Arriving At Camp

After months of preparation and lots of money saving it was time for me to begin my overseas working holiday and I was ready for the adventure. I had the flights booked and paid for, I had all my shots I needed, and I had packed everything I could think of into my backpack.

I was a bit apprehensive about what to expect or what the camp was going to be like but from all the information that I had received from the camp directors at International Sports Training Camp in Pennsylvania it looked like an amazing place and it was going to be a great summer.

I made my way from New York to the town of Stroudsburg and was met by camp staff for my final journey to the place I would call home for the next 10 weeks. As I entered the camp, I was amazed by the place, it is situated on a 100 acre lake with lakeside cabins for the campers and staff. There are soccer fields, and baseball diamonds, beach volleyball courts, trapeze, and climbing tower and zip line, mountain bike trails, dune buggy courses all situated on 300 acres in the mountains.

International Sports Camp is exactly that, there are staff from all over the world, we have counselors from Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Poland and of course Americans as well. It is a melting pot of cultures and personalities and it is exciting to get the summer under way.

The first week of the summer was orientation. It involved no campers at all, but it has prepared me for everything ahead. The week involved lots of games to get to know everyone that I will be working with, and many scenarios for dealing with campers. I think I am ready to go and can't wait for the campers to arrive!

Bring on the summer!