And the summer begins...
Well, it's now been two weeks since I first arrived at Amigo Centre for the summer! As part of the leadership team (I'm working as female head counselor this summer), I arrived with a few others a week before the rest of the summer staff. At first I felt pretty out of it, as the only non-returning member of the leadership team I couldn't share stories about summers past, laugh at old jokes, and didn't know much about the set-up of and how things are run at Amigo. As the week progressed, however, I became more familiar with the grounds and other staff, and enjoyed doing a variety of random tasks to help prepare for the summer and learning some new skills (like driving the pontoon! one of my favorites). The first Saturday we spent out on a golf course, taking pictures of teams who participated in a golf scramble to help area kids to come to camp this summer who otherwise might not be able to afford it.

I was really excited for the rest of staff to come after my first week. We went through another week of orientation, learning how things run, talking about how to deal with campers, and getting to know eachother. It's a fun staff, and I'm looking foward to a really great summer with them!

I've also really been enjoying being in this more natural setting these past weeks. It's a new kind of confirmation for me of my major (environmental science), as I've been amazed at the complexity of God's creation, and constantly curious about the different plants and animals that I've come across. It's been fun to be on the water as well...I surprised myself a bit this week by deciding to swim across the lake! It sure was tiring but a good time.

Well I'll certainly try to keep up with this blog, although my attitude towards to internet has changed quite a big since I've been at camp. There are just so many other things to do in a beautiful place. I went from checking my email probably 5 times or more a day at college, to almost entirely forgetting about it for days at a time, then checking out of necessity, and I've found myself actually a bit overwhelmed at trying to respond to all the emails. But keep sending them! I really enjoy hearing from friends.

Well tomorrow afternoon our first campers arrive, so I should go get some good sleep to start the week off right. I'm super excited but also a bit nervous about having my first cabin. Keep me in your thoughts this week, and stay posted to hear how it went!
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