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Change of plans for Summer 2021…

Hi guys! So you have not heard from me in a long while. So the basic update on my life plans is that my travel plans to attend my summer camp job has had to be put on a (hopefully not) permanent stand still. Due to lack of information coming from the US London Embassy on the J1 visas millions of exchange participants from the UK have not been able to make it over to their jobs in the USA; and…

New role for camp…

Hi readers! Sorry I have been quiet on here. I have been snowed under with uni work, nursery work, running the craft business and now I have a new role to get ready for at camp. A couple of weeks ago, camp approached me with a new opportunity for camp. They offered for me to be on the program team. Being on the program team means I now have to plan all the activities for the daily sessions and…

New Blog Post on Travel Planning for Summer 2021

With having more time to save up and to look around for different ideas I could do on my 30 days travelling after camp. I have managed to plan a fantastic trip that I cannot wait to go on.

So straight after camp I will be flying from Boston to Orlando Florida, where I will spend the next 14 days exploring all the theme parks in Disney World Resort and Universal Resort. I found a fantastic deal…

Coming Soon! YouTube Video Series called ‘Americamp Experience’

Hi Readers!

I just wanted to let you know about a video series I am doing on my youtube channel called the ‘Americamp Experience‘.

The series is going to cover the process of applying to attend an American Summer Camp. I am mostly going to be discussing the process I did with my particular company Americamp.

As the series progresses it will discuss the following;

Application Process

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Through the use of technology I have been able to virtually meet some of my camp colleagues through the use of Facebook, WhatsApp and Zoom.

I have already met so many great people from places like Australia, Spain, Jamaica, Mexico and many more places. Some people even live her in the UK too!

One of the girls from Australia has also introduced me to one of her lifelong friends that live…

Kindness is to be genuine. Kindness is the act of giving without wanting in return. Kindness is hospitality. It is an intention to lift another’s spirits no matter their mood. Kindness takes no effort. (more…)

My go -to phrase for everytime this year was “Why do you think I keep coming back?” Here’s why:

1.)    Sun for the Summer. Rain and Thunder at Bedtime. Bliss.

2.)    Free Salad Bar.

3.)    Qdoba is an hour away.

4.)    The pay’s alright.

5.)   Hammock City.

6.)   Village Inn.

7.)   Pre-Workout and Protein is super cheap.

8.)   Dairy Queen Royal Chocolate Brownie Blizzards.

9.)   Cinema trips for movies that come out earlier in the US.

10.)  An empty hobo gym with all the equipment you could ever need.

11.) The Spencer Family.

12.) Cocktail making at the Spencer Household on the weekends.

13.) Vi’s Pizza.

14.) Grainbelt Nordeast.

15.) Duluth Pack.

16.) Cold Stone Creamery Mint Mint Chocolate Chocolate Chip.

17.) Taco Tuesdays

18.) The Broom Band on Thursdays.

19.) Value Sessions.

20.) The Peach Tree Club.

21.) LORD OF THE FLAME.

22.) Campfires and S’mores.

23.) The Lake.

24.) Boats on the Lake.

25.) The people across the Lake.

26.) Swimming in the Lake.

27.) Adventure and Explorer Trips.

28.) Hammock Camping.

29.) Being the AE Dad.

30.) Mesa’s Pizza.

31.) Insomnia Cookies.

32.) Bent Paddle Brewery.

33.) Chipotle.

34.) Whoever gets picked as the Meg for the Jigger-Man for the Summer.

35.) Oh Aleyla- That’s legacy right there.

36.) The Cupid Shuffle on a Thursday.

37.) The Campers that always come back, no matter what.

38.) Mall of America.

39.) Twins Games and Cities Trips.

40.) Morriseys.

41.) REI.

42.) Buffalo Wild Wings.

43.) Vegas:

44.) The Linq.

45.) Fremont Street.

46.) In and Out Burger.

47.) Chayo LV.

48.) O’Sheas.

49.) Walmart and Target Runs.

50.) Free Gym passes.

51.) “Dibs Band Name.”

52.) Friendship Bracelets.

53.) The Rut Nut.

54.) D and D Archery.

55.) That Perfect round of Arrows.

56.) “Let Us See You Get Down”.

57.) Gravity Checks.

58.) Pizza Night.

59.) Hobo Hotdish.

60.) Campfire cooked Pancakes.

61.) Coffee in the Mornings.

62.) Daycamp Bus Runs.

63.) Piada Pasta.

64.) Decent Potstickers.

65.) Chicago.

66.) Road Trips.

67.) Groupchats I’m still part of Years After.

68.) Canteen.

69.) Watching ambitious kids go for their 5th Sloppy Joe.

70.) Camp Birthdays.

71.) Day Campers.

72.) Star Wars Battlefront 2 on an Original Xbox.

73.) When a Kid finishes The Pink Sparkle route on the Climbing Wall.

74.) The Barnyard.

75.) Ultimate Frisbee.

76.) Wacky Water Olympics.

77.) Hearing Team Names and Chants.

78.) The Chance to be Goofy.

79.) Dance Costumes.

80.) Cooking over the weekend.

81.) Baseball Ts.

82.) Cheese Curds.

83.) The Tavern on the Hill.

84.) Duluth Grill.

85.) 4th of July Parades.

86.) 4th of July Fireworks.

87.) Dave’s Bus Runs.

88.) Jukeboxes full of incredible Music.

89.) Staff Campouts.

90.) Asox-ination.

91.) Staff Meetings.

92.) The Super Duper Cornflake.

93.) Charcoal Facepaint.

94.) “Question Mark?”

95.) “Wow.”

96.) Nuke Em.

97.) Gaga Ball.

98.) Aurelia, Greg, Jack and Theo.

99.) Memes… So many Memes.

100.) Sausage.

101.) Family from across the world. Australia, Brazil, America, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Spain, Scotland. Just. All of you. <3