It is Saturday evening, meaning that, as of this afternoon, we have said goodbye to all of the campers who have spent the past two weeks here for Farm Arts 1 or Rock 1. This means that my cabin and the cabin adjoined to ours shared a tearful farewell with a total of 4 girls. This means that many of the campers who starred in my script-in-hand last week have boarded a bus or climbed into their family car to head back home for the rest of the summer. If you haven't picked up on it by now, I can be quite the emotional counselor at times, and saying goodbye to campers/watching campers say goodbye to each other only heightens my emotions.
It is always fascinating for me to see the transformation that campers can make, even in a span of 2 weeks. It may not seem like a long time to them (although I'm certain it feels like a lifetime for camp parents!) but the changes I, as a staff member, can see in the children are plentiful. By the time Farm Arts 1/Rock 1 campers leave, many of them have participated in theater productions (either as a performer or in a tech aspect), worked in the art barn to create pieces that were shown at last night's art exhibit, and rehearsed in bands that displayed their hard work at last night's Band Night. It consistently amazes me....and as hard as it is to say goodbye , it's nice to remember that new campers arrive on Sunday, and it all starts again!
More soon,
Elizabeth C.
Ballibay Blogger
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