junior Counselor...
The friendships formed at our brother-sister summer camp really do seem to last a lifetime, and as our campers, counselors and alumni keep pointing out to me...
Anyway, London is a city I've been lucky enough to visit many times throughout my years, probably visiting at least once a year, but it still has no problem in amazing me...
There are so many superior traits that make up a great camp counselor that it’s hard to narrow it down — especially when each individual counselor is a unique person who does it her way...
I remember waking up at 5am feeling sick to my stomach with nerves/excitement on the day I was flying to camp. I am in the car on the way to Heathrow knowing....
It’s an experience that every Camp Alleghany counselor has had at some point. You look down at the resumé that you’ve revised again and again, and you hardly recognize your camp years...
It’s easy to think about being a camp counselor as simply what you do — or what you have to do: your duties, assignments, responsibilities. And of course those things matter and are a big deal...
One of the great things about landing a summer camp counseling job is that you know exactly when the job begins and ends, allowing you to plan other late spring and late summer activities...
Camp is special. At camp, it doesn’t matter where you come from. It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor. It doesn’t matter who your parents are or what type of house you live in...
