Things Overheard at Camp

“At some point in the summer, counselors will need to clean up camper vomit. This is phenomenal practice for college.”

Director: “Well if you insist.”

Camper parent: “Yes. It even has hand sanitizer in it. So you know what that means…it smells like tequila!”

Staff 2: “I literally look like Lord Farquaad right now.”

Staff 1: “…I was going to say it’s a threek…”

Staff member: “I learned all about high ropes activities. Specifically, that I’m afraid of heights and have trust issues.”

7 year old: “We didn’t sing the underwear song!”

Staff: “We need to send that one to a recording studio.”

Other 7 year old: “I literally already forgot I even had parents until you said that.”

7 year old: “I read a lot about the Titanic and they had first class, second class, and third class. And those cabins are definitely second class.”

Where can I go hiking?

A: “Being surrounded by bugs reminds you that you’re not really at the top of the pyramid. It’s humanizing for so many people to be freaked out by bugs…except for the Australian counselors. And that’s why they terrify me.”

…and then she just swam away.