For the Counselor Who's Ready for Camp | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Lifestyle

For the Counselor Who's Ready for Camp

For the agonizing few weeks between the end of college and the start of your summer

9
For the Counselor Who's Ready for Camp

It's almost here. Ever since you got the call that you would be working for *insert camp here* name this summer you have been counting down the days until summer 2016. You're home from college and the next few weeks are about to be torture as you wait to move into you home for the summer. You love hanging out with all of your friends, but you're a little too excited to trade them in for eleven year olds. Camp is on its way. And even though these next few weeks are going to be full of anguishing wait, you're so close.

You've gone through your packing list four to five times, even though you haven't actually packed anything yet.Ou've gone thought all the T shirts you'll need in your mind and the ratio of bro tanks to long sleeves you'll need depending on the weather. You've got a pair of shoes for every occasion: shower shoes, muddy shoes, rain boots, crocs, and multiple pairs of sandals (read: chacos).

You've planned enough activities to last multiple summers. In fact, you've wrestled with the idea of how late you can make your campers stay up so that you can squeeze in all of the activities you want. Every trip through the grocery store has isles and isles of candy and chips calling your name. You wonder if you can break your record for number of Swedish Fish bags that you can sneak into your cabin without anyone knowing. You've prepped. You've prepared. You've thought out every scenario and idea you possibly could. You're ready.

And now, you're so close. Campfires and s'mores and lake time are less than a month away. Lake time and camp food will be here before you know it. And late nights with campers and falling asleep under the stars are just within reach.

Just a few more sleeps til camp fellow counselors. We can do it.


Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Entertainment

Every Girl Needs To Listen To 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara Bareilles

These powerful lyrics remind us how much good is inside each of us and that sometimes we are too blinded by our imperfections to see the other side of the coin, to see all of that good.

389378
Every Girl Needs To Listen To 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara Bareilles

The song was sent to me late in the middle of the night. I was still awake enough to plug in my headphones and listen to it immediately. I always did this when my best friend sent me songs, never wasting a moment. She had sent a message with this one too, telling me it reminded her so much of both of us and what we have each been through in the past couple of months.

Keep Reading...Show less
Zodiac wheel with signs and symbols surrounding a central sun against a starry sky.

What's your sign? It's one of the first questions some of us are asked when approached by someone in a bar, at a party or even when having lunch with some of our friends. Astrology, for centuries, has been one of the largest phenomenons out there. There's a reason why many magazines and newspapers have a horoscope page, and there's also a reason why almost every bookstore or library has a section dedicated completely to astrology. Many of us could just be curious about why some of us act differently than others and whom we will get along with best, and others may just want to see if their sign does, in fact, match their personality.

Keep Reading...Show less
Entertainment

20 Song Lyrics To Put A Spring Into Your Instagram Captions

"On an island in the sun, We'll be playing and having fun"

259485
Person in front of neon musical instruments; glowing red and white lights.
Photo by Spencer Imbrock on Unsplash

Whenever I post a picture to Instagram, it takes me so long to come up with a caption. I want to be funny, clever, cute and direct all at the same time. It can be frustrating! So I just look for some online. I really like to find a song lyric that goes with my picture, I just feel like it gives the picture a certain vibe.

Here's a list of song lyrics that can go with any picture you want to post!

Keep Reading...Show less
Chalk drawing of scales weighing "good" and "bad" on a blackboard.
WP content

Being a good person does not depend on your religion or status in life, your race or skin color, political views or culture. It depends on how good you treat others.

We are all born to do something great. Whether that be to grow up and become a doctor and save the lives of thousands of people, run a marathon, win the Noble Peace Prize, or be the greatest mother or father for your own future children one day. Regardless, we are all born with a purpose. But in between birth and death lies a path that life paves for us; a path that we must fill with something that gives our lives meaning.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments