So I guess I ought to recount what I do everyday now that the kids have arrived, and we are in a pretty set schedule. Basically I set my alarm for 7:15, but really only wake up at 7:30. Then I chill to 7:55 when we have to go to "flags" which is when they raise the USA flag and 6 other random flags, and then recite the pledge to the USA flag (I obviously maintain respectful silence during the pledge, since I am South African!). We then go into the dining hall for Breakfast at 8. At breakfast we are served by waiters (the kids rotate the duties every day) and they also lay the table. We get food via divisions, and there is both cereal, fruit and some cooked food (waffles, eggs, French Toast etc.). After breakfast we have "cabin cleanup" which is where the kids and counselors have to clean up the cabin. Those cabins that are the messiest have to do chores, which consists of either getting firewood, or cleaning the toilets. We then go to our period activities at 9:15, my morning activity is Archery, and we have 4 periods of Archery, with each period consisting of a 45 minutes session. At 12:15 the kids go back to their cabins and chill till lunch at 12:30 (waiters have to go 15 minutes earlier). After lunch is siesta, till 14:15. During this time, sometimes we are allowed to go off campus, so the local coffee shop, Java Madness, is quite popular. Then at 14:15 we go to our afternoon periods, which for me is Outdoor Survival Skills. Then at 17:15 we have more cabin time till Dinner at 18:00. After dinner there's free time till about 19:30 after which we either have cabinals our divisionals, which are basically fun activities with either our cabins or our divisin. Last night we played a game called smugglers, where teh kids are given bits of card, and they have a sock at their side, tucked into their pants, and they have to try get the card from one end of camp to the other, while the counselors have to try steal their sock and thus get their cards. Since half the staff had night off, it was very tiring, since there are hundreds of very active junior staff and only about 10 counselors! But it was also fun. After that its shower time for the kids, followed by devotions at about 21:30. Devotions consist of basically asking a general question of the campers, like "What do you want to achieve at camp?" or "What is your favourite superhero?". After that the kids are supposed to go to sleep, and you can leave your cabin, and just the "On Duty" (or OD) counselors have to stay. They normally have a fire going, and chill around it and its usually a good vibe, and a time to go socialise with other couselors, which you can't really do in the day. You still have to stay on the camp property, unless its your night off.
I had Monday off, we went to Applebees, and then a place called "The Rocks" which is basically just a bunch of rocks by the sea. I have my day off on Fri/Sat (it begins and ends at 17:30), so I'm busy planning what I'm going to do.
That's it for now. I think 2 days in a row is pretty good ;)
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