The kids have come, and we are exhausted. There is frustration, homesickness, and confusion... the sort that I guess comes with this kind of work. Camp work, and others like it, is not traditional work, and we sometimes work 12+ hours a day- it just comes with the territory.
I have only been here for about a week and a half, I seriously miss my life back in Cali.... but at the same time, I love the way the world has opened for me. The head of the camp said that homesickness is really peer sickness, as in the kid (or person being homesick) is missing the support and comfort of their peers at home, and I think that might be it more than anything. We have been extracted from our normal lives, in countries around the world, and have been implanted into this little camp in the middle of the New Hampshire forest; void of any phone reception, and allowed limited internet use. We eat, sleep, play, work, etc. with these same people, and will be doing so for the entire summer. It is an interesting experience really.
For me, it is definitely more peer sickness than anything else:
- No one knows who Madea is. In fact, every time I ask, they think I am speaking a different language.
- The english/aussy dudes are constantly saying things like "cheers" in place of words that I normally use, like "thanks".
- They think 30 minutes is equivalent to extremely heavy traffic.
- etc, etc.
I am doing alright though, everything is just so very different.
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