So this summer has basically been an epic fail in the work department because the director and assistant director were so extra whack about things sometimes now that Shorace and Mr. Myles weren't there that I have basically been suffering for these last 9 weeks. Thankfully there's only 1 week left, and there are some good points to camp still, so I'm going to divide my thoughts into the good thoughts and the bad. I just hate that this summer has made me go from wanting desperately to come back every summer to being unwilling to come back unless I know that someone trustworthy like Mr. Myles or Michelle could be in charge of me. I also hate that I feel like I've been doing the work of the directors all summer/being taken advantage of left and right for the past few weeks without even getting paid for the extra effort I'm putting in.

Good points:

• Audrina and I got to work together with the sophomore group, and she's the most awesome co-counselor ever. I love hanging out with her all day, and in addition to getting along really well, she always has my back in work situations/we completely understand each other's strengths and weaknesses, so we are the perfect combination for working with our group.
• Derrek putting so much faith in me did mean a lot in terms of feeling like my work ethic and capability had been noticed and appreciated.
• Continuing to work at Forest Lake while Shorace was at North Springs allowed me to take random visits to show how much I care, and I got to have fun times hanging out with Shorace and Issy.
• This summer was certainly never boring; something dramatic always seemed to be going down.
• I've gotten to know Brandon/Marvin better, and they seem like genuinely nice guys, plus Marvin has proven to be so helpful in terms of closing.
• Teaching Marcus to play Phase 10 provided a lot of fun moments for the first few weeks.
• It's always fun to bond with others when dealing with difficult times.

Terrible points about camp:

• The junior staff were extra slack, especially Keiona who was forever disappearing when she was supposed to be with our group.
• I constantly feel like someone is waiting for me to screw up so they can say something to me, especially Mike and Felicia.
• Derrek and Stephanie have a weird managing style which seems to consist of telling us what to do and never interacting with the kids. Derrek especially never really seemed like he was doing anything other than talking to people and cleaning stuff. Audrina suggested the possibility that he could do paperwork with just his mind, but I know when Miss Stephanie wasn't there, he didn't put any of the receipts in the book.
• Derrek got super sensitive about how people were talking about him being slack, so then when he left me alone, and I was mad at the pool, he acted really betrayed; I just don't get why I can't complain once in a while when he complains all the time at work.
• People on the staff often just don't do the right thing in terms of staying with the group or keeping aware of what the children are doing.