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It's interesting having to be ON all the time. I haven't really experienced that before. I don't know whether, having experienced it, I'll be able to actually do my work next semester because I'm good at keeping track of things and doing what needs to be done, or I'll just be so sick of it by the end of the summer that I'll do nothing at all.
So it's my second day of working and I haven't lost any kids yet. I'm on "Three For Me," with 24 11-13-year-olds, in the second-farthest unit from main camp. I knew everyone's names by last night--all my kids, anyway. I'm still working on some of the counselors.
I'm working on letters. I started them Saturday night because I had nothing else to do, and then I haven't had any free time since to finish or send them.
This place is definitely a den of lesbians. I'm amused. I've counted seven so far.
I finally decided on Toad. Now I just need to learn how to respond to it in less than three tries.
It's been raining almost nonstop since Saturday afternoon. The pond overflowed last night so we had to wade through knee-deep (on the girls) water to get to breakfast this morning, as well as numerous puddles. It takes 20-30 minutes to get from main camp to Bald Eagle, and we've already done it like six times today. Wading through puddles every time. My feet look like they belong to a corpse because they've been sitting in water all day.
I think I'm doing pretty well though. I started to shut down about an hour and a half ago, though, when I was supposed to have a break but couldn't. There's a girl in my unit who's got some issues and in any group she's in we need one counselor to keep an eye on her and one counselor to watch the others, so when we split up for archery and horses, and I was supposed to take my break, I had to walk with Margarita to the stables so she wasn't alone.
Other than that, life is life. Also, I'm always hungry. I guess because I'm always walking. I just keep eating and eating. I finished off a bowl of ham bits and a bowl of cheese gratings that were supposed to go with scrambled eggs after I'd had my eggs and hashbrowns because I was so hungry. I was so hungry I actually ate hashbrowns.
Oy. Yesterday was so crazy that I don't even know what the rest of the week will be like. But I'm alive and it's a good experience and it's fun for the most part. I can deal with 11-13-year olds. It's 2-year-olds that give me trouble (sorry Declan).
I really pimped out the button maker yesterday...I have a button that says TOAD but has a horrible drawing (mine) of a frog, a button that says DON'T PANIC, and a button with a rainbow(-ish) on it. And I made myself a rainbow spiral knot choker out of embroidery floss, and a hemp choker that I put my tiger kanji pendent on. So now I'm wearing three necklaces (with my dragon necklace), plus my staff ID.
When I put on my staff shirt on Monday, Mad River said, "Oh, you look cute in orange." So I guess, since she's like the fourth person to say that, orange is a good color for me. o_o
I hope I can get people to ease up around me.
Anyway, I should probably get going. I hope everyone is well. :)
So it's my second day of working and I haven't lost any kids yet. I'm on "Three For Me," with 24 11-13-year-olds, in the second-farthest unit from main camp. I knew everyone's names by last night--all my kids, anyway. I'm still working on some of the counselors.
I'm working on letters. I started them Saturday night because I had nothing else to do, and then I haven't had any free time since to finish or send them.
This place is definitely a den of lesbians. I'm amused. I've counted seven so far.
I finally decided on Toad. Now I just need to learn how to respond to it in less than three tries.
It's been raining almost nonstop since Saturday afternoon. The pond overflowed last night so we had to wade through knee-deep (on the girls) water to get to breakfast this morning, as well as numerous puddles. It takes 20-30 minutes to get from main camp to Bald Eagle, and we've already done it like six times today. Wading through puddles every time. My feet look like they belong to a corpse because they've been sitting in water all day.
I think I'm doing pretty well though. I started to shut down about an hour and a half ago, though, when I was supposed to have a break but couldn't. There's a girl in my unit who's got some issues and in any group she's in we need one counselor to keep an eye on her and one counselor to watch the others, so when we split up for archery and horses, and I was supposed to take my break, I had to walk with Margarita to the stables so she wasn't alone.
Other than that, life is life. Also, I'm always hungry. I guess because I'm always walking. I just keep eating and eating. I finished off a bowl of ham bits and a bowl of cheese gratings that were supposed to go with scrambled eggs after I'd had my eggs and hashbrowns because I was so hungry. I was so hungry I actually ate hashbrowns.
Oy. Yesterday was so crazy that I don't even know what the rest of the week will be like. But I'm alive and it's a good experience and it's fun for the most part. I can deal with 11-13-year olds. It's 2-year-olds that give me trouble (sorry Declan).
I really pimped out the button maker yesterday...I have a button that says TOAD but has a horrible drawing (mine) of a frog, a button that says DON'T PANIC, and a button with a rainbow(-ish) on it. And I made myself a rainbow spiral knot choker out of embroidery floss, and a hemp choker that I put my tiger kanji pendent on. So now I'm wearing three necklaces (with my dragon necklace), plus my staff ID.
When I put on my staff shirt on Monday, Mad River said, "Oh, you look cute in orange." So I guess, since she's like the fourth person to say that, orange is a good color for me. o_o
I hope I can get people to ease up around me.
Anyway, I should probably get going. I hope everyone is well. :)
