The truth about being a summer camp counsellor

Working as a camp counsellor is both ridiculously exhausting and one of the most rewarding jobs ever. It allows you to realise a whole world of new experiences and meet people who will change your life forever. However, a job so draining does not come without its unforgiving truths;

• You spend most of your time trying to persuade other people’s kid’s to apply sunscreen 
  

• You don’t even like the taste of coffee, you only drink it as a necessity to keep you going 
  
  
  

• You plan on staying up late and hang out with your co-workers, but you always end up in bed by 8pm
  
  
  

•  You can never take a trip to Walmart without spending more than $40...
  
  
  

• Any hygiene standards you might have had completely disappear: 

You choose sleep over a shower more than you'd care to admit. You are constantly sweaty and all you can do is embrace it. You sometimes wonder if you have completely forgotten how to apply make-up or brush your hair…

• You have no idea what any of the charts have been all summer but you DO know every word to all of The Greatest Showman songs 
  
  
  

• You really start to believe that the remedy for any ailment is to drink water
  
  
  

• You start to think Racoons are actually… quite cute
  
  
  

• You stop acting surprised when you wake up with 10 new bug bites
  
  
  

• Whenever you see people running in the real world you have to fight your instinct to shout “No Running!” at them
  
  
  

• You see every day as a new opportunity to dress up
  
  
  

•  Your co-workers become your only source of sanity 
  
  
  

Despite the truths behind being a camp counsellor and even through days where you feel so tired you might cry.. you still wouldn’t trade your job for the world. Because it really is the most rewarding job ever.