After working last summer as an in-bunk counselor at Camp Airy, I believe I have already learned so much about myself and others. Last summer was my seventh year at camp. Many of my friends on staff have been attending camp since they were 8-10 years old. I started after my 6th grade school year and I have never looked back. Every day, week, month, and summer are completely different. You are learning so much each day and you don’t even realize it until you are applying it to other things in your life. Camp has taught me how to treat others, how to always make time for the people we love, how to be a leader in previously unknown settings, how to manage conflict and how to expose others to new skills and hobbies. There are so many different reasons to continue coming back to camp, however, the all-encompassing reason that links them all together, is the people. At camp we learn so much, but even when you are doing something you don’t want to do you have the people around you to help you get through it. We often take for granted how much simple interactions with a camper or counselor can impact them. From having short and funny conversations to playing a game of catch outside, the interactions were always worth it if I got to see my campers smile because of it.  I love camp more than any place in the entire world and although my camper years were great, being a counselor and seeing the campers around me have a blast is even better. I wish everyone could have the experiences and opportunities I have had attending a sleep-away camp. I have no idea where I would be without Camp Airy and people who heavily impacted my camp experience.