- I love seeing little tiny Sitka spruce. I am fond of evergreens to begin with from my past summer jobs working at a Christmas tree farm and these little ones are so cute. I am trying to figure out how I can sneak one in my luggage.
- Lighting a fire in the wood stoves in the cabins (especially if it only takes me one match to start it) and then falling asleep listening to it crackle.
- There is a great patch of wild strawberries near the zip line so I love to stop there on when I run and eat a few (or a lot). They are tiny but oh so sweet.
- Baked oatmeal for breakfast. Probably my favorite meal at camp and I look forward to it all week if I see it on the menu.
- Taking a shower- this is enjoyable for a few reasons- it's a luxury here at camp so I only get one if the date is an odd number and not around meal times, it's always great to clean some of the dirt off, and it is a chance to be alone for a few minutes and away from kids- this is also a luxury for a counselor.
- If you get mail at camp you have to sing and dance to a song called Gray Squirrel but since mail is our primary form of communication with friends and family we all get excited whenever mail makes it out to camp.
- One of my favorite activities on work staff is washing dishes and trying to beat the dishwasher by having another load ready before the dishwasher is done- it doesn't take much to amuse me.
- A few of my counselor friends and I poke one another just to say "hey, how are you doing" since during camp sometimes there isn't a chance to actually talk to one another since we are trying to prevent chaos.
- I celebrated Christmas 4 times in July.
- One person on work staff each week is the laundry queen who does everyone's laundry. It is great to drop my laundry off and have it nicely folded on my bunk later that day usually with an encouraging note included.
- The horses at camp roam free during the evenings and weekends so sometimes a group of horses is just running down the beach, grazing on the sports field, or hanging out by the creek.
- One of my favorite activities and where I spend a lot of my free time is hanging out on the beach sitting on a piece of driftwood. I never get tired of the view or just watching the activity on the water- fish, birds, seals, whales, and boats.
- The free corner is where all the leftovers, mainly desserts, are placed when they are up for grabs. This is usually one of my stops before going to bed and usually there are a few others gathered around so we discuss the day's events over leftover cookies.
- I'm always excited to climb into my fluffy down sleeping bag at the end of the day.
- Besides loving my sleeping bag, I also am crazy about my hiking boots and hiking pants. My boots are waterproof so I can stand in water ankle deep and my feet stay dry which is wonderful around here and my hiking pants zip off into shorts which is handy if I don't have time to change and they have lots of pockets for holding my camp schedule and other random items.
-Game time is one of the best parts of each day. Perhaps I shouldn't get as much satisfaction out of nailing kids with dodge balls as I do but playing is one of the ways I connect with kids. On the last day of camps we don't have game time so 2 other counselors and I get up and play basketball at 6:30am just so we get our game fill.
- Each morning I get up at 6am which I love since camp is so quiet. I get ready for the day and do my devotions looking out the front windows of the dining hall. What a great way to start each day before the chaos of camp hits.
- On weekends I get a chance to go running around camp. There is a great mile loop which includes the landing strip overlooking the beach, a trail through the woods, and a view of the creek in the valley- sure beats the city streets of KC.
-I have a confession to make- as much as I dislike singing there are a few songs at camp I really enjoy- secretly.
-On Sunday evenings a few of us get together to play badminton. I played a lot in college but haven't gotten the chance recently so I was excited to find people who also enjoy playing. Our games get pretty intense with a lot of yelling at times.
- It's a great thrill whenever I see rest time on the schedule. The kids are also worn out enough that they want to take a nap too.
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