It was a cold summer night and I could see the sun setting over the lake as I was arranging the lawn chairs around the campfire. I tried to dodge the clouds of gnats as I was running back and forth getting all the cards, snacks, and music ready. Just as I finished I saw the thirty teenagers walking up the long path to the camp directors house ready to participate in an evening activity I planned for them. I watched the girls race to get seats on the lawn chairs and helped the others find seats so they didn’t have to sit on the wet grass. The girls were laughing and having fun but I was worried, the director was no where to be found. I quickly found a walkie and asked the 20 other people who were on the channel where she was. A few seconds later I was informed she was not on camp and I had to plan a new activity.
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As a camper I woke up to a great day of activities and never thought about all the hard work that went into setting it all up. Things changed when this past summer I was assigned to work in special events. I was responsible for setting up all the activities that I thought got set up at the snap of a finger. It was a hard transition. I never noticed what materials, like speakers and projectors, went where and now I was responsible for them. Some days there were as many as 12 activities to organize, set up, run, and clean
As a camper I woke up to a great day of activities and never thought about all the hard work that went into setting it all up. Things changed when this past summer I was assigned to work in special events. I was responsible for setting up all the activities that I thought got set up at the snap of a finger. It was a hard transition. I never noticed what materials, like speakers and projectors, went where and now I was responsible for them. Some days there were as many as 12 activities to organize, set up, run, and clean