I love working at camp.
I attended summer camp every year as a child, and it was simply a blast.
My role models in life were usually my camp counselors. My dad died when I was just five years old, and my mom basically abandoned us children and ended up in prison, so my camp counselors became my guides throughout my teenage years. Some of my biggest decision that I have ever made have been under their counsel. Because they had such an impact on my life, I decided to devote my life to doing the same for others. The camp that I grew up attending hired me as part of their full-time staff, and I couldn’t be more happy to help lead and guide children that may not have much help from home just as I didn’t. I didn’t realize how much work counselors had to do during the off season though. Keeping up with the property was not easy. Something that plagued us both before the campers arrived and even during the camp weeks was the humidity and trying to keep the gymnasium dry. The humidity is so high in our area during the summer that the air feels thick when you breathe it in. The gymnasium seems to be the place where keeping it dry is most important and also most difficult. We have four large humidifiers running all day long, but they just can’t seem to keep up with all of the humidify. Someone donated a used air conditioning unit to the camp, and it was put in the gym to try to help with the humidity issue. It has definitely made a significant difference, and hopefully it will continue to.