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hi. its a great day once again.
yesterday all the staff had a meeting about how the first session went and feedback from the major staff. some good news - i won the best 'counselor of the session' and got a $50 bonus. how amazing is that. there are about 200 staff and i won. i was speaking to one of the department heads, and he said that i must have impressed them alot, as they are very reluctant to give the award to a new counselor. i was so happy. also, nigel (the camp director) came up to me today and said 'good job for the first session' and that he had been very impressed with what i have been doing. he said sometimes we may feel that the work we do goes un-noticed, but he goes round all the time and takes note of how we are all doing, and he has noticed me doing a great job! that made my day. its been so brill since i was given the prize, coz everyone keeps coming up to me saying well done, and people smile at me all the time - even more than usual.
so funny today - i felt like i was a teacher in a school - as i was walking by, and one of the trolleys was driving past - and all i heard was 'ASHLEYYYYYYYYYYYY'. it was all the kids. I LOVE IT SO MUCH!
in cooking today - i was doing lots of work - as we were preparing for performance day tomor. this is when all the parents come for the day into camp and check out what their kids have been doing. there were about 50 kids in cooking today, and the other staff were all tired as they had a tea party for the kids yesterday. so i was doing all the work which was fun. the head of the deparment told me - it was nice to have so much enthusiasm coming into the kitchen. these people are so nice to me.
i cant believe that this is the last day of the session. it has gone so quick - and apparently the other sessions go even quicker.
last nite - for evac, this guy came in to give a kinda theatrical talk to the kids, about all different issues, like race, sex, equality, etc. i had heard that people come out crying their eyes out - and it was true - there were a few tears from people. as it hits home!
tonight - all cabins have to perform a 3minute lip sinc - we are doing 'its raining men' and the kids are dressing up as women. hahaha. its going to be brilliant, although we havent practised atall yet!
iv really got to go no - i could speak for hours, but iv only got about an hour to put the magazine together. agghhhh. ill update soon
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