Thursday, May 27, 2010

The Adventures of a Junior Counselor

With summer comes me being a Jr. Counselor at camp. I usually work with the younger kids that are about 5 or 6 years old. Well one day we're bringing the kids in from the pool to change back into their clothes. I notice that one little girl is crying so I pull her aside and tell the other kids to go on and change. I'm trying to comfort the little girl who misses her mom by telling her that her mom would pick her up after camp and telling her I would hang out with her for the rest of the day. Right when the little girl stops crying, a boy in my group named George, bursts out of the boys bathroom (which we were standing in front of) with nothing but a towel that threatens to fall if I hadn't caught it. 'I left my bag of clothes in the commons!!' George yells out. I quickly wrap the towel around George and tell him I will go and get his clothes. The little girl I was just comforting stands there looking stunned. I usher her into the girls bathroom and grab George's bag. I return to the outside of the boys bathroom, where little George is waiting with his SpiderMan swim trunks on once more. With an impish grin, he blushes says thank you and runs back into the restroom. As crazy as it sounds I love being a Jr. Counselor and can't wait for camp to start this year!

4 comments:

  1. Haha..that is a really funny story... I most likely would not have enough patience to be a jr. counselor.. I have a sister that I have lived with my whole life..and she has made me lose all of my patience..haha...
    But that is funny..hehe....

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  2. haha i'm an only child, but i have a younger cousin who looks up to me like an older sister almost....i'm not always patient but i love working with kids :)

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  3. Ya..I like working with them for the most part as well..unless they are purposely annoying..like my sister...haha

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  4. haha i know what you mean....well kinda lol

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