CAMP HAS BEGUN!!
Camp Auxilium is a summer camp run by the Sisters in
Corralitos, California and is hosting about 70 girls this week, a mix of day
and overnight campers. I’m a counselor for Cabin 3 (which is the young
almost-teenage girls) and they are awesome.
Honestly, I’d kind of forgotten how much I love summer camp but let me tell
you, forcing teenagers to dance like idiots to ridiculously catchy camp tunes
has definitely reminded me!
I’m also teaching archery to the girls because, you know,
I’m a total expert. (Though I actually am pretty decent because I loved it at my camp as a kid so I still remember
what they taught us.)
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| SAFETY FIRST!!! |
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| Gotta stand properly, too. |
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| Aww, they're so cute! |
The Cabin 4 girls are a lot more advanced because they’ve
been doing it for a lot longer, having come to camp for years and years. The
Cabin 1 girls are lucky if they get the arrow all the way to the target (but
it’s super adorable). If they hit the target, and the arrow sticks, then they can get prize arrows to exchange
for real prizes at the end of the week. Certain circles on the target get
different levels of prize arrows, but we had one girl almost get the center
bullseye…and she was from Cabin 1!
Night activities have included a scavenger hunt, movie
night, and campfire so far and since our theme is High Seas, Lily and I have
been doing a skit during one of the meals each day. The kids are utterly
convinced that I am the pirate, but I will continue to deny any affiliation
until my dying day (or at least Friday).
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| Wow, look at that total stranger |
Anyway, I’m having an awful lot of fun, doing an awful lot
of stuff, and hopefully we’ll be able to keep our campers together until the
end of the summer. Prayers would be greatly appreciated!
Until next time!
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