Personal Narrative: My Summer Career

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Senior Essay My hunt to find a summer job was a no brainer; choose the easiest/most enjoyable option- a camp counselor. As I began my first day of work I knew I was up for a rude awakening. My original perception that camp would be such an easy job was not necessarily correct; I quickly realized this job would not be so "easy". My first day I was assigned 6th grade girls, which my co-counselors laughed at when I announced". Dirty, grimy, and and unbearable humidity. The Scorching sun and the lingering scents of bug spray and sunscreen, a perfect description of my first day. As I began my first day I greeted what I could already tell would be one sassy group of kids. As we began our preliminary introductions they all decided to use …show more content…

As they reached my name I shared Michael and immediately cheeze-it shouted “no!” “we're gonna name you Felicia”, not knowing it would end up lasting for the whole summer. Not to mention that I am a White Male? After the first week I realized this was hard work, and I had to start preparing, because I was essentially a warrior coming into combat every morning, and this would last for seven more weeks. I learned whether I had a bad or good day the day before I would have to start each day with a positive attitude and a smile on my face. As I got a 2nd grade group they were named the Moon Goons, fulfilling to them because they were definitely goons. They were difficult but I learned from them to stay patient and to always put sunscreen on… endless you want a boy with a red face and one very angry parent. This group was very different from the other groups I was used to, impatient and ALWAYS screaming, but I learned to love it. After that group I had the best group imaginable, third grade girls and we were named the Super Sassy Sassafras’s and yours truly was

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