Thanks guys! The first foreign counselors have started to arrive at my (day) camp, so my birthday was extra special because I got to see an old friend from Wales six days before staff orientation even begins. It was amazing to walk around camp and meet a few new counselors from Russia, Poland and France who looked absolutely frightened by me. I think I was their first American, and I was glowing and talking a mile a minute to my old friend. I can't wait!
