This year I was lucky to get my girls again. That is - I was placed in a cabin with the same campers I had last year. I was so excited. My girls are crazy, fun, energetic and passionate young women and I'm so pleased to get to spend another year watching them grow and mature.
To give you an idea of how lucky we are this year; we are in cabin Cedarwood, one of the newer and biggest cabins at camp. And we only have 9 campers! We practically have a ballroom in there!
We spend our nights talking and catching up on everything from the last year, to playing games, singing songs, and just being wild! I wouldn't trade anything for my girls!
One of the best things about having campers more than once is because you get to know them so incredibly well. You know their ins and outs, and you know how to help them solve any issue. If you have new campers, however, you have all the fun of getting to know them and building a strong relationship.
Being a good counselor isn't just about going to your activities, being good at friendship bracelets, and ALWAYS carrying extra EVERYTHING, but about knowing everything there is to know about your campers. Its about being there for them, making them smile when they are sad, knowing when they need to talk and knowing the boundary between friend and counselor. Once you have that worked out everything else just comes naturally.
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