Camp Orientation

I feel like I should post but I don't really have much to say so we will see how this goes.
We are still in the middle of orientation... I think orientation is about 6 days long but I haven't taken the time to count. Right now they are just trying to get to know us and place us in bunks and with cos. (cos= co counselors). It's difficult to sit through this because I really just want to go home and hug everyone, sit in my room alone, and then come back refreshed and ready for the kids. That's obviously not going to happen so Natasha and I have just been getting off of camp most nights just to get a breath of fresh air.

There are good parts of orientation though,

• getting to know everyone
• making it all more real
• becoming prepared for the kids and all the situations that will occur
• there is down time in the evenings, which is AWESOME
• we are learning all the dances and songs at meals which is a bit of culture shock but really fun
• creating supplementary bonds with people, does that make sense? was that the right word usage? I mean that I've found people that can, not necessarily fill the holes, cover up the holes that my family can't fill right now. that sounds weird and dramatic
• I got to skype Lauren for a little speck of time

We kinda just go go go all day in order to pack all the info they can into the few days we have. 

One thing that has happened is that we have something called lost swimmer procedure. It's the procedure that happens with we lose a swimmer at waterfront, mind blowing I know. Anywho, us swimmers have been practicing it forever now but today we preformed it in front of the rest of camp so they get the idea. In a real lost swimmer situation everyone on camp would run down and strip down and help us. It's really crazy to think about and it hasn't really really bothered me until today. Our waterfront director really made it seem real and she asked us swimmers to go to the deep water and search. So we were goofing off waiting and then she turned around and screamed "I NEED DIVERS." It was insanely realistic. My heart was pounding for hours afterward. Anyways, that's something that's really hard to think about but apparently we did a fantastic job and made it a little more understandable for all the other counselors. sooooo yay? 

we have a half day off tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!1

I think that's all for now. good night!!

see you soon