Camp ended on Thursday and I rode home with some campers who live in Kansas City. Thanks guys!
The last half of second session was good. I got to know my kids really well and was very comfortable with dealing with them. All the hard work and stress paid off when one of the kids, who was a big problem through the session, came up to me on the last night and said "Thanks for the summer Daniel." Even though there were times in the last month where all I wanted to do was scream because that particular child was acting in an absurd manner, I put on a huge grin and said "I hope to see you next summer." Which I could regret in the future, but whatever...
Staff activities the last part of camp were a blast. There was the night swim (I went skinny dipping for the first time!), the meetings where we complained about our campers, the Friday night Onegs, and the tsevet(staff) banquet. It was themed "The Oscars" and people were paired up with dates. You and your date had a theme. Elisse and I were Danny and Sandy from Grease. Those pants were really comfortable...NOT.
As camp was wrapping up I realized how much a part of it I was, and how much a part of camp and Young Judaea are of me. I had my closing meetings with Robin and A-ron. I'm not trying to honk my own horn here, but they had really good things to say about me, and it was really good to hear. Being a counselor was very natural to me (ma'ap 2!) and I hope to be a staff member at CYJ midwest for several years. I could care less about the pay. It is more about how I have grown as a person, and more importantly that Young Judaea continues to grown and kids have great experiences from it. It will be interesting to see what happens to the movement in the next few years.
I have a going away party on Sunday. Email me if you want some info, or check out the facebook page.
Tomorrow I am going dirt bike riding!
22 more days until Israel! HINE ANI BAH!
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