GREAT READS → CUT ‘N PASTE Issue 619 · July 20, 2016

“Have You Seen My Bunk?”

Some people have been quoted as saying, “A day camp counselor is one of the easiest jobs in the world.” Of course, these people were all later identified as professional lion tamers.

“Have    You    Seen    My    Bunk?”
Photo: Shutterstock.

Photo: Shutterstock.

 

INTRODUCTIONS

(“Hi everyone I’m your— GET AWAY FROM THAT WINDOW!”)

The first day of camp is usually when you meet all your 28 campers and junior counselors and learn interesting and useful information about them. For instance you might learn that you have 48 campers and that your junior counselors don’t exist. It seems impossible but within the first three minutes you’ll be able to guess all their names just by observing their behavior and they will all surprisingly share the same first name: Stop Moving!

 

ACTIVITIES

(“Don’t you guys want naptime?”)

Typically you’ll be supplied with a carefully planned-out schedule that looks like the following:

Basketball: The first sport of the day is usually difficult to organize because there’s a general lack of interest general lack of basketballs and general lack of knowledge of the exact location of any campers.

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