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I have the word “sorry!” written across my forehead in black eyeliner, complementing the red lipstick halfway down my chin, and of course, the purple eyeshadow that is amateurishly applied all over my face. This is not just your average Monday, nor is it your average makeover, because I am at Camp Kanata. It is the infamous “Makeover Monday” in Daisy town. As a counselor to the youngest girls at camp, or the “Daisies,” I spend each of my summer Mondays sitting in a foldout chair while forty or so eager girls, aged six through ten, attack the faces of my co-counselors and I with old makeup and paint our nails haphazardly. Why would we let ourselves be subjected to this kind of madness? The answer is simple, because it’s fun. You might ask how letting ten year olds draw all over your face with old, crusty makeup is fun, but in a way, it’s like how math is fun to mathematicians, or how running is fun for cross country athletes. To myself, and other counselors alike, hanging out with kids and being able to be silly and poke fun at ourselves is our kind of fun. By nature we are people pleasers and our people are our campers.
I found camp by some miracle of Google and …show more content…
I know the memories I help these campers create through their limited time at camp can have the same lasting impact on them as it did on me.
I’ve realized through my experience at camp, I’m someone who strives to help others achieve their goals, whether that is cheering on my campers as they climb the daunting alpine tower to obtain their “gold rank,” or simply helping them find the right colors for their bead bracelet. I’ve decided to channel this energy of helping others into an education major where I’ll be able to not only teach children about a subject I love, but help them discover their own passions and
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