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Ashley's American Adventures
hi again.
well, the campers came yesterday through out the day. i have 9 boys aged 10 or 11 in my bunk. and one of them is a french kid. yesterday, i had to stay in my cabin all day to greet the families and the kids coming to stay. i got the lucky job because it had been raining all day - there was a storm and it rained heavily all day long, non stop. and even today it was raining up until about 1pm. my cabin is quite a way away from camp - and it is up hill too. so it was like walking up and down a mud river. it was crazy! i even slipped down the hill - not fun!
the night before - i was the only counselor to have a camper - as his dad had given us all a talk. but he had to sleep in the circus - so that the counselors could have a last nite off, before all the hard work began. so we went to walmart. it is just like azda. and i recommend not to buy american chocolate ever! hersheys - are discusting. we even went through the drive through of macdonalds for a laugh and spoke in german. ahhhh the fun times. and on the way back - we got lost, and we were 15 minutes late for the curfew, but luckily we made it back like secret agents.
there are quite a few famous celebs that bring their kids here. harrison ford has been in his private helicopter, alicia keys, merril streep. im just waiting on madonna now. hahaha.
so today, its just a 'check it out' day for the kids to go around activities and find what prime activities they want to do. unfortunately no one came to the green prime, or magazine, but that prob due to the awful weather. we will just have to wait and see if anything materializes.
im on duty tonight - so iv got to look after 2 bunks by myself - so that is 20 kids. it should be ok - i managed to get my bunk to sleep last nite.
on my day off next monday - i may go to new york for the day, of philidelphia. not decided yet.
today at lunch - we had to stand on the tables and dance to the music. such fun.
i just hope that the sun comes out soon. i want a sun tan and its not happening yet. oh well.
this morning - i joined in with a sign language group - so who knows - i may keep it up.
im currently just trying to perfect my american accent. so much fun.
the only thing about america is, that 'ashley' is considered a girls name. how wrong is that!
right going to go and make some more lesson plans. speak to you all soon xxxx
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