Wednesday, June 12, 2013
I have about 10 billion things to do before Friday, so no
time like the present to write another blog post eh? Children’s Gathering is
this weekend!! So much excitement is going through my veins right now. In less
than 48 hours there will be 57 campers running around the grounds. So much for
the peace and quiet we’ve been having. Those campers will sure be a change. A
welcome change though!
It’s weird though to be in this position. Just two summers
ago I was desperately job hunting at this time, going into my Grade 12 year and
not knowing how I was going to get money for university applications, sports
equipment and everything else I needed. I applied absolutely everywhere
–McDonalds, Tim Hortons (at about 4 different locations), three or four
different summer camps, rec departments, I even applied for a landscaping job!
I had more interviews that summer than I have had in my entire life! I was
turned down from many positions-including counsellor at Scotian Glen twice!! I
actually turned down an offer to work in the kitchen here, what I was thinking
at that point in time is not clear to me now! I was so desperate and here I was
turning down offers! Thankfully everything worked out for the best, and here I
am today as a little ole Program Director at Scotian Glen. This job is
absolutely incredible! I get to make crafts and plan things, and get paid to do
it! Then once campers come I get to help run the activities and interact with
the children all day without the worry of one of my campers walking into my
bedroom in the middle of the night because they can’t sleep. Not that I minded that a whole lot, but it
will be nice to sleep without having to half listen for that knock on the door.
I’m still struggling with where exactly I fit into the
scheme of daily life. I was so used to having tunnel vision almost. I was
focused on the 20 odd campers I shared with my co-counsellors and tended to
notice only the boys cabin who was partnered with us. Now I have to have God vision. I need to see
everything that is happening around the camp, it will be an adjustment for
sure. It’s also going to be weird in how
I relate with the staff. As a counsellor, I always felt there was a division
between program staff and the counsellors. Maybe it was just me and I perceived
them as being in a position of higher authority than me so I made up that
division. That is something I don’t want this summer though. I want to be able
to relate to the other staff members better than some of the program directors
I have encountered in the past (although last summer was pretty good, the
summer before I felt a huge division).
It is something I am going to strive for this summer, but it will be a
delicate balance between breaking down the boundaries but yet still being their
leader.
Well, I guess that’s about it for right now. I’m going to
head to bed soon, enjoy the early nights while they last, because I know this
weekend, then again in 2 weeks there will be no more quiet and no more bed
before 11! What can ya do?
Until Next Time,
Britt
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