9 Lessons I learned from Junior Camp

Last Sunday I traveled to Camp Ozark in Neosho, Missouri for a Junior Camp. It's never to early to start talking about college! It was a fun and enlightening experience. Here are the tidbits I took away from camp:

1) Name tag lanyards are incredibly versatile. Not only to they serve their purpose of displaying your name, they also double as great fishing poles for catching crawdads.

Deadliest Catch-Camp Ozark Edition

2) They also can be made into bow and arrows, if you are especially creative.

3) Copious amounts of coffee are needed to properly energize Junior Camp staff. But make sure you drink from the right pot. Five cups of decaf does nothing.

4) Counselors can also act as human flotation devices for small children in the pool.

5) "Rest time" lasts about 15 minutes in campers eyes.

6) Homemade Ice Cream can be made in plastic baggies. Who knew?

7) Never be too far from a bed after Junior Camp. Triple the amount of sleep you've had the last few days and that's what you will need to survive.

8) Camp traditions are fun everywhere-example A) Coin lines from the tabernacle to the lodge to raise money for camp B) Duck Races with plastic ducks

9) Kids are cute and love the little fold up maps from Graceland almost as much as GU Pens.

Nap time is calling. My next camp starts Sunday. Until next time!

Room 5! Their counselor in need of serious rest