July 8th
Dear Shannon,
We're here! We survived the bus ride (although it was quite an experience) and we're finally at Camp Mohawk! It's pretty cool to be back here again, it makes it really feel like summer. I'm in cabin 8B. I was really excited when Mrs. Means called, "Cabin 8B- Kristy Thomas!" because I was starting to worry they'd put me with the 10 or 11 year olds, my least favorite ages. This is the third summer in a row I'm with 8 year olds. It's pretty cool.
Anyway, one of my Cit's is Mandi Higgins, who was a camper with Mallory and Jessi two summers ago. She seems pretty nice and so does my other Cit, Lindsay Cardigan. I have six campers in my cabing- Annie, Dana, Marie, Veronica, Angela, and Nonie. Nonie is indeed the same Nonie that was in Stacey's cabin before. She is petite, but she knows EVERYTHING about camp because she had two older sisters who went here. She used to talk with a lisp, but luckily, she's outgrown that.
Well, as soon as my cabin was all gathered, I shouted, "Everybody got everything?" I heard a chorus of eight yeses, so we picked up our bags, backpacks and suitcases and trudged over to 8B. The 8A campers had just arrived at their cabin too, so we waved to them as we passed. I recognized their counselor, Randi, as MaryAnne's old co-cit. I put Mandi and Lindsay in charge of helping the girls unpack, and I headed to my area. All the counselors get a curtained off area to themselves. It's small, with just a bed, a few shelves, and table with a lamp, but it's not bad. I set my backpack on the bed and started to unpack. Behind the curtain I heard the girls giggling and laughing and just as I peeked my head out I saw a training bra fly by.
It was really, really funny Shannon, but I didn't know if I should laugh or try and discourage that kind of behavior. I decided it didn't matter, so I laughed. This should be a fun cabin. All the girls seem nice and energetic. Today I start my duties as a swim instructor. There are four of us who are swim instructors. We take two cabins at a time (for example 8A and 8B have lessons together) and two instructors teach in the morning, including me, and we get the 6,7 and 8 year olds. The other teachers teach the 9, 10 and 11 year olds in the afternoon. It would be nice if Camp Mohawk had a pool to teach the girls in, but it doesn't it just has the lake so we have to make do. There is a lifeguard on duty at all times of course.
So how are things going as a counselor at Camp Erie? As exciting as here I hope! Write back to me soon!
Love,
Kristy
Dear Shannon,
We're here! We survived the bus ride (although it was quite an experience) and we're finally at Camp Mohawk! It's pretty cool to be back here again, it makes it really feel like summer. I'm in cabin 8B. I was really excited when Mrs. Means called, "Cabin 8B- Kristy Thomas!" because I was starting to worry they'd put me with the 10 or 11 year olds, my least favorite ages. This is the third summer in a row I'm with 8 year olds. It's pretty cool.
Anyway, one of my Cit's is Mandi Higgins, who was a camper with Mallory and Jessi two summers ago. She seems pretty nice and so does my other Cit, Lindsay Cardigan. I have six campers in my cabing- Annie, Dana, Marie, Veronica, Angela, and Nonie. Nonie is indeed the same Nonie that was in Stacey's cabin before. She is petite, but she knows EVERYTHING about camp because she had two older sisters who went here. She used to talk with a lisp, but luckily, she's outgrown that.
Well, as soon as my cabin was all gathered, I shouted, "Everybody got everything?" I heard a chorus of eight yeses, so we picked up our bags, backpacks and suitcases and trudged over to 8B. The 8A campers had just arrived at their cabin too, so we waved to them as we passed. I recognized their counselor, Randi, as MaryAnne's old co-cit. I put Mandi and Lindsay in charge of helping the girls unpack, and I headed to my area. All the counselors get a curtained off area to themselves. It's small, with just a bed, a few shelves, and table with a lamp, but it's not bad. I set my backpack on the bed and started to unpack. Behind the curtain I heard the girls giggling and laughing and just as I peeked my head out I saw a training bra fly by.
It was really, really funny Shannon, but I didn't know if I should laugh or try and discourage that kind of behavior. I decided it didn't matter, so I laughed. This should be a fun cabin. All the girls seem nice and energetic. Today I start my duties as a swim instructor. There are four of us who are swim instructors. We take two cabins at a time (for example 8A and 8B have lessons together) and two instructors teach in the morning, including me, and we get the 6,7 and 8 year olds. The other teachers teach the 9, 10 and 11 year olds in the afternoon. It would be nice if Camp Mohawk had a pool to teach the girls in, but it doesn't it just has the lake so we have to make do. There is a lifeguard on duty at all times of course.
So how are things going as a counselor at Camp Erie? As exciting as here I hope! Write back to me soon!
Love,
Kristy
