As far as this summer goes, I am spending one last summer with Camp Adventure working in Key West. This will be my 6th program with Camp Adventure, my 5th summer, and my 4th time on an island. I can't really complain with those numbers :) I'm excited to be back in Key West, to have a familiar program with familiar faces, and although a lot has changed here in the last year, it's good for the program to have some consistency with the summer interns.
This summer will be a little different in a few other aspects though. Although I am still living and working in Key West, I will also be supervising the Gulf Region programs for Camp Adventure. This includes Key West & 3 other day camp programs - Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee, New Orleans Navy Base in Louisiana and City of Marathon Parks & Rec in the Keys. I will be the direct supervisor helping with their programming, risk management, staffing, etc. for each of the day camps there. Each site has a director that I will mainly be in contact with. Unfortunately due to time & money constraints I won't be able to do site visits to each program, but I'm excited to work with directors and have that little something to keep me on my toes ;)
Each program starts at a different time, which is nice for me as it spreads out the paperwork & responsibilities, but it'll also keep me very busy for a good few weeks. Last weekend the Arnold staff arrived & completed their orientation so their first day of camp is this week. The New Orleans staff arrived this weekend, so they'll have orientation this week and will start camp the next week. And then the Marathon staff arrives next weekend, to have their orientation week and then the first week of camp after that, which is also the first week of summer camp here in Key West. So I have a very busy few weeks ahead of me working out the kinks with programming and new staff getting used to the Camp Adventure program, but I have some great directors that I think will do a great job.
As all of this work will inevitably be piling up quickly, I took this 3 day Memorial Day weekend to relax a little. Spent both Saturday & Sunday on the beach, working on my freckles, and took the day Monday to catch up on work & relax. Just what I needed to get charged up for the summer.
I'm really looking forward to this summer and know the next 11 weeks will fly right on by, hopefully having a happy ending with a good job in August :) only time will tell!
I chose one of my favorite Dr. Seuss quotes to start off this summer, which was coincidentally (or not) one of the decorations in the classrooms when I returned this month. I think it's very fitting for me right now :)
"You have brains in your head and feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." -Dr. Seuss; Oh, the Places You'll Go!
