My hardest job was definitely being a camp counselor. I was in charge of a "cabin" of twelve 10 & 11 year old girls at a residential summer camp in Northern Wisconsin. In camp there were a variety of activities like horseback riding, tennis, sailing, crafts, archery, riflery, and kayaking and I also took them on 5 day long camping/canoe trips through the surrounding areas.
I finally stopped doing that job because I was afraid I would get burnt out and wouldn't want kids. One hell session had me dealing w/ an incredibly homesick 2nd cousin, who was one of the 2 kids I got to delouse a week later. (I swore I'd shave my head if I got it). The other girl (who also had pink eye) probably got it at one of the other 3 camps she had already been shuffled off to that summer :angry:. Another kid had a real funn summer that included anaphylactic shock from an allergy(luckily occurred in camp) and got evacuated off the trail for a possible concussion (tripped and fell carrying a canoe) a day after I had to arrange a drop at a nearby boat launch of more of her lithium meds - the camp nurse didn't sent enough doses with us on the trail.
This was on top of minor events like dealing w/ the social dynamics of 12 pre-teen girls thrown together in a 1 room cabin and keeping a camper w/ a broken arm (fell off horse) and one with a 2nd degree leg burn (spilled hot soup straight off the fire on her leg) comfortable and entertained.
I did it because the kids were great, as the salary was ridonkulous. We figured out that because it was a 24/7 job (during a 3 week camp session I got an evening and a day off) we technically made $0.07 an hour! Not such a great deal as you had to have special clothes and lifeguard/wilderness first aid training certifications.
