Hello all! This week i spent most of the time with 4 other counsellors and 22 young excitable girls. We had a few problem children but they were alright once controlled! I have a load more bites as our cabin is surrounded by trees. Most of them are on my ankles which is horrible as I wear trainers most of the day and they rub like mad. I also have a few in my scalp which is rank! Here are a few pics of what the unit looks like...
The cabin I stay in for 2 weeks with 4 other counselors
The campers cabins!
A fire pit!
Alex eating before bed...tut
The girls signed up for'Top Chefs' as their week programme so we made solar s'mores with them one day which I didn,t have a clue what they were either but it turns out they're chocolate and marshmellows in a cracker then wrapped in tin foil and left out in the sun to heat. They were nice and i think the squirell that ran off with a few enjoyed them too! We also made dessert ravioli which was pizza dough stuffed with more chocolate, marshmellows and fruit.
We have to camp out once a week with each group that comes so all of the girls have to put up and take down their tents which is a pain because we end up taking down most of them for the ones that can't do it. We just have a sleeping bag to sleep with too. No airbeds! haha :( I didn't sleep too bad though as I imagined I was sleeping on my living room floor as it was so flat!
There was also an hour slot this week called yoyos which means 'your own your own' so all counsellors can sign up to teach something that any child can go to. I decided to teach nail art! That went really well and the girls were fascinated by the 'barry m' shatter nail varnish that cracks as it dries. So most of them used that!
Our girls also cooked and prepared there own lunch which meant I had to make the fire!! ooh! I got the girls to go and find different types of wood so that I could keep it going. I have to admit that I did use a match BUT I still was able to keep it going!! And cooked mince over it! Yay me! After that I had a 6 hour break which I spent with Anna and Ellis at the public beach sunbathing and then had a shower which was amazing until I had to re-coat with bug spray!
At the end of the week we always have a closing campfire and throughout the week the girls can vote who they want to be 'Super Counsellor' and I was voted one this week along with 3 others! Woo go me!! I got the notes that the girls wrote about me and my favourite was...'She is so so nice. She always has a big smile on her face. She is pretty and I would really really like her to get this award. Me and a bunch of my friends would really like her to get it! When I go home I'm going to be sad' Haha aww!
Looking disgusting but I don't care! I was happy!
Next week will be with the same counselors and cabin but we will have 29 girls to keep alive this time!
I have also booked a 6 day trip to New York for after camp with about 7 other girls who are flying back to UK and also a trip to Niagra falls for the end of next week which will take about 8 hours to get to but will be a fun road trip!
Not sure when I'l next be able to update will prob be in another week which by then will be Matts birthday so I want to say Happy Birthdayy!!
Lots of love everyone! XxX
So glad you are having a fab time Elly - Super Counsellor! Of course ... how can they not love you!
ReplyDeleteReally missed you yesterday at the band/family barbecue - we all had a great time - didn't get home till 3am! Finished up with Matt playing keyboards (he is absolutely sooooo talented!) and Becca, Danni, Tom and Ash (and a bit of me) were singing! I had to drag them home! lol
This blog is fabulous! I love it!