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Tight budget. Makes people more creative.

Management, what management? or Everything getting Micromanaged from the top.

Would rather too little than too much!

Unit leaders - should they work with the kids all day or just when they are covering TO?

all day-- at the camps I worked/voluntered at that used UL or a verison of UL's they either helped out at activites

Would you rather have Unit Leaders or have head counselors in charger of a specific gender

Unit leaders - never figured out the role of the head counsellor when I was Main Idea

during a "yo-yo" (your on your own) type activity would you rather lead - a craft, cooking or a game?

game

I think they used Head Counselors so that the CD wouldnt have to deal with minor issues with staff/campers

would you rather lead Nature, sports or evening program

evening

would you rather have to jump in a lake fully clothers of sleep under the stars without a tent or sleeping bag?

Jump in lake.... too many mozzies for camp outs.

single sex or co-ed?

single sex

fall in love with a co-counsellor at the same camp or the boss of your sister camp?

boss of sister camp , if they dont feel the same way it makes it 10x easier
one of my councillers fell in love with our cd was so amusing
?!!?

refried beans or processed cheese

Refried beans!

Sharpie or Bic marker?

sharpie!

Rabbits or ducks in the nature center (you only get one or the other!)

since I have to choose I would have rabbits-- heck I would love to have any non aquatic animals in my nature center

would you rather have turtles or snakes in the nature center

Snakes. I loathe turtles now, because our filters kept breaking this summer, and turtle-tank water is absolutely vile. Plus, our garter snake had babies two weeks to the end of summer, and our milk snake escaped in the lodge and is...maybe still there? How fun is that!?


Birds (like... finches maybe) or mice for the nature center?

mice

ice cream sandwiches or ice cream in small tub?

in a tub

in your off time : watch a movie or make a Wal-Mart/Target run

Walmart

Would you rather have TO during a meal or after the kids have gone to bed

after they have gone to bed... since you need to eat too... but then I'd normally be in bed after the kids go to sleep

The staff lounge is boring so Waterfront or Art studio?

Art Studio.

Oh no! The specialist in an area quit and YOU have to fill in for them; which would you rather try to run a program about on the fly?
Yoga or Dance?

dance would have them all doing strip the willow and dashing white sargents


would you rather have to wash dishes or clean our the horse barn?

My 2 favourite kapers! I'll do both.

Sweep the dining hall or clean up the health centre?

I was about to say "clean up the health center" and then I was reminded of a camper who was violently sick after we had roast beef for dinner and how I will never be able to forget the smell of the health lodge after that. Sweeping the dining hall it is!


Scout camp or YMCA camp?

Scout camp

would you rather be the only female/male staff at an all boys/girls (the opposite of what you are) or not go to camp at all?

Only one! Think I would survive that.

Camp placement: High altitude or Dry desert?

(Oh my goodness, I think that would be a summer full of terrible stories if I were the only female at an all-male camp.)

High Altitude. I'll take going insane over dehydration and sun burn on my fair complexion (Seriously, the British internationals tanned better than I did this summer).


Your significant other being the only boy/girl at your all girls/boys camp (that you work at as well, obviously) or them not working at camp at all?

not working at camp at all (although some camp experience would be good so that they can "get" you)


buying sweets ready measured out and packeted eg reese and m&m's OR being able to go into a shop and buy them buy weight like in old fashioned sweet shops?