American Summer Camp

Hello to all!!! My apologies that it has been so long, however this is no vacation!
I am currently at my first homestay. I am living with a 45 year old woman who has a 7 year old daughter. Her husband lives in Seoul and she rarely sees him. Her English is very good - and Anna (my host sister) is so cute!!!

First and foremost I have to give credit where credit is due...my team - Team 6 - is amazing! I have never worked with a group of people that meshes so well and for that I am truly thankful!!! There are 11 girls and 10 guys on my team of counselors and we all get along great, preform well under pressure and function as a group and team like no other team I have ever been on. I am surrounded by great people - and for that I am extremely thankful!
We just finished our first camp session (out of nine.) We had a group of 120 high school students come for three days after five days of training. During training we experienced many firsts, squatty potties and public bathing making the top of the list!!

Many things are extremely unorganized and lacking detail which is frustrating...but it's part of the experience I suppose.

Our first camp went very well for it being our first time. We work with the students on several different English speaking activities and then give out awards for the best performances.　　Camp is very busy, we are with the kids 24 hours a day - waking up at 6 and going to bed at 11. This past camp　I slept in a room alone with 17 girls. ...ugh...　I am happy to have a break from camp and actually have the opportunity to see some of Japan. On a different note, when we ended the camp yesterday we put the camper through a graduation ceremony. About half way through the ceremony all the girls in the audience were crying. At first we thought there was no reason for tears as they had only been there for three days - but then after talking with the campers we realized that it was because of the impact we had had on them in those three days. Most of the counselors ended up in tears waving good bye to the buses...

I don't have access to a computer while at camp but hopefully I can use my home stays as an opportunity to catch up with all of you. My email wont let me send emails out but I can check it, , so if you want to say hello　I would love to hear from you!!

Tomorrow my host mom and one of her friends are taking me to the biggest shopping mall in Japan. I'm not sure I need anything, or have room to put anything, but I'm sure it will be a sight!