*** Thanks for the reviews everyone! Banana Split, if you don't like it,
don't read it. I really don't care. Okay on to Jessi's chapter.
July 8th
Dear Becca,
How are mom and dad? How's Squirt? Are you and Charlotte having fun hanging out? You really should consider coming back next summer! Maybe I would be your CIT. it would be lots of fun!
Camp is shaping up to be very interesting so far. I'm in Cabin 11B, which is (duh of course) 11 year olds. Not just any 11 year olds however. I am in a cabin with Vanessa Pike, Haley Braddock, plus two of their friends from the last time they were here, LeeAnn and Jayme (don't ask me their last names, I have no idea). As soon as these four saw each other, they began to talk NON STOP! I think in the mess hall I have the loudest cabin of all, based on those four alone. Then there's the other two campers, Emily and Hannah. Emily is a shy, petite, brunette who's said about 10 words in the past 24 hours. Hannah is a plump, blue eyed blonde who's said about 5 words more than Emily. I think that these girls are seriously intimidated by the quad (that's what I've nicknamed our blabbermouths). I would be too if I came to camp and it seemed like all of my cabinmates were already best friends (and they are half right- Haley and Vanessa can get a little snobby at times).
I'm not too sure what to do about the whole thing. I asked Miko, my counselor (yes the same Miko who shared the infirmary with Stacey) what she thought, but she didn't see a reason to say anything because we don't want to DISCOURAGE the quad from being friends. I asked my Co-Cit, Dara, what she thought and she didn't seem to care either way. So for now, I'm letting it go. Dara is an interesting character. She's from Cambridge, MA. And she's a year older than us, so she's 14. The first thing she said to me was, "Do you know where I can buy a pack of cigs around here?" Great role model for 11 year olds, huh? She's pretty snobby too. she claims the only reason she's at camp is to get away from her stepmother and because younger brother is a camper on the boy's side. She hardly ever talks to me, and when she does she's complaining about something. Or she's whining. Like, "Jess-I, I can't STAND these mosquitos!" Like what does she want me to do about them?
Other than those little problems, camp is great. I was sort of hoping to be a CIT in the same cabin as Mallory since now that she goes to Riverbend I only get to see her in the summer, but that's okay. You'd be happy to see the diversity here at camp this summer! Not just among black kids, but there are lots more Hispanic and Asian kids here too. I had a hard time with that last time, as you well know.
Anyway, I better go get my campers ready for the day! I'll write again soon!
Love,
Jessi
July 8th
Dear Becca,
How are mom and dad? How's Squirt? Are you and Charlotte having fun hanging out? You really should consider coming back next summer! Maybe I would be your CIT. it would be lots of fun!
Camp is shaping up to be very interesting so far. I'm in Cabin 11B, which is (duh of course) 11 year olds. Not just any 11 year olds however. I am in a cabin with Vanessa Pike, Haley Braddock, plus two of their friends from the last time they were here, LeeAnn and Jayme (don't ask me their last names, I have no idea). As soon as these four saw each other, they began to talk NON STOP! I think in the mess hall I have the loudest cabin of all, based on those four alone. Then there's the other two campers, Emily and Hannah. Emily is a shy, petite, brunette who's said about 10 words in the past 24 hours. Hannah is a plump, blue eyed blonde who's said about 5 words more than Emily. I think that these girls are seriously intimidated by the quad (that's what I've nicknamed our blabbermouths). I would be too if I came to camp and it seemed like all of my cabinmates were already best friends (and they are half right- Haley and Vanessa can get a little snobby at times).
I'm not too sure what to do about the whole thing. I asked Miko, my counselor (yes the same Miko who shared the infirmary with Stacey) what she thought, but she didn't see a reason to say anything because we don't want to DISCOURAGE the quad from being friends. I asked my Co-Cit, Dara, what she thought and she didn't seem to care either way. So for now, I'm letting it go. Dara is an interesting character. She's from Cambridge, MA. And she's a year older than us, so she's 14. The first thing she said to me was, "Do you know where I can buy a pack of cigs around here?" Great role model for 11 year olds, huh? She's pretty snobby too. she claims the only reason she's at camp is to get away from her stepmother and because younger brother is a camper on the boy's side. She hardly ever talks to me, and when she does she's complaining about something. Or she's whining. Like, "Jess-I, I can't STAND these mosquitos!" Like what does she want me to do about them?
Other than those little problems, camp is great. I was sort of hoping to be a CIT in the same cabin as Mallory since now that she goes to Riverbend I only get to see her in the summer, but that's okay. You'd be happy to see the diversity here at camp this summer! Not just among black kids, but there are lots more Hispanic and Asian kids here too. I had a hard time with that last time, as you well know.
Anyway, I better go get my campers ready for the day! I'll write again soon!
Love,
Jessi
