After dealing with the eldest kids for session one, it was a breath of fresh air to be with some of the youngest for the next two weeks. I had Navajos who were aged between 9 and 11 and were so much more fun than the Utes! Plus, the Navajo cabins have bathrooms inside them, so no more trudging across a muddy field in order to shower or having to keep walking back every time you remember that you left your towel in the cabin. The only problem I had with the a...

Sorry for the long blog silence! I will do my best to write more frequently but time off here is sparse. I am supposed to get two hours off a day but this doesn't really happen and half of the time when I do, the computers aren't working or the internet is down. Then when I get an EO (evening off) or 24 (day off) I try to get off camp ASAP. The picture is from Mini Camp in case you're wondering, they're not just very small 14 year olds! A quick recap on what g...

We have just finished Mini Camp, a three day camp experience for the younger kids. I was with some Navajos who were the oldest of the group, aged 10/11 and we were overstaffed so had a ratio of 1:1 counselors to campers. This was good as, for many of us, it was our first real experience of camp. For three days we basically got to go around with the kids and take part in a load of the activities. I made candy sushi (don't yell at me for saying 'candy' 'sweet sus...

So it's been nearly a week, and I think I know what's going on now. Or at least enough to make it look like I do. This week has been Staff Week where all the camp staff do a load of training and get a taste of what's going to happen throughout the next 3 months. It's been great getting to know everyone and it sounds cliche and cheesy but camp really does have a 'big family' atmosphere to it. So this week we had all the boring talks but interspersed with doing a...

I've been at camp for a day now, and still don't really know what's going on. The journey over here was long. My favourite thing about long flights is the fact that you can watch as much TV as you like and have access to free food and drink (even though the quality isn't great). However, after a four hour wait in Paris where I began to really look forward to unlimited films and TV, I boarded the plane to discover that the in-flight entertainment system was broke...