Mike G.

So I did Camp America in the summer of 2015, I went to a YMCA camp in Michigan State called Mystic Lake camp. It was scary at first didn't know anyone got picked from airport on my own and just got thrown in to meet everyone. In the first week staff training week I go to everyone I was going to work with and became friends with them all, I even at the end of the first week went to a wedding of one of my co-workers. So it took a little bit of time but I really got into the camp experience and it was amazing. Best experience of my life I would recommend it to anyone, if you haven't done it you don't know what you're missing. I just had so much fun, got to work with amazing people and children it was just awesome. You might not realise how much affect you can have on some kids life until you do Camp America. I didn't just have though its hard work too I mean from Sunday afternoon to Saturday afternoon your working that's 132 hours a week, but you learn so much, have so much fun and give so much to those children's lives. To end this there was two great things my boss said to me at the end of summer, you will never do a job that is as much hard work, as much fun and gives as much back to children than being a camp counsellor, and he also said that to all of us staff that we will never all be together again but we can all help each other in the future.

By: Michael Galitzine Camp America brand manager SW Anchors